Throw Momma from the Train

L.A. Autumn. A typewriter's taunt. A writing instructor drowning in a failed marriage, a student stewing in mother-hate, and a dark deal proposed Hitchcock-style. DeVito’s comic crime owes a debt to both Hitchcock and Wilder.

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Danny DeVito directed Throw Momma from the Train in 1987. See Danny DeVito's full filmography, where to start with Danny DeVito, or where to go after you've seen everything by Danny DeVito.

Throw Momma from the Train was released in 1987 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 88 minutes.