Throw Momma from the Train

Name: Throw Momma from the Train
Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: December 11, 1987
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 56
Cast: Anne Ramsey, Annie Ross, Billy Crystal, Branford Marsalis, Bruce Kirby

1987

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Orion Pictures | Release Date: December 11, 1987 | PG-13

Starring: Anne Ramsey, Annie Ross, Billy Crystal, Branford Marsalis, Bruce Kirby, Danny DeVito, Joey DePinto, Kate Mulgrew, Kim Greist, Rob Reiner

Summary: A bitter ex-husband and a put-upon momma's boy both want their respective former spouse and mother dead. Who will pull it off?

Director: Danny DeVito

Genre(s): Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 88 min

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Janet Maslin

As Owen, Mr. DeVito is such an odd combination of the childlike and the diabolical that he remains a captivating figure throughout the story. Mr. DeVito's comic timing is particularly enjoyable, since he has such a slow, steady, deliberate way of building up to outrageous behavior. Read full review

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A fun and delightfully venal comedy. Very clever and engaging from beginning to end. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Throw Momma is another Hitchcock pastiche or parody, but--taken from Stu Silver's coldly clever, verbally intricate script--it has more depth and humor than usual. Read full review

Bill Cosford

Even at 85 minutes, Throw Momma From the Train seems flabby; it's out of jokes before an hour is up. [11 Dec 1987, p.D5]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

A surprisingly assured directorial debut that is hampered only by a weak script. Read full review

Dave Kehr

A comedy with a curious tone of depressive whimsy. It manages, somehow, to be both aggressively cute and oppressively sordid. [11 Dec 1987, p.G]

Rita Kempley

Better yet, just throw the whole thing in front of a subway and hope it gets dragged a couple of miles. Read full review

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LamontRaymond

Feb 27, 2018

I was never a huge fan of this film because (1) Momma was annoying to put up with and (2) I didn't jive with the sort of black comedy that was on display. DeVito wasn't as funny when this film came out as he is today, post-It's Always Sunny.

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