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The "exchange murders" plot gambit, played with utter solemnity in Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, is used as the launching pad for raucous ...Show synopsisThe "exchange murders" plot gambit, played with utter solemnity in Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, is used as the launching pad for raucous laughter in Throw Momma From the Train. Director/star Danny DeVito plays Owen Lift, a middle-aged bachelor, totally dominated by his gorgon mother, played with hilarious ferocity by Anne Ramsey. Billy Crystal co-stars as Larry Donner, a creative-writing professor, saddled with a vituperative, thoroughly despicable ex-wife, Margaret (Kate Mulgrew). Signing up for Larry's writing course, Owen has trouble at first with character development and construction in his stories. Larry recommends that Owen watch a screening of Strangers on a Train, which he considered a model of tight, concise storytelling. Owen is so entranced by the film that he decides to emulate Strangers star Robert Walker. That is, Owen wants Larry to bump off his mother, in exchange for Owen's murder of Margaret. Without being asked, Owen does away with Margaret (or so it seems), then hounds Larry to the point of killing "Momma." This being a comedy, the actual consequences of the swap-murder plot aren't nearly as calamitous as in the Hitchcock film. Cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld would apply the "black humor" lessons learned in Throw Momma From the Train for his own directorial debut, The Addams Family (1991). ~ Hal Erickson, RoviHide synopsis
Throw Momma from the Train (Orion) – DVD (2005)
directed by
Danny DeVito
featuring
Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Anne Ramsey, Kim Greist, Kate Mulgrew
DVD, Orion 2005
1 disc
UPC: 027616927835
The "exchange murders" plot gambit, played with utter solemnity in Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, is used as the launching pad for raucous laughter in Throw Momma From the Train. Director/star Danny DeVito plays Owen Lift, a middle-aged bachelor, totally dominated by his gorgon mother, played with hilarious ferocity by Anne Ramsey. Billy Crystal co-stars as Larry Donner, a creative-writing professor, saddled with a vituperative, thoroughly despicable ex-wife, Margaret (Kate Mulgrew). Signing up for Larry's writing course ...Show moreThe "exchange murders" plot gambit, played with utter solemnity in Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, is used as the launching pad for raucous laughter in Throw Momma From the Train. Director/star Danny DeVito plays Owen Lift, a middle-aged bachelor, totally dominated by his gorgon mother, played with hilarious ferocity by Anne Ramsey. Billy Crystal co-stars as Larry Donner, a creative-writing professor, saddled with a vituperative, thoroughly despicable ex-wife, Margaret (Kate Mulgrew). Signing up for Larry's writing course, Owen has trouble at first with character development and construction in his stories. Larry recommends that Owen watch a screening of Strangers on a Train, which he considered a model of tight, concise storytelling. Owen is so entranced by the film that he decides to emulate Strangers star Robert Walker. That is, Owen wants Larry to bump off his mother, in exchange for Owen's murder of Margaret. Without being asked, Owen does away with Margaret (or so it seems), then hounds Larry to the point of killing "Momma." This being a comedy, the actual consequences of the swap-murder plot aren't nearly as calamitous as in the Hitchcock film. Cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld would apply the "black humor" lessons learned in Throw Momma From the Train for his own directorial debut, The Addams Family (1991). ~ Hal Erickson, RoviHide
Description:Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kim Greist, Anne Ramsey, Kate...Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kim Greist, Anne Ramsey, Kate Mulgrew. 1987 Run time: 88. ( UB 102 ) All USED DVDs are in VERY GOOD CONDITION and 100% GUARANTEED, as they are CLEANED, POLISHED and PREVIEWED before being shipped. Our DVDs are all original; no copies or bootlegged discs.
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Description:BRAND NEW. Funnymen Danny DeVito and Billy Crystal are ...BRAND NEW. Funnymen Danny DeVito and Billy Crystal are "hilarious, " and Anne Ramsey is "hysterically frightful" (The Hollywood Reporter ) in this "wickedly screwball" (Playboy ) laugh riot that was Nominated* for two Golden Globesrand an Oscarr. With Rob Reiner and Oprah Winfrey on board for cameos, this hilariously dark comedy is just the ticket to "make you laugh" (Newsweek ). Long-suffering momma's boy Owen (DeVito) has a mother (Ramsey) who's a cross between Quasimodo and the Wicked Witch. Owen's friend Larry (Crystal) has female problems of his own: an ex-wife who stole his novel and made it a bestseller. Can these hapless males help "eliminate" each other's problems? Get ready for some of the funniest foul play on film when DeVito, Crystal and Ramsey put this laugh-a-minute comedy on track! Attributes: REMASTERED, REPACKAGED.
Description:Danny DeVito; Billy Crystal; Anne Ramsey; Kim Greist; Kate...Danny DeVito; Billy Crystal; Anne Ramsey; Kim Greist; Kate Mulgrew. New. Run time: 88 mins. Language: English.
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