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Throw Momma from the Train

Throw Momma from the Train

Dec 11, 1987
88 min
ComedyCrimeThriller
6.2/ 10
613 votes

Overview

Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother. When Owen watches a Hitchcock classic that seems to mirror his own life, he decides to put the movie's plot into action and offers to kill Larry's ex-wife, if Larry promises to murder his mom. Before Larry gets a chance to react to the plan, it seems that Owen has already set things in motion.

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TMDB
6.2/10
613 votes
IMDB
6.3/10
43,033 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
64%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
56/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$14,000,000Production cost
Box Office$57,915,972Worldwide gross
Profit$43,915,972Profitable
ROI
+313.7%Return on investment
US Box Office$57,915,972Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$57,915,972

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

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