A bitter ex-husband wants his former spouse dead. A put-upon momma's boy wants his mother dead. Who will pull it off?A bitter ex-husband wants his former spouse dead. A put-upon momma's boy wants his mother dead. Who will pull it off?A bitter ex-husband wants his former spouse dead. A put-upon momma's boy wants his mother dead. Who will pull it off?
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
Andre Rosey Brown
- Rosey
- (as Andre 'Rosey' Brown)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAnne Ramsey's speech impediment was caused by operations she underwent in order to treat throat cancer. During filming she was undergoing additional oral surgery and endured intense pain. However, according to director Danny DeVito, she never requested to be excused from work. "Momma" went on to become Ramsey's most critically-lauded performance, culminating with Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1988. Sadly, she died only six months after the ceremony because of that very same throat cancer.
- GoofsWhen Larry reads out the title of a student's "coffee table book" he says "One Hundred Girls I'd Like To Pork" but his lips are clearly mouthing the final word as "Fuck." This line was presumably overdubbed to avoid an R rating.
- Crazy creditsThe credit for Assistant Sound Editor Robert Martel has a gap in the vertical stroke of the L.
- Alternate versionsNetwork TV versions restore extra footage.
- ConnectionsEdited into Throw Momma from the Train: Deleted Scenes (2001)
- SoundtracksLarry's Song
Written by Branford Marsalis
Featured review
A forgotten (by me) gem.
I recently stumbled across this film again after many years while channel surfing and soon I found myself laughing to beat the band.I had seen it years earlier when it was new.I'm not sure why I steered clear of it in subsequent years.Maybe it's under-rooted disturbing theme of murder.At any rate,I found myself engrossed in this film.Despite being dark around the edges,it really is an entertaining film.Billy Crystal was still in his prime,as was DeVito,and Anne Ramsey was a delight as "Momma"..Now that I have revisited this comedy gem that I had apparently forgotten,I will be looking to put it on the DVD shelf in the near future.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Throw Mama from the Train
- Filming locations
- Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii, USA(location)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $57,915,972
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,318,878
- Dec 13, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $57,915,972
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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