Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

88 min · Dark Comedy, Tragic Comedy Film, black comedy, comedy film, crime film

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Directors

Danny DeVito

Cast

Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kim Greist, Anne Ramsey, Kate Mulgrew, Branford Marsalis, Rob Reiner

The story

Novelist Larry Donner struggles with writer's block due to his resentment towards his ex-wife Margaret, who took all the credit for his manuscript and received acclaim for it. Larry, struggling to make ends meet, takes a job teaching creative writing at a community college. Owen Lift is a middle-aged man who still lives with his paranoid mother.

Catalogue themes and tags

Bestseller, Ermordung, Ex-Wife, Misunderstanding, Planned Murder, Schüler - Lehrer Konflikt, Writer's Block, schreiben, Parody, Crime Comedy, Action/Adventure, Comedy, Black comedy, Action

Genres

Dark Comedy, Tragic Comedy Film, black comedy, comedy film, crime film

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