Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

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.

Director:

Danny DeVito

Stars:

Danny DeVito (Owen Lift), Billy Crystal (Larry Donner), Kim Greist (Beth Ryan), Anne Ramsey (Mrs. Lift), Kate Mulgrew (Margaret Donner), Branford Marsalis (Lester)