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Throw Momma from the Train

Year:

1987

Duration:

88 min | Germany:87 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Danny DeVito

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1987-12-11

Filming Locations: Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $14,000,000

Opening Weekend: $7,318,878 (USA) (13 December 1987)

Gross: $57,915,972 (USA) Rentals $27,758,000 (USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Billy Crystal

Throw Momma from the Train

Danny DeVito

Owen

Kim Greist

Beth

Anne Ramsey

Momma

Kate Mulgrew

Margaret

Branford Marsalis

Lester

Rob Reiner

Joel

Bruce Kirby

Detective DeBenedetto

Joey DePinto

Sargeant

Annie Ross

Mrs. Hazeltine

Raye Birk

Pinsky

Oprah Winfrey

Herself

Olivia Brown

Ms. Gladstone

Philip Perlman

Mr. Perlman

Stu Silver

Ramon

J. Alan Thomas

Millington

Randall Miller

Bucky

Andre Rosey Brown

Rosey

Tony Ciccone

Mr. Lopez

William Ray Watson

Steward

Larry McCormick

Announcer

Peter Brocco

Old Man

Hettie Lynne Hurtes

Reporter

Karen J. Westerfield

Laughing Woman

Stanley L. Gonsales

Cab Driver

Fred Gephart

Priest

Don Burns

Radio DJ

Billy Childs

Jazz Band

Ralph Penland

Jazz Band

Tony Dumas

Jazz Band

Ne Kaholokula

Hawaiian Band of Musicians & Dancers

Did you know?

Trivia

Anne Ramsey's speech impediment was caused by operations she underwent in order to treat throat cancer. During filming, Ramsey 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.

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Larry on the train talks to Owen about the perfect beginning of a novel and mentions Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities'. "It was the best of times it was the worst of times..". Momma then says, 'The night was sultry'. This is a variation of the line, 'The night was so very sultry.'. A quote from the same novel.

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When Momma whacks Larry in the groin with her cane, Larry says "She's not a woman, she's The The Terminator (1984)!". Danny DeVito (Owen) would later go on to star with Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator) in Twins (1988) and Junior (1994).

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Goofs

When 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.

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(at around 1 min) You can see somebody's hand at the right in the frame.

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The locomotive is turned around in the two scenes when it passes the camera.

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Quotes

Momma: Who's this?

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Larry: Slut! She's a slut! Look at her! Slut!

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Momma: He's trying to kill me! I asked for the salted nuts. He brought me the unsalted nuts. The unsalted nuts make me choke!

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