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Owen, Ned 'Little Ned' Lift, Cousin Paddy
Larry Donner
Mrs. Lift
Beth Ryan
Margaret Donner
Lester
Critic Reviews for Throw Momma from the Train
All Critics (35) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (13)
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Very clever and engaging from beginning to end, pic builds on the notion that nearly everyone - at least once in life - has the desire to snuff out a relative or nemesis, even if 99.9% of us let the urge pass without ever acting on it.
March 26, 2009 | Full Review… -
If it all gets a little soft-centred towards the end, there's more than enough vitality and invention to be going on with.
June 24, 2006 | Full Review… -
Mr. Crystal and Mr. DeVito ... make one of the oddest pairs imaginable but have a rapport that's a delight.
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"Throw Momma from the Train" is a series of missed opportunities and unexploited situations, a movie that wants to have genuine nastiness at its heart but never quite works up the energy or the nerve to be truly heartless.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
Better yet, just throw the whole thing in front of a subway and hope it gets dragged a couple of miles.
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You can feel how much fun it was for DeVito to direct this. But the movie's one-note broadness seems suited more to cable.
January 1, 2000 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Throw Momma from the Train
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Apr 23, 2014Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito team up for the off-the-wall comedy Throw Momma From the Train. After being framed for his ex-wife's disappearance, writing instructor Larry Donner is blackmailed by one of his students who wants Donner to kill his mother for him. Crystal and DeVito are great together and give a lot of personality to their characters. Yet, there are some problems with the tone as the film seems unsure of how dark to take the comedy. Additionally, there are some script problems (especially in the last act). Throw Momma From the Train is uneven and derails a little bit, but it's still a fun ride.Dann M Super Reviewer
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Jun 10, 2013Ugh! And tie the director to the tracks! This is mindless dreck with a supremely annoying and unimaginative cast.Christian C Super Reviewer
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Nov 23, 2012Ah come on. Not too many fans but it was amusing. DeVito and Crystal do a good job here and I think this remake benefits from being put forward as a comedy. It provides a nice counter to the Hitchcock version.John B Super Reviewer
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Jun 02, 2012I don't think the more upbeat ending lives up to the darker and more intereting setup but DeVito, Crystal, and Ramsey are all great. I like the way the plot riffs on "Strangers on a Train", where the same plan is implemented by an depressed idiot rather that a evil genius.Alec B Super Reviewer
Throw Momma from the Train Quotes
| Momma: | Bingo bastards |
| Owen Lift: | Momma, your alive! [turns to cops] Old people.... you have to reassure them. |
| Owen Lift: | Momma, you're alive! Old people...you have to reassure them. |
| Momma: | You clumsy poop! |
| Owen Lift: | This is great! It's like the Flintstones car wash! |
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