Pulp Fiction
1994 · Thriller · Crime
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Film / 1987
Throw Momma from the Train
Directed by
Danny DeVito
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 …
The story
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.
Cast
Danny DeVitoOwen Lift
Billy CrystalLarry Donner
Kim GreistBeth Ryan
Anne RamseyMrs. Lift
Kate MulgrewMargaret Donner
Branford MarsalisLester
Rob ReinerJoel
Bruce KirbyDetective DeBenedetto
Joey DePintoSergeant
Annie RossMrs. Hazeltine
Raye BirkPinsky
Oprah WinfreyOprah Winfrey
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Olivia BrownMs. Gladstone
Philip PerlmanMr. Perlman
Stu SilverRamon
J. Alan ThomasMillington
Randall MillerBucky
Andre Rosey BrownRosey
Tony CicconeMr. Lopez
William Ray WatsonSteward
Larry McCormickAnnouncer
Peter BroccoOld Man
Hettie Lynne HurtesReporter
Karen J. WesterfieldLaughing Woman
Stanley L. GonsalesCab Driver
Fred GephartPriest
Don BurnsRadio DJ (voice)
Ralph PenlandJazz Band
Tony DumasJazz Band
Ne KaholokulaHawaiian Band of Musicians & Dancers
Jules DeanStudent (uncredited)
Kelly GallantLiterary Student (uncredited)
Anne RandaStudent (uncredited)
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