Throw Momma from the Train
1987 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 42,300 VOTES · DIR. Danny DeVito
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,124 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:03 "The night was..."
00:05:56 It's my life, Margaret! And I want it back!
00:09:41 ..very good, it was, uh...
00:13:08 Thanks.
00:16:03 (Owen) And even though he was mortally wounded,...
00:18:55 Thank you.
00:22:54 - Yes. - Good.
00:25:53 - Swap murders? (laughs) - Each fellow does the other's murder.
00:28:40 You go be an artist. Let the rest of the world make a living.
00:36:14 (sighs)
00:39:10 - We'll discuss your end ofthe bargain. - What are you talking about?
00:42:05 I'm not crazy! She's presumed!
00:44:48 Call me at home right now, OK? As soon as you get in. I'm very confused.
00:48:31 - Did he say where he was going? - No. Mumbled about motives and alibis.
00:51:24 And here's a quarter.
00:54:09 Crisscross.
00:57:23 It's less dramatic but I don't wanna make you uncomfortable. Here, use this.
01:01:21 OK! All right. Come on up.
01:04:17 You're gonna have to take me out in a pine box!
01:08:27 - My friend! Larry! - (mimics) "My friend! My friend!"
01:13:25 Where you goin'?
01:16:53 Who asked this guy to pull her outta the water?
01:21:11 - I just came by to say hello and... - You just got here!
01:23:55 - You're really agreeing with him? - He's got a point.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,124
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:02:03
Final line01:23:55
Production Record
DirectorDanny DeVito
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14,000,000
Revenue$57,915,972
IMDb votes42,300