Throw Momma From The Train
Brief Synopsis
A man tries to get his creative writing teacher to kill his abusive mother.
Cast & Crew
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Danny De Vito
Director
Danny De Vito
Billy Crystal
Anne Ramsey
Kate Mulgrew
Rob Reiner
Film Details
Also Known As
Balance maman hors du train, Släng morsan av tåget
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures
Location
Kauai, Hawaii, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Synopsis
A man tries to get his creative writing teacher to kill his abusive mother.
Director
Danny De Vito
Director
Cast
Danny De Vito
Billy Crystal
Anne Ramsey
Kate Mulgrew
Rob Reiner
Tony Dumas
Joey Depinto
Ralph Penland
Bruce Kirby
Oprah Winfrey
Herself
Peter Brocco
Larry Mccormick
Philip Perlman
Karen Westerfield
Randall M. Miller
Andre Rosey Brown
William Ray Watson
Fred Gephart
Olivia Brown
Don Burns
Annie Louise Ross
J Alan Thomas
Kim Greist
Tony Ciccone
Branford Marsalis
Billy Childs
Hettie Lynne Hurtes
Stu Silver
Ne Kaholokula
Kenneth L Westcott
Lead Person
Raye Birk
Stanley Gonsales
Crew
Michael A Amundson
Assistant Director
Alicia Anthony
Production Auditor
Robert D Bailey
Special Effects
Daniel O Baker
Theme Song
Carol Banever
Graphic Designer
Elinor Bardach
Costumes
Gina Bergstrom
Sound Editor
Stu Bernstein
Foley
Tim Boyle
Music
Larry Brezner
Producer
Tom Briggs
Transportation Captain
Frank L Brown
Props
Tom Burman
Special Makeup Effects
Dorothy Byrne
Hair
Ken Chase
Makeup
Tony Ciccone
Production Assistant
James Clark
Consultant
R Gilbert Clayton
Set Designer
Allegra Clegg
Production Coordinator
David B Cohn
Adr Editor
Don Coufal
Sound
Henry Darnell
Art Department
Jay Davis
Key Grip
Vince Deadrick
Stunts
Vincent Deadrick
Stunt Coordinator
Carlos Delarios
Sound
Bari Dreiband-burman
Special Makeup Effects
Richard Drown
Stunts
Robert W Duggan
Dolly Grip
Duwayne Dunham
Editing
Ronald J Eisenman
Other
William A Elliott
Art Director
Carrie Ellison
Assistant Editor
Dana Dru Evenson
Stunts
John Frazier
Special Effects Coordinator
Gerald Gadette
Other
Frank Gari
Theme Song
Donna Garrett
Stunts
Rocky Allen Gehr
Special Effects
Bess Gilbert
Casting
Rocco Gioffre
Matte Painter
Giovanna Giumarra
Post-Production Assistant
Marguerite Happy
Stunts
Paul David Harris
Other
Orwin C Harvey
Stunts
Gary Hecker
Foley
Scott Hecker
Sound Editor
M Todd Henry
Camera Operator
Alfred Hitchcock
Other
Larry Holt
Stunts
Peter Horak
Stunts
Jay Ignaszewski
Assistant Editor
Michael Jablow
Editor
Kris Johnson
Coproducer
James Kaholokula
Song
Kevin Kelley
Gaffer
Tony Kerum
Caterer
David Allen Klingenberger
Music
Michael J Kohut
Sound
Linda Kwasha
Production Associate
Mark Labonge
Assistant Camera Operator
Robert Labonge
Assistant Camera Operator
Rodney Liber
Auditor
Sipho Mabuse
Song
Sipho Mabuse
Song Performer
C J Maguire
Property Master
Kelly Mahan
Assistant Editor
Branford Marsalis
Song
Robert Martel
Sound Editor
Anne Mcculley
Set Decorator
Harold Michelson
Continuity
Thomas E Miligan
Casting Associate
Laurel Moore
Photography
J Marina Muhlfriedel
Associate Producer
Joe Napolitano
Assistant Director
Michele Neely
Costume Supervisor
Charles J. Newirth
Production Manager
Bob Newlan
Sound Editor
David Newman
Music
Walter Nicols
Rigging Gaffer
Chris O'neil
Best Boy
Joseph G. Pacelli
Set Designer
Michele Panelli-venetis
Assistant Director
Craig Pointes
Location Manager
Scott Prophet
Dolly Grip
Tom Prophet
Other
Ida Random
Production Designer
Reid Reilich
Video Playback
Aaron Rochin
Sound
Stephanie Rogers
Art Assistant
Wally Rose
Stunts
Patrick Rush
Casting Associate
Robert R Rutledge
Sound Editor
Rick Sawaya
Stunts
Arne L Schmidt
Executive Producer
Fred Scialla
Photography
Steve Serber
Accounting Assistant
Pasquale Siciliano
Tailor
Stu Silver
Screenplay
Barry Sonnenfeld
Director Of Photography
Barry Sonnenfeld
Other
Lynne Southerland
Assistant Editor
Jerry R Stanford
Sound Editor
Alicia M Stevenson
Foley
George Stokes
Construction Coordinator
Cheryl A Stone
Production Accountant
Julie Strassman
Assistant
James Stuebe
Sound
Mark Sullivan
Matte Painter
Jerry Summers
Stunts
Todd Thaler
Casting
Tom Thomas
Transportation Coordinator
Judy Thomason
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mike Tillman
Stunts
Art Tostado
Film Lab
Todd Trotter
Office Assistant
Jim Turner
Other
Marilyn Vance-straker
Costume Designer
Tom Villano
Music Editor
Esther Vivante
Script Supervisor
Robert Waxman
Sound Editor
Karen Westerfield
Craft Service
Jeffrey S Wexler
Sound
Jim Wilkey
Stunts
Oprah Winfrey
Other
Film Details
Also Known As
Balance maman hors du train, Släng morsan av tåget
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures
Location
Kauai, Hawaii, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Award Nominations
Best Supporting Actress
1987
Anne Ramsey
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video May 26, 1988
Released in United States Winter December 11, 1987
Feature directorial debut for actor Danny DeVito.
Began shooting April 13, 1987.
Spectral Recording
Released in United States on Video May 26, 1988
Released in United States Winter December 11, 1987
