Throw Momma from the Train
1987 Directed by Danny DeVito
Synopsis
Larry Donner is a author and writing professor who tutors people who want to write books. Larry's life has become a misery when his Ex-wife has published a book he wrote under her name and has gotten rich over it. Owen Lift, one of Larry's students offers Larry to kill Larry's Ex-wife and in return Owen wants Larry to kill his horrible mother. Larry thinks it is a joke, until he learns Owen killed his Ex-wife and he has become the prime suspect.
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The funny far outweighs the unfunny, and it was shot by Barry Sonnenfeld so it looks amazing. Throw in the fact it's a spritely 88 minutes and you could do a lot worse on a rain-fucked Sunday afternoon.
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"Dive! Dive!" yelled the Captain through the thing! So the man who makes it dive pressed a button, or a something, and it dove. And, the enemy was foiled again.
"Looks like we foiled them again." said Dave.
"Yeah," said the Captain. "We foiled those bastards again. Didn't we, Dave?"
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Classic 80s hilarity with dark comedy roots, and Danny DeVito is just so darn cute.
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Yes, I realize the irony of watching this on Mother's Day. But it was my wife's choice.
I'd never scene Danny Devito's black comedy before, and I'll admit that it takes a little while to get going. There are some nice little jet black moments scattered throughout, but I think the film ultimately goes a little soft in the end.
But there are some very funny moments, most involving Anne Ramsey as Devito's horrible mother. She just plays the character as ugly inside and out, and yet its more funny than grating to watch (I don't know why, but I really laughed at the line 'Holy s---! I just had the most amazing dream!"). Devito also does strong work as…
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The night was sultry, the film was funny.
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Devito is such a weirdo.
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Recuerdo que me gustó esta película cuando la vi por primera vez pero esta vez me ha parecido mucho mejor. Muy buena.
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Pretty good comedy, but it can be mean spirited against the Momma character at times: she herself being pretty unlikable for the most part. The real treasure here is DeVito. I love how it ends.
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There's an almost too dark (all things considered) underlying deranged personality in Danny Devito's role but I can see why this is as popular as it is.
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Classic 80s hilarity with dark comedy roots, and Danny DeVito is just so darn cute.
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Some funny lines. Felt like Billy Crystal was improvising most of his lines.
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Humid, sultry, impotent