Throw Momma from the Train Page #2

Synopsis: Larry Donner is an author and writing professor who tutors people that want to write books. Larry's life has become a misery when his ex-wife Margaret 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 Margaret, and in return Owen, wants Larry to kill his horrible mother. Larry thinks it's a joke, until he learns Owen killed his ex-wife. And Larry has now become the prime suspect.
Director(s): Danny DeVito
Production: Orion
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
62%
PG-13
Year:
1987
88 min
2,511 Views


- Oh, God.

- You dropped it.

- Oh. How'd that get in there?

It got wet. I was afraid it would be ruined.

Thanks.

- Hi. I'm Owen.

- I know.

Why didn't you read my story in class?

- Your story?

- Yeah. Murder at my Friend Harry's.

Why didn't you read it?

- I did.

- You did? What'd you think of it?

It's raining, Irwin.

Can't we discuss it tomorrow?

Owen. Didn't you like it?

- Well... no. No, I didn't.

- Why not?

It was three pages long.

It was a murder mystery...

.. that, by the way, was no big trick

in finding the murderer.

- What gave it away?

- You only had two characters,...

.. one of which was dead on page two!

Well, one guy killed the other guy.

- It wasn't motivated!

- Sure it was.

A guy in a hat killed

the other guy in a hat.

I have to go now, Owen.

Thanks.

- (bleep)

- Hi, Beth. It's me. It's, uh... 10.30...

.. and I did it again. I'm sorry.

It's just that... Margaret was on the...

Oy, there I go again. It's...

I'll... Look, I'm sorry. That's all. Bye.

(tuts)

So Margaret's a big star. That's life.

This is life, too.

That goes on, this goes on.

Hm.

The night was hot.

Wait, no. The night... The night was...

.. humid! The night was humid.

No, wait. Hot. Hot! The night was hot.

The night was hot and wet. Wet and hot.

The night was wet and hot... hot and wet...

That's humid. The night was humid.

Maybe the night isn't humid.

Maybe... the night isn't humid.

Maybe it was humid in the morning and

at night it was cold. That gives you fog.

Ha! The night was foggy.

The night... The night was...

The night was...

The night... The night was dry,

yet it was raining.

The... The... The...

The streets were wet,...

.. but the night... was as bright...

.. as... the...

.. earrings in Margaret Donner's ears!

My God! I'm goin' outta my mind!

F*** it!

The... night... was... humid!

That's it and that's all.

(grunts)

Stop it, dammit!

I got a wax ball in my ear. Get it out.

- Momma!

- You were writing to her, weren't you?

Don't start that again, Momma.

And don't hit me!

- You love her.

- There's no "her", Momma.

- You were writing a letter.

- I'm writin' a story for class, Momma.

- I take a class. I take a nice class.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- And I'm gonna be a writer some day.

- You know how that typing upsets me.

I'm sorry, Momma. A writer writes.

You're gonna be nothing.

You're gonna be nothing.

You'll never get to first base.

All you do is type, type, type, type, type!

You sit there typing all day

like a fat little pigeon.

You won't ever hear it again, Momma.

I promise.

Aarrghhh!

- Momma...

- I think you got it, sonny.

I don't know what I'd do

without you, Owen baby.

- I know, Momma.

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Stu Silver

Stu Silver is an American screenwriter and television writer best known for such films and television series as Throw Momma from the Train, It's A Living, Bosom Buddies and Soap. He also wrote the first half of Good Morning, Vietnam. more…

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