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Product Information
Owen is a would-be mystery writer who has taken all he can take of Momma. She's driving him mad and somehow she must be eliminated. Larry, Owen's writing teacher hates his ex-wife for stealing his book and becoming a bestselling author. Both men are extremely miserable, but there may be a solution.da
Product Identifiers
EAN5050070006674
eBay Product ID (ePID)3950815
Product Key Features
ActorKate Mulgrew, Kim Griest, Danny DeVito, Anne Ramsey, Billy Crystal
FeaturesOriginal Theatrical Trailer\Interactive Menu Screens\Chapter Selections, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Hearing ImpairedEnglish\German
ComposerDavid Newman
Additional InformationOwen (Danny DeVito) is a friendless would-be mystery writer who has had all he can take. He would do anything to get rid of his overbearing mother (Anne Ramsey), whose howling voice and domineering attitude have pushed him to the absolute limit. He even strikes a deal with his writing teacher, Larry (Billy Crystal), to knock off Larry's much-hated ex-wife (Kate Mulgrew), on the condition that the instructor will reciprocate and get rid of Owen's mom. Ramsey is so terrific in her role that the audience eventually roots for her to be killed. DeVito directed this very dark, very funny comedy, which owes a big debt to the Alfred Hitchcock thriller STRANGERS ON A TRAIN.
ReviewsNew York Times - ...Enormously likable without compromising its mean-spirited fun....[DeVito] remains a captivating figure throughout the story..., Entertainment Weekly - "...Fiendish....A blissfully ironic variation on [STRANGERS ON A TRAIN]'s criss-cross murder plot..." -- Rating: B+, Variety - ...A fun and delightfully venal comedy....Very clever and engaging from beginning to end...