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.
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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.
Release Date
1987-12-11
Language:
EN
Budget:
$14,000,000.00
Revenue:
$57,915,972.00
Duration:
88 mins
Status:
Released
Genres:
ComedyCrimeThriller
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Danny DeVito ( Owen Lift )
Billy Crystal ( Larry Donner )
Kim Greist ( Beth Ryan )
Anne Ramsey ( Mrs. Lift )
Kate Mulgrew ( Margaret Donner )
Branford Marsalis ( Lester )
Rob Reiner ( Joel )
Bruce Kirby ( Detective DeBenedetto )
Joey DePinto ( Sergeant )
Annie Ross ( Mrs. Hazeltine )
Raye Birk ( Pinsky )
Oprah Winfrey ( Herself )
Olivia Brown ( Ms. Gladstone )
Philip Perlman ( Mr. Perlman )
Stu Silver ( Ramon )
J. Alan Thomas ( Millington )
Randall Miller ( Bucky )
Andre Rosey Brown ( Rosey )
Tony Ciccone ( Mr. Lopez )
William Ray Watson ( Steward )
Larry McCormick ( Announcer )
Peter Brocco ( Old Man )
Hettie Lynne Hurtes ( Reporter )
Karen J. Westerfield ( Laughing Woman )
Stanley L. Gonsales ( Cab Driver )
Fred Gephart ( Priest )
Don Burns ( Radio DJ (voice) )
Ralph Penland ( Jazz Band )
Tony Dumas ( Jazz Band )
Ne Kaholokula ( Hawaiian Band of Musicians & Dancers )
Jules Dean ( Student (uncredited) )
Kelly Gallant ( Literary Student (uncredited) )
Paul McMichael ( Young Teen Outside Laundromat (uncredited) )