billy crystal be larry and a writer who hasn not write and be suspect of murder in throw momma from the train and costarring danny devito and anne ramsey . the phrase black comedy be invent for this insanity and which be a take off on hitchcock stranger on a train . in fact and owen ( devito ) get the idea of have larry kill his mother in exchange for owen kill larry ex from watch that famous film . i saw the movie . criss cross and owen tell larry . not that larry know what he talk about until it appear it too late just like stranger . larry and a writing teacher and claim that his ex wife and play by kate mulgrew and steal his book and put her name on it . she have become a big celebrity and appear on oprah and where she refer to larry a a beast . owen be in larry class . he live with an abusive neanderthal mother ( ramsey ) and have vision of poison her and stick a scissors in her head you name it . it not long after see stranger on a train that he in honolulu and stalk larry wife . while she lean over a boat rail try to get an earring and owen stand behind her and creep up . soon the police be look for larry to question him and but he at owen where he be encourage to live up to his end of a bargain he have no idea he make . you know and criss cross . there be several scene copy from stranger and which be hilarious . i especially love larry confession to the sleep mrs. lift and owen mother and similar to when guy think he talk to bruno stepfather . crystal and devito be complete master of comic dialogue and timing and will leave you laugh and often out loud . ramsey be repulsively funny a totally out there performance . kim griest and rob reiner also have role griest be crystal girlfriend and and reiner have what amount to a cameo . the end be very clever and and the whole film will leave you laugh .