danny de vito show u here he be definitely and indeed infinitely and a good on screen performer than off . he play the part of owen and a miserable would be writer with a cranky old mother ( delightfully play by anne ramsey ) he would like to see dead . billy crystal be larry and a very frustrated write teacher who have an estranged wife he feel the same way about . so owen and after view hitchcock stranger on a train and suggest they swap murder . a director though and de vito control be inconsistent a he waste this clever idea and while his film lurch from the very humorous to the very bland . he and crystal be okay in the lead role and but the show belong to anne ramsey a the cantankerous mrs. lift . saturday and june 20 and 1992 video .