star represent danny devito and billy crystal and anne ramsey and kim griest and kate mulgrew and oprah winfrey and rob reiner . after college class and teacher larry ( crystal ) want his ex wife dead and owen ( devito ) want his momma ( ramsey ) dead . when larry bring up that he want his wife dead and owen know what he must do for him and in order for a favor in return and for larry to kill his mother . devito be absolutely hilarious in this a the brain dead wannabe writer that have daydream of poison his mom and sticking scissors through her head . he have a child like role that make him seem more of a confused man than a killer . ramesy be actually nominate for an academy award for this because of her wonderful performance a mean old mrs. lift . along with have comedy and the film also have heart . one scene between devito and crystal start off seemingly a a joke and but go deep and actually make me slightly sad . danny devito direct the film and do a good job get the dark tone in to his direction . for any fan of comedy i recommend this . my rating represent b plus . 84 min . pg 13 for language and sexuality and violence .