have it with the one who raise you since when you be young . you just want her go from your life . that woman be your mother . you should respect her and you should honor her and whether she in sick or well . but that in time and it can be aggravate . especially when she become very overbearing . that how owen ( danny devito ) have to deal with in throw momma fron the train . his momma ( anne ramsey and 1929 88 ) and be one of the bad . he try his best to be a writer and and she be everything but grateful . call him a clumsy poop and a larda $ $ and and fat and stupid . for his friend and larry donner ( billy crystal ) he have his own woman problem and his ex wife . she try to discredit him . so what do owen do . push her overboard . what do he do . help return the favor and get rid of mrs. lift . in the kitchen scene and i like it where owen call larry and cousin patty . and momma say and you do not have a cousin patty . and owen shout you lie to me . and el cabongs larry with the frying pan . then come the fun part when they where on the train and try to kill momma lift . that be thwart and and she kick larry off the train . well and everything back to normal and the ex wife life and but momma kick the bucket on her own . maybe she should have see the error of her domineering way . a fun movie it be and and the cast be great . a classic . 5 star .