Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

Comedy Crime Thriller Directed by Danny DeVito
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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.

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  1. Strangers on a Train (1951)
    "Throw Momma from the Train is a direct comedic parody of Strangers on a Train — the 'you kill mine, I'll kill yours' premise is identical, and Danny DeVito's character watches a scene from the Hitchcock original within the film to study it. The Hitchcock reference is foregrounded rather than disguised." source

Throw Momma from the Train (1987), directed by Danny DeVito, was inspired by 1 earlier film — including Strangers on a Train. Check out the citations below.