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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 369601" data-attributes="member: 23">Throw Momma From The Train (1987)

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The brief for last night&#039;s film choice was something that didn&#039;t require thinking. I thought this seemed to fit the bill perfectly. And it helped that it was a brisk 85 minutes.

This is one of those films that I associate with being shown late at night in the late Eighties or early Nineties: probably after News At Ten or Film &#039;92. The kind of thing that fell outside my usual viewing schedule and that (even though I&#039;d probably noticed it was there) I didn&#039;t want to see badly enough to stay up late or set the video recorder.

I do admire that it doesn&#039;t attempt to conceal that its story is derivative. Plots from several Hitchcock films are ripped off, but most notably Strangers On A Train. However, instead of pretentiously wrapping it up as a homage or lazily making a spoof, Throw Momma simply acknowledges the films and makes them a plot point. It even uses footage from Strangers... at a key point, and then references it.

The two leads are engaging (halfway through it dawned on me that here are two former sitcom pros, which may explain the great chemistry).

It certainly hit the spot for a bit of daft entertainment and I&#039;d probably watch it again in time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 369601, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]Throw Momma From The Train [/SIZE][/B](1987) [IMG]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pastposters.com%2Fcw3%2Fassets%2Fproduct_full%2FJamieF%2Fthrow-momma-from-the-train-cinema-quad-movie-poster-(2).jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=77946a64535e6655e91e4bea97573cd44269a9e7312a22836f40b9eafa754c19&ipo=images[/IMG] The brief for last night's film choice was something that didn't require thinking. I thought this seemed to fit the bill perfectly. And it helped that it was a brisk 85 minutes. This is one of those films that I associate with being shown late at night in the late Eighties or early Nineties: probably after [I]News At Ten [/I]or [I]Film '92. [/I]The kind of thing that fell outside my usual viewing schedule and that (even though I'd probably noticed it was there) I didn't want to see badly enough to stay up late or set the video recorder. I do admire that it doesn't attempt to conceal that its story is derivative. Plots from several Hitchcock films are ripped off, but most notably [I]Strangers On A Train[/I]. However, instead of pretentiously wrapping it up as a homage or lazily making a spoof, [I]Throw Momma[/I] simply acknowledges the films and makes them a plot point. It even uses footage from [I]Strangers[/I]... at a key point, and then references it. The two leads are engaging (halfway through it dawned on me that here are two former sitcom pros, which may explain the great chemistry). It certainly hit the spot for a bit of daft entertainment and I'd probably watch it again in time.[/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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