
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.

Danny DeVito
Owen Lift

Billy Crystal
Larry Donner

Kim Greist
Beth Ryan

Anne Ramsey
Mrs. Lift

Kate Mulgrew
Margaret Donner

Branford Marsalis
Lester

Rob Reiner
Joel

Bruce Kirby
Detective DeBenedetto
Joey DePinto
Sergeant

Annie Ross
Mrs. Hazeltine

Raye Birk
Pinsky

Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey

Hero
Hero

Train Man
Train Man

Skin Deep
Skin Deep

Joe Somebody
Joe Somebody

The Snapper
The Snapper

Croupier
Croupier

Flashback
Flashback

Illusive Tracks
Illusive Tracks

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train

The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie

Could This Be Love?
Could This Be Love?

Stop! That! Train!
Stop! That! Train!