

Comedy · Crime · Thriller
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito
Owen Lift
Danny DeVito
Owen Lift


Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Larry Donner
Billy Crystal
Larry Donner


Kim Greist
Kim Greist
Beth Ryan
Kim Greist
Beth Ryan


Anne Ramsey
Anne Ramsey
Mrs. Lift
Anne Ramsey
Mrs. Lift


Kate Mulgrew
Kate Mulgrew
Margaret Donner
Kate Mulgrew
Margaret Donner


Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis
Lester
Branford Marsalis
Lester


Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
Joel
Rob Reiner
Joel


Bruce Kirby
Bruce Kirby
Detective DeBenedetto
Bruce Kirby
Detective DeBenedetto
Joey DePinto
Joey DePinto
Sergeant
Joey DePinto
Sergeant


Annie Ross
Annie Ross
Mrs. Hazeltine
Annie Ross
Mrs. Hazeltine
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