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Two men have someone they would dearly love dead; One his ex-wife who is making his life miserable, the other his domineering, nasty mother. What could be simpler than exchanging murders to avoid any ...( read more 
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MCT:July 7, 2008A strange comedy about lackeys who are going crazy because of their insane mother while on a road trip.
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MCT:June 28, 2008
Danny DeVito plays Owen, who lives with his cruel, mean, and downright vile mother named Mrs. Lift (Anne Ramsey) who plays this character as a straight up villain who talks like she has a mouthful of marbles. Owen's teacher is Larry Donner played by the funny Billy Crystal. He's going through a messy divorce, and is angry that is wife has wrote a book that he claims to have written and gone onto major success. He spends a good chunk of his time trying to write a new book to jump-start his career but he has little success in doing so. Owen accidentally mistakes some of Larry's advice and thinks he is telling him that if he kills his wife, Larry will in turn kill his mother. So that way neither will get caught and they will do the others murder. This is of course from the famous plot on Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train".
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MCT:June 15, 2008This one doesn't really qualify as a "Black Comedy" because nobody dies in the film. Still, it's a film about killing someone's mom, and it's funny. Pretty dark in my book.
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MCT:April 26, 2008I don't think I could describe myself as a fan of Billy Chrystal but together with De Vito this is a great flic and a roller coaster of a tale.
Madness and desperation go well together. A good night in. -
MCT:April 10, 2008
Billy Crystal convinces Danny DeVito to see Hitchcock movies to learn about story structure and plot. After that, Danny DeVito is obsessed with murdering his mother and having Billy Crystal help him do it.
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MCT:March 25, 2008
The thing I love most about this movie is that they managed to harness the very specialized talent of Anne Ramsey; which is to make you hate her in the most loving way possible. The plot is simple, but it's all about the humorous banter between DeVito and Crystal, juxtaposed against Ramsey's sheer unlikableness. A classic comedy.
"My Dad used to call me his little Ned. That's why Momma named me Owen." -
MCT:February 29, 2008
One of the funnier dark comedies that I have seen. The scene where Devito cracks Crystal on the head with the frying pan will, for me, go down in history as one of the funniest pieces of slapstick in the history of western cinema!
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MCT:February 15, 2008Owen! Owen! yes, mama!!! LOL
I would never get tired watching this movie. Anne Ramsey is the greatest. she is amazing women. I think there are time you parents would get under your skin and try to do things to get rid of them. how can you when you love them sooo much. -
MCT:February 3, 2008
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MCT:January 17, 2008
I didn't get it, obviously. It just wasn't funny to me. I did like the scene where Danny De Vito hits Billy Crystal with a frying pan after saying, "You lied to me!"
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MCT:January 8, 2008A bitter ex-husband. A put upon Momma's boy. Both want their respective spouse and mother dead, but who will pull it off?
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MCT:December 23, 2007
Great dark comedy. Devito really gives us something good here. Billy Crystal and the rest of the cast was great.
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MCT:November 23, 2007
The story was pretty good. Danny devito and Billy Crystal wee great together some funny scenes nothing special though.
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MCT:October 11, 2007
the 90's were a comedy feast but this one is a bit of a stand out for me. I am a fan of both Billy and Danny. An original idea!
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MCT:October 6, 2007
A favorite movie of mine the combination of characters and dealing with one wanting to kill his moma and the other talking about killing his wife and the criss cross thing was a total trip and the old lady is a hoot a must see movie
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MCT:August 22, 2007
I laughed my head off at this movie. I was cheering hoping they would whack his mother. Sick but so funny.
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MCT:August 22, 2007Every time I put tape on my face to make a pig nose (more often than you'd think), I think of this movie.
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MCT:August 13, 2007
Otra divertida comedia de Danny Devito, haciendo un excelente papelo junto a Anne Ramsey. Billy Cristal tambien aporta en cierta medida a la construcción de la historia, satisfaciendo las expectativas que el film generara
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MCT:August 9, 2007
This is a bit of fun. It doesn't take much of "momma" to be willing to help toss her off the train. When you're in the mood for a movie that's easy to watch and fun besides, watch this one.
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MCT:August 1, 2007
This literally is my all-time favorite movie and I can quote the movie from front to back, it's hilarious and Anne Ramsey is the best as Mrs. Lift!
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MorpheusOneposted 190 days ago
