Throw Momma from the Train (1987) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • Also a couple of brief, mild scenes of Larry (Billy Crystal) and Beth (Kim Greist) having sex, no nudity. A writing student's proposed book is about women he wants to have sex with.
  • Margaret (Kate Mulgrew) is seen in a robe. Mr. Lopez (Tony Ciccone) walks into her room wearing only a towel. She asks if she can borrow the towel and then compliments him on the size of his genitalia, though the couch blocks any view. They then have sex, with Margaret on top, but there is no actual nudity.

Violence & Gore

  • This film is a comedy so everything violent is mostly for laughs.
  • A man tries to push a woman from a boat. We don't see what happens,we only hear the woman screaming.
  • A man falls down the stairs. Later we see him unconscious on the floor.
  • A man approaches a woman while holding a pillow with the intention of asphyxiating her.
  • A man tries to strangle another man.

Profanity

  • "Pork" is used as a euphemism for "fuck" once in the dialog, but subtitled as (the less offensive?) "boing."
  • 11 uses of slut by billy crystal's character 1 use of shut up, holy christ, fuck, tart, my god, god and sex 2 uses of bitch and pork 6 uses of oh my god 7 uses of oh god 15 uses of hell 4 uses of ass 1 paired with horse and fat 6 uses of shit 8 uses of bastard and damn 4 paired with god 3 uses of moron
  • Couple of s-words , 2 F-words. A man calls a woman a slut. Holy Christ

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Just casual.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Some of the scenes may seem frightening for the younger viewers.
  • Throughout the film, several characters discuss how to murder a person.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Sex & Nudity

  • We see that a writing student succeeded in publishing a coffee-table book of women he'd like to have sex with.

Violence & Gore

  • A man poisons a woman's soda and she chokes. Finally he's only imagining it.
  • A man stabs a woman's ear with a pair of scissors. The actual stab is not shown and there's no blood. Finally he's only imagining it.
  • A man tries to strangle a woman. Finally he's only imagining it.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A woman is about to fall from a moving train.

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