Throw Momma From the Train Is Coming to 4K With a New Restoration
By Lio Renwick
Kino Lorber is releasing Throw Momma From the Train (1987) on 4K UHD and Blu-ray in April as part of the KL Studio Classics line. The 2-disc release features a new 4K restoration sourced from the original camera negative and includes a Dolby Vision/HDR presentation on the 4K disc.
Danny DeVito directed and starred in the dark comedy alongside Billy Crystal, Kim Greist, Anne Ramsey, and Kate Mulgrew. The film follows Larry (Crystal), a writing instructor whose student Owen (DeVito) hatches a scheme inspired by a Hitchcock classic to swap murders, targeting Larry's ex-wife and Owen's domineering mother (Ramsey).
The release includes a new audio commentary by Hats Off Entertainment's Joe Ramoni and a new interview with cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld. The Blu-ray disc carries additional extras including three featurettes, four deleted scenes, and a theatrical trailer.
Both discs include 5.1 surround and lossless 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles. The first pressing includes a limited edition O-card slipcase.
Throw Momma From the Train arrives on 4K UHD and Blu-ray on April 28, 2026 from Kino Lorber.
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Description
Screen greats Danny DeVito (Ruthless People) and Billy Crystal (City Slickers) are homicidally hilarious, and Anne Ramsey (The Goonies) is hysterically frightful in an Oscar-nominated performance (Best Supporting Actress, 1987), in this wickedly screwball comedy directed by DeVito (The War of the Roses)! Long-suffering momma’s boy Owen (DeVito) has a mother (Ramsey) who’s a cross between Quasimodo and the Wicked Witch of the West. Owen’s friend Larry (Crystal) has female problems of his own: an ex-wife who stole his novel and made it a bestseller. Can these hapless males help “eliminate” each other’s problems? Get ready for some of the funniest foul play on film when DeVito, Crystal and Ramsey put this laugh-a-minute comedy on track!
Product Extras
DISC 1 (4KUHD)
- Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- NEW Audio Commentary by Hats Off Entertainment's Joe Ramoni
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
- Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles
DISC 2 (BLU-RAY)
- Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- NEW Audio Commentary by Hats Off Entertainment's Joe Ramoni
- Wide Angle Dark Humor: NEW Interview with Cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld
- Crafting a Dark Comedy: Featurette | Why Do You Hate Your Mother?: Featurette
- The Night Was…: Featurette
- 4 Deleted Scenes
- Theatrical Trailer
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
- Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles
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