Throw Momma from the Train

Yeah.

She was best known for a film that came out after this one, which was Throw Mama from the Train.

Yeah.

With Billy Crystal.

You know, Danny DeVito has a, uh, a very specific acting style and character type that doesn't always lend itself to playing like the patriarch of a suburban family.

Um, like in stuff like Throw Mama From the Train, he's great as an oddball loner.

But, you know, you can tell his casting here would have purely been...

You know, they wanted that Twins-type marketing.

Throw Mama From a Train.

And Throw Mama From the Train.

All Sylvester Stallone movies.

Oh, yeah, true.

that.

Number six, Throw Mama from the Train.

Wow, really? That was that much of a hint? That's crazy.

I guess so.

this character meant something to him.

Yeah, the director initially wanted Danny DeVito to play this role after working with him on Throw Mama from the Train, because he felt the character had to have a lot of self-confidence, which DeVito has in spades.

But due to him getting ready to direct Matilda, He couldn't make that commitment to be a lead in a film.

After DeVito turned down the part, they looked at Travolta, who initially turned down the film.

I, I, I don't remember what Throw Mama was, was.

Throw Mama From The Train.

Yeah.

That was '90s, wasn't it? Or late '80s.

It was-

Throw Mama From The Train.

No, it was '87.

Okay.

like that movie with Demi DeVito when they did a crisscross, crisscross.

Oh, is that Throw Mama from the Trade? That's the one.

No, that's the one.

Good reference.