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.
Danny DeVito
as Owen Lift
Billy Crystal
as Larry Donner
Kim Greist
as Beth Ryan
Anne Ramsey
as Mrs. Lift
Kate Mulgrew
as Margaret Donner
Branford Marsalis
as Lester
Rob Reiner
as Joel
Bruce Kirby
as Detective DeBenedetto
Joey DePinto
as Sergeant
Annie Ross
as Mrs. Hazeltine
Raye Birk
as Pinsky
Oprah Winfrey
as Herself
