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About
Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a terrifying, sadistic headmistress. As she becomes fed up with the constant cruelty, she discovers she has a special gift that she just might be able to use to outwit the unruly adults around her.
Theatrical
Aug 2, 1996
Box Office
$33.5M
Budget
$36.0M
Return
0.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 1, 1996
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Jersey Films, TriStar Pictures
Keywords
based on novel or book
parent child relationship
classroom
difficult childhood
child prodigy
childhood trauma
dysfunctional family
school
teacher student relationship
used car salesman
school principal
neglected child
schoolmarm
dysfunctional life
female teacher
parental abuse
crass comedy
based on young adult novel
abused child
apathetic
apologetic
enthusiastic
Quotes
See all →Trunchbull's Frustration with Married Women
Trunchbull
WHY are all these women married?! Mrs. D? Mrs. I? You're supposed to be teaching spelling, not ]!
[[poetry]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Trunchbull's Anger and Threats to Matilda
Trunchbull
Useless flaming CAR! Wormwood! Sell me a lemon? You're heading for the Chokey, young lady! Teach you a lesson! You and your father think you can make a fool out of me! The guy with the stupid haircut! You're the spitting image! The ] never rots far from the ]!
[storms towards Matilda; drags her through the hallways; '''Matilda''': The Chokey?!; '''Matilda''': What lesson?!; '''Matilda''': My father?; '''Matilda''': I'm nothing like my father!; [apple; [tree]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Mara Wilson
Matilda
D
Danny DeVito
Mr. Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
R
Rhea Perlman
Mrs. Wormwood
E
Embeth Davidtz
Miss Honey
P
Pam Ferris
Trunchbull
P
Paul Reubens
FBI Agent
T
Tracey Walter
FBI Agent
J
Jean Speegle Howard
Miss Phelps
B
Brian Levinson
Michael
R
R.D. Robb
Roy
F
Fred Parnes
Waiter
K
Kiami Davael
Lavender
J
Jacqueline Steiger
Amanda Thripp
J
Jimmy Karz
Bruce Bogtrotter
M
Mark Watson
Magnus
M
Marion Dugan
Cookie
R
Rachel Snow
Child in Assembly
C
Craig Lamar Traylor
Child in Classroom
J
Jonathan Osser
Child in Classroom
C
Christel Khalil
Child in Classroom
