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A gifted youngster is packed off by her selfish parents to the prison-like Crunchem Hall School. Once there, she befriends a sweet-natured teacher who convinces her that not all grown-ups are bad - and urges her to use her special powers to turn the tables on the nasty headmistress. Fantasy comedy, adapted from the children's book by Roald Dahl, with Mara Wilson, Pam Ferris, Embeth Davidtz, Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito, who also directed
1996
HD
subtitles
16x9
audio-description
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Literary Adaptation
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Mara Wilson
(Actor)
.. Matilda
Danny DeVito
(Actor)
.. Harry Wormwood
Pam Ferris
(Actor)
.. Agatha Trunchbull
Rhea Perlman
(Actor)
.. Zinnia Wormwood
Embeth Davidtz
(Actor)
.. Miss Honey
Brian Levinson
(Actor)
.. Michael
Paul Reubens
(Actor)
.. FBI Agent
Tracey Walter
(Actor)
.. FBI Agent
More Information
Did You Know..
Mara Wilson
(Actor)
.. Matilda
Danny DeVito
(Actor)
.. Harry Wormwood
Born:
November 17, 1944
in
New Jersey
Best Known For:
His on-screen partnerships with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Douglas.
Early-life:
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr was born on November 17, 1944, in Neptune, New Jersey. His father owned a dry-cleaner's, a farm shop, a cafe and a pool hall. DeVito attended a strict Catholic school, then qualified as a hairdresser and worked in his sister's beauty parlour. During the mid-1960s he enrolled at New York's American Academy of Dramatic Art to study make-up techniques, but ended up acting instead. Before hitting the big time, he shared an apartment with Michael Douglas.
Career:
DeVito's first movie was 1970's Dreams of Glass. Small roles followed in Bananas, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (produced by Douglas), and The Van. His big break came when he was cast as acerbic boss Louie in hit sitcom Taxi. Since then, he has worked steadily in such films as Terms of Endearment, Romancing the Stone, The Jewel of the Nile, Twins, Batman Returns, Big Fish and Be Cool. DeVito has also directed several movies and has his own production company, Jersey Films, which was responsible for classics such as Pulp Fiction and Erin Brockovich.
Quote:
"I'll tell you one thing: it's a cruel, cruel world."
Trivia:
Married to former Cheers star Rhea Perlman since 1982. They have three children.
Pam Ferris
(Actor)
.. Agatha Trunchbull
Born:
May 11, 1948
in
Hanover, Germany
Best Known For:
Her role as Florence ‘Ma' Larkin in The Darling Buds of May.
Early-life:
Pamela Ann Ferris was born on May 11, 1948 in Hanover, Germany, to Welsh parents Ann and Fred, who were stationed there while her father served in the Royal Air Force. Ferris spent her childhood in the Llanelli area of Wales, after her father became a police officer, with her mother working in her family's bakery business. Pam's family emigrated to New Zealand when she was 13, but she returned to the UK in her early twenties.
Career:
Ferris first made an impact in the 1985 drama series Connie. Other than The Darling Buds of May, she has also appeared in TV shows Hardwicke House, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Paradise Heights, Where the Heart Is, Rosemary & Thyme, Gavin & Stacey and Grandma's House. A "Jill of all trades", Pam has appeared in a number of Royal Court Theatre and Royal National Theatre productions, and in films like Matilda, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men, Nativity!, Telstar, and Malice in Wonderland. In 2012, she began playing Sister Evangelina in Call the Midwife.
Quote:
"The business [acting] has been extraordinarily kind to me. I have no complaints."
Trivia:
In 2014, she was a contestant on The BBC Children in Need Sewing Bee.
Rhea Perlman
(Actor)
.. Zinnia Wormwood
Embeth Davidtz
(Actor)
.. Miss Honey
Brian Levinson
(Actor)
.. Michael
Paul Reubens
(Actor)
.. FBI Agent
Tracey Walter
(Actor)
.. FBI Agent
