Matilda, TriStar Pictures presents ; a Jersey Films production ; a Danny DeVito film ; produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Liccy Dahl ; screenplay by Nicholas Kazan & Robin Swicord ; directed by Danny DeVito
Type
Label
Matilda, TriStar Pictures presents ; a Jersey Films production ; a Danny DeVito film ; produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Liccy Dahl ; screenplay by Nicholas Kazan & Robin Swicord ; directed by Danny DeVito
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Rated PG for elements of exaggerated meanness and ridicule and for some mild language
Main title
Matilda
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
TriStar Pictures presents ; a Jersey Films production ; a Danny DeVito film ; produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Liccy Dahl ; screenplay by Nicholas Kazan & Robin Swicord ; directed by Danny DeVito
Runtime
98
Summary
Matilda is a super-smart little girl who is woefully ignored and ridiculed by her self-centered parents. They send her to a school with a mean, bullying principal, where she learns she has special powers that can help her, her friends, and her kind and gentle teacher
Table Of Contents
Start -- Rather extraordinary child -- "Send me on my way" -- In search of a book -- Her first practical advice -- Hair tonic -- Wormwood Motors -- Cafe Le Ritz -- Million dollar sticky -- Crunchem Hall -- Amanda Thripp -- Miss Honey -- Miss Honey pays a visit -- Bruce Bogtrotter -- Newt -- Miss Honey's story -- Afraid of black cats -- "Let's go get your doll" -- Chase -- "Little bitty pretty one" -- Lissy doll -- Terrifying Miss Trunchbull -- No more Miss nice girl -- "A child was in my house!" -- Haunted chalkboard -- Trunchbull goes for a spin -- Pelting the Trunchbull -- Adopting Matilda
Target audience
juvenile
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
Genre
Subject
- Children's films
- DVD-Video discs
- Comedy films
- Teacher-student relationships -- Drama
- Gifted children -- Drama
- Relaciones maestro-estudiante -- Teatro
- Film adaptations
- Parent and child -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Dahl, Roald -- Film adaptations
- Feature films
- Padre de familia e hijo -- Teatro
Content
Actor
Director
Is Based On
resource.screenwriter
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor16
- Genre6
- Subject12
- Children's films
- DVD-Video discs
- Comedy films
- Teacher-student relationships -- Drama
- Gifted children -- Drama
- Relaciones maestro-estudiante -- Teatro
- Film adaptations
- Parent and child -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Dahl, Roald -- Film adaptations
- Feature films
- Padre de familia e hijo -- Teatro
- Content1
- Actor7
- Director1
- Is Based On1
- Producer4
- resource.screenwriter2