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.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Matilda (Motion picture) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Newman, David, 1954- (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Tri-Star Pictures Jersey Films Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	DeVito, Danny (Actor, Director, Producer) Shamberg, Michael (Producer) Sher, Stacey (Producer) Dahl, Felicity (Producer) Kazan, Nicholas, 1950- (Screenwriter) Swicord, Robin (Screenwriter) Perlman, Rhea (Actor) Davidtz, Embeth, 1966- (Actor) Ferris, Pam (Actor) Wilson, Mara (Actor) Reubens, Paul, 1952-2023 (Actor) Walter, Tracey, 1942- (Actor) Dahl, Roald
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English, dubbed French or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned in English.
Published:	Culver City, CA : Tri-Star Pictures : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.
Edition:	Special edition.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Gifted children > Drama. Parent and child > Drama. Teacher-student relationships > Drama. Relaciones maestro-estudiante > Teatro. Padre de familia e hijo > Teatro. Dahl, Roald > Juvenile films. Dahl, Roald. Gifted children. Parent and child. Teacher-student relationships. Feature films. Comedy films. Children's films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. Motion pictures. Juvenile works.
Genre:	Juvenile films. Drama. Teatro. Feature films. Comedy films. Children's films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Motion pictures. Juvenile works.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
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.
Note:	Based on the book by Roald Dahl. Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1996. Special features: Matilda the movie read-along [slide show]; Matilda's movie magic [featurette] (16 min.); A children's guide to good manners [featurette] (3 min.); Escape to the library! [featurette] (6 min.); My movie about making Matilda by Mara Wilson [featurette] (7 min.); A truly terrible test! [interactive feature]; Classroom games [interactive feature]; Get rid of Miss Trunchbull! trivia game [interactive feature]; Make magic with Matilda! [interactive feature]; Terrify the Trunchbull! [interactive feature]; Matilda the movie character gallery [slide show]; Trailers (6 min.). Videorecording.
Call Number:	CM6 D0050637 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: Rated PG for elements of exaggerated meanness and ridicule and for some mild language.
ISBN:	1404936289 9781404936287
Credits:	Director of photography, Stefan Czapsky ; production design, Bill Brzeski ; editors, Lynzee Klingman and Brent White ; music by David Newman ; costume designer, Jane Ruhm.
System Details:	DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround; full screen presentation, aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Cast:	Danny DeVito (Mr. Wormwood), Rhea Perlman (Mrs. Wormwood), Embeth Davidtz (Miss Honey), Pam Ferris (Trunchbull), Mara Wilson (Matilda), Paul Reubens (FBI Agent), Tracey Walter (FBI Agent).