Matilda [Special Edition]

Director: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Liccy Dahl

Overview

"Based on the book Mathilda, by British children's author Roald Dahl, this film moves the setting from the U.K. to the U.S.; otherwise it follows the original closely. Mathilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson) is an extremely curious and intelligent young girl who

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2005
UPC:	0043396013537
Original Release:	1996
Rating:	PG
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	332

Special Features

Closed Caption;Mara's Movie About Making Matilda; Matilda's Movie Magic; A Children's Guide to Good Manners; Escape to the Library!; Matilda read-along; Classroom games - the Spelling Bee and the Math Game; A Truly Terrible Test!; Make Magic With Matilda!; Terrify the Trunchbull!; The Matilda character gallery; Get Rid of Mrs. Trunchbull! - trivia game; Bonus trailers; Animated menus

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Danny DeVito	Mr. Wormwood
Rhea Perlman	Mrs. Wormwood
Mara Wilson	Matilda Wormwood
Embeth Davidtz	Miss Honey/Mother
Pam Ferris	Trunchbull
Paul Reubens	FBI Agent
Tracey Walter	FBI Agent
Brian Levinson	Michael Wormwood
Jean Speegle Howard	Miss Phelps
Sara Magdalin	Matilda, 4 years
R.D. Robb	Roy
Goliath Gregory	Luther
Fred Parnes	Waiter
Kiami Davael	Lavender
Leor Livneh Hackel	Julius Rottwinkle
Jacqueline Steiger	Amanda Thripp
Jimmy Karz	Bruce Bogtrotter
Michael Valentine	Nigel Hicks
Liam Kearns	Charles
Mark Watson	Magnus
Kira Spencer Hesser	Hortencia
Marion Dugan	Cookie
Nicholas Cox	Michael, 6 years
J.C. Alexander	Nearby Boy
Malone Brinton	Older Boy
Joshua Alvarez	Child at Assembly
Max E. Blum	Child at Assembly
Erin M. Gray	Child at Assembly
Misty L. Oppenheim	Child at Assembly
Christopher Shepard Hughes	Child at Assembly,Child in Classroom
Rachel Snow	Child at Assembly
Craig Lamar Traylor	Child in Classroom
Jennifer Key	Child in Classroom
Marty Bautista	Child in Classroom
Anthony Hernandez	Child in Classroom
Raina Cease	Child in Classroom,Child in Classroom
Vinnie Buffolino	Child in Classroom
Marcella Sassano	Child in Classroom
Johnny Thomas III	Child in Classroom
Christel Khalil	Child in Classroom
Cassie Colaw	Child in Classroom
Justin Stout	Child in Classroom
Cindy Tran	Actor
Jonathan Feyer	Child in Classroom
Alissa Graham	Newborn Matilda,Newborn Matilda
Trevor Gallagher	Newborn Matilda,Newborn Matilda
Kayla Fredericks	Matilda, 9 months,Matilda, 9 months
Amanda Fein	Matilda, Toddler,Matilda, Toddler
Amanda Summers	Miss Honey, 2 years,Miss Honey, 2 years
Phoebe Pearl	Miss Honey, 5 years
Kathy Barbour	Million $ Sticky Showgirl
Donna Spangler	Million $ Sticky Showgirl
Marianne Curan	Million $ Sticky Contestant
Penny Holland	Million $ Sticky Contestant
Richard E. Coe	Million $ Sticky Contestant
Gregory R. Goliath	Actor
Roberta Findlay	Roy
Jon Lovitz	Million $ Sticky Host
Fred Scialla	Stand-In
Pee-Wee Herman	Actor
David Newman	Musician,Composer
Tim Minchin	Composer

Technical Credits

Nicholas Kazan

Robin Swicord

Liccy Dahl

Nicholas Kazan	Screenwriter,Producer
Robin Swicord	Screenwriter
Danny DeVito	Producer
Michael Shamberg	Producer
Stacey Sher	Producer
Liccy Dahl	Producer,Screenwriter
Martin Bregman	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Peyser	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Lantieri	Special Effects
R.A. Rondel	Stunts
Renee Rousselot	Casting
David Rubin	Casting
Chris Watts	Special Effects
May Boss	Stunts
Travis Baumann	Special Effects
Rick Canelli	Sound Effects
Benjamin Cheah	Sound Effects
Kim Drummond	Sound Effects
Robert Chapin	Special Effects
Michael Siegel	Producer
David Kelson	Sound Mixer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Start
2. A Rather Extraordinary Child
3. "Send Me on My Way"
4. In Search of a Book
5. Her First Practical Advice
6. Hair Tonic
7. Wormwood Motors
8. Cafe Le Ritz
9. The Million Dollar Sticky
10. Crunchem Hall
11. Amanda Thripp
12. Miss Honey
13. Miss Honey Pays a Visit
14. Bruce Bogtrotter
15. The Newt
16. Miss Honey's Story
17. Afraid of Black Cats
18. "Let's Go Get Your Doll."
19. The Chase
20. "Little Bitty Pretty One"
21. Lissy Doll
22. Terrifying Miss Trunchbull
23. No More Miss Nice Girl
24. "A Child Was in My House!"
25. Haunted Chalkboard
26. Trunchbull Goes for a Spin
27. Pelting the Trunchbull
28. Adopting Matilda

Menu

Side #1 --
Play Movie
Audio Set Up
English
French/Français
Spanish/Español
Subtitles
English
French/Français
Spanish/Español
Subtitles Off
Scene Selections
Special Features
Matilda the Movie Read-Along
Please Read to Me
I Can Read
Featurettes
Matilda's Movie Magic
Use the Magic Ribbon
Play Matilda's Movie Magic
A Children's Guide to Good Manners
Escape to the Library
My Movie About Making Matilda by Mara Wilson
Games
A Truly Terrible Test!
Mildly Annoying
Somewhat Dreadful
Deviously Nasty
Classroom Games
Spelling Bee
Math Magic
Get Rid of Miss Trunchbull! Trivia Game
Make Magic With Matilda!
Terrify the Trunchbull!
Matilda the Movie Character Gallery
Matilda Wormwood
Miss Honey
Miss Trunchbull
Harry Wormwood
Zinnia Wormwood
Trailers
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Zathura
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Daddy Day Care
Trailers
Stuart Little 3
Zathura
Jumanji Deluxe Edition
Daddy Day Care

Editorial Reviews

Erstwhile Taxi tyrant turned filmmaker Danny DeVito is a good choice to bring Roald Dahl's book to the screen. They seem to be kindred spirits, with similar sensibilities for dark comedy built around those moments in life when horrible and unexplainable things happen. Matilda, for instance, has the bad luck to be born to the neglectful Wormwoods -- DeVito and real-life wife Rhea Perlman -- who discourage her love of books. Then, she is sent to a Dickensian school run by the monstrous Miss Trunchbill (Pam Ferris). But Matilda (the adorable Mara Wilson) turns tragedy to triumph with the help of the compassionate teacher Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz) and her own special telekinetic gifts. Matilda is rated PG for "exaggerated meanness and ridicule." This includes harrowing scenes of the verbally abusive Trunchbull shot-putting children out the window. But this just makes Matilda's Carrie-esque revenge all the sweeter. What makes the DVD Special Edition such a delight are the kid-friendly bonus features: among them, Wilson's own video diary of life on a movie set, an amusing "Guide to Good Manners" comprising scenes from the film, and a welcome segment extolling the virtues of the public library. Behind-the-scenes segments reveal the secrets of stunts and special effects, but as DeVito advises, watch the movie first. Lemony Snickett has nothing on Dahl when it comes to plucky children triumphing over unfortunate events. Devotees of the Dahl canon will appreciate DeVito's fidelity to the author's macabre vision.