Rating: PG
Genre: Children's/Family
Release Date: 06/07/2005
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 98 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Excellent For Children
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar

Based on the book Matilda, 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. Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson) is an extremely curious and intelligent little girl who is very different from her low-brow, mainstream parents (Danny DeVito and real-life wife Rhea Perlman), who quite cruelly ignore her. As she grows older, she begins to discover that she has telekinetic powers. Not until a teacher shows her kindness for the first time does she realize that she can use those powers to do something about her sufferings and help her friends as well. Villains from the awful Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), headmistress of her miserable school Crunchem Hall, to her parents and older brother begin to feel her ire. Look for Paul Reubens (aka Pee Wee Herman) in a small part as an FBI agent investigating Matilda's shady father.

~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Mara Wilson - Matilda Wormwood
Danny DeVito - Harry Wormwood
Rhea Perlman - Mrs. Wormwood
Embeth Davidtz - Miss Honey
Pam Ferris - Agatha Trunchbull
Paul Reubens - Bob, FBI Agent

Production:
Danny DeVito - Director
Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher Michael Siegel Liccy Dahl - Producer
David Newman - Composer
Lynzee Klingman Brent White - Editor
Nicholas Kazan Robin Swicord - Screen Writer
Andrew Neskoromny Barbara Mesney Sharon Alshams - Set Designer
Philip Too Lin - Art Director
Joshua Levinson - Associate Producer
Roald Dahl - Book Author
David Rubin - Casting
Renee Rousselot - Casting
Stefan Czapsky - Cinematographer
Jane Ruhm - Costume Designer
Martin Bregman - Executive Producer
Michael Peyser - Executive Producer
Cara Giallanza - First Assistant Director
Bill Brzeski - Production Designer
David Newman - Songwriter
David Kelson - Sound Mixer
Chris Watts - Special Effects Supervisor
J.J. George - Music Editor

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