Williamsburg Regional Library

Matilda, TriStar Pictures presents a Jersey Films production ; produced by Danny DeVito [and others] ; screenplay by Nicholas Kazan & Robin Swicord ; directed by Danny DeVito

Label
Matilda, TriStar Pictures presents a Jersey Films production ; produced by Danny DeVito [and others] ; screenplay by Nicholas Kazan & Robin Swicord ; directed by Danny DeVito
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Main title
Matilda
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
TriStar Pictures presents a Jersey Films production ; produced by Danny DeVito [and others] ; screenplay by Nicholas Kazan & Robin Swicord ; directed by Danny DeVito
Runtime
93
Summary
This film adaptation of a Roald Dahl work tells the story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father (Danny DeVito) and mother (Rhea Perlman). Worse, Agatha Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), the evil principal at Matilda's school, is a terrifyingly strict bully. However, when Matilda realizes she has the power of telekinesis, she begins to defend her friends from Trunchbull's wrath and fight back against her unkind parents
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification