Matilda 1996

No, Miss Trunch Bowl, let's play a game, shall we? My pigtails. After a baby named Matilda is born, a nurse shows her to her dad, Mr. Wormwood, but he just walks away angrily because he doesn't want a daughter. Mr. Wormwood and his wife, Mrs. Wormwood, eventually leave the hospital with their baby, and they just put her in the trunk of their car.

Matilda's older brother, Michael, then tries to play with her while Mr. Wormwood drives away. Interestingly, Mr. Wormwood happens to be a reckless driver. And as he keeps turning the car around the parking lot, it makes Matilda slightly uncomfortable. Matilda, now look what you did.

They named her. Shortly after, they all arrive home. But Mr. Wormwood and his wife forget their baby inside the car. Despite eventually bringing her into the house, Mr. Wormwood and his wife don't treat her well because they're too focused on other things. Matilda then learns to do things herself, and by the time she turns two, she is already able to take care of herself.

Her parents still don't care much about her, and they don't even enroll her in a school like her brother. Matilda eventually gets used to being home alone after Michael and her parents leave the house every day. She'd have to get herself. Mr. Wormwood happens to be a salesman who sells used cars for unfair prices.

And when he leaves the house daily, his wife also heads out to play bingo. One day, just as Mrs. Wormwood is about to leave the house, she tells Matilda to heat up the soup on the stove if she gets hungry. Despite being very young, Matilda doesn't mind doing this, and she even enjoys cooking for herself.

She also spends most of her time reading some magazines in the house. At age four, Matilda had already finished reading all the magazines in the house. You better raise tomatoes, and she eventually built up the courage to ask her dad to buy her a book. Sadly, Mr. Wormwood doesn't seem interested in getting her a book, and he tells her to watch the TV because she'll learn more from it faster.

This leaves Matilda disappointed, but the next day, after her parents and brother leave the house, she finds the address to a nearby library. She then heads out to the library, and when she gets there, she asks the librarian, Mrs. Phelps, for children's books. After Mrs. Phelps directs Matilda to the children's section, she looks shocked and wonders why a young girl is in the library alone.

From that day on, Matilda starts going to the library to read books. After her parents leave the house, you know, you can have your very own library card. After she's done with all the children's books, Matilda asks Mrs. Phelps what else she can read. Mrs. Phelps then shows her another section and tells Matilda to get a library card so she can take the books home instead of coming to the library everyday.

Matilda continues doing this for a while without her parents having a clue about it. One day, Mr. Wormwood sees Matilda reading a book in her room and he asks where she got it. Matilda says it's from the library, but Mr. Wormwood doesn't believe this. He adds that she's only 4 years old and he's sure that she hasn't been to a library before.

Punished for being smart. Matilda says she's 6 and 1/2, but Mr. Wormwood mentions that she's still four. He adds that if she was truly 6 and 1/2, she would be in school already. Matilda says she wants to go to school and that she even told him when she was supposed to resume, but he didn't listen to her.

Mr. Wormwood still doesn't believe that she's four, and he takes her to his room to ask his wife. Interestingly, Mrs. Wormwood also says that her daughter is four, but Matilda mentions that she turned six a few months ago. Mr. Wormwood calls her a liar, but Matilda says she wants to go to school.

Dip face. Mr. Wormwood then says he can't send her to school because she has to be at home to receive all the packages that get delivered there. Matilda looks sad when she hears this and as she returns to her room, she starts crying. The next day, Mr. Wormwood returns home from work and talks about a big sale he just made.

He then tells Michael that it's time for him to learn the family business. After he talks about selling a few cars for ridiculous prices, he tells Michael to calculate his total profit. As Michael writes down the numbers to do the calculation, Matilda gets the answer quickly. We use super super glue instead.

And Mr. Wormwood looks shocked. He then accuses Matilda of looking at his note, but she denies this as he mentions that he'll punish her if she's trying to be smart with him. Matilda looks confused because she didn't do anything wrong. Mr. Wormwood then says that when a person is bad, they have to be taught a lesson.

Matilda asks if he means any person, but he just gets pissed and sends her to her room. That night, Matilda thinks about what her dad said. "What did you do to your hair?" And since he has been bad to her, she decides to teach him a lesson. The next morning, Matilda sneaks into her parents' bathroom and replaces her dad's hair tonic with a peroxide solution.

After Mr. Wormwood unknowingly uses it. The solution dyes his hair to an unusual color and he's forced to wear a hat before leaving the house with his family. Interestingly, two FBI agents happen to be outside the house and they see Mr. Wormwood putting some of his secret packages into his car.

One of the agents takes a picture of him and it turns out that Mr. Wormwood is under investigation for selling cars with fake parts for ridiculous prices. One day all this will be yours. [snorts] Shortly after, Mr. Wormwood takes the kids to his store so he can show them how he runs his business.

He then explains the process of buying an old car and replacing the important parts with cheap products so it can work temporarily before he makes a huge sale. Matilda looks shocked and says it's dangerous, but Mr. Wormwood doesn't seem to care. As Matilda accuses him of being a criminal, he sounds pissed and says that he's just smart.

He also insults her and says that there's nothing she can do about how he runs his business. Harry, take your hat off. Matilda seems pissed by this and she decides to put some glue on his hat. Almost immediately, Mrs. Wormwood arrives at the store and mentions that she has just won some money and would like to take her family to an expensive restaurant.

Following this, Matilda gives Mr. Wormwood his hat. And after he wears it, they leave for the restaurant. When they get there, Mr. Wormwood realizes that his hat is stuck to his head. And as his wife tries to help him remove it, Matilda laughs at them. Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood end up embarrassing themselves at the restaurant, and they're unable to take off the hat.

When they arrive home, Mrs. Wormwood eventually removes the hat for her husband. I did not glue my hat to my head, who still seems really pissed. As he mentions that it's time for the family to watch TV, he sees Matilda reading a book, and he angrily collects it from her before ripping out some of the pages.

Matilda doesn't like this, but her dad just grabs her head and forces her to watch the TV. Matilda looks quite uncomfortable, and as she squints, the TV suddenly blows up. Matilda quickly mentions that it wasn't her fault, and her parents look confused as they try to understand what happened to the TV. I'm fed up with all this reading.

The next day, the principal of a school called Crunch Hall, Agatha Trunchbull, visits Mr. Wormwood's store to buy a car. She says she wants a tight car because she runs a tight ship. Mr. Wormwood doesn't understand this, but Trunchbull says her school is a model of discipline. She adds that her motto is to use the rod and beat the child.

Mr. Wormwood seems impressed by this, and he says that he has a good car deal for her because she's an educator. Later that day, Mr. Wormwood returns home and tells Matilda that she's going to school tomorrow. Matilda thanks him for this and he says it's fine. You look like you enjoyed that.

The next day, he drops her off at Crunchham Hall. And even though the school looks rough, Matilda still looks happy. Suddenly, Trunchbull comes out of the building with a whip and starts sending some of the kids to detention. Matilda looks scared and hides in a corner where she bumps into another student named Lavender.

Matilda then asks if Trunchbull is her teacher, but Lavender says she's the principal. A girl named Hortensia eventually sees them in the corner and tells them to come outside before Trunchbull catches them. She doesn't really hit children with that riding crop. After this, Matilda asks if Trunchbull really beats the kids with her whip, but Hortensia says she only uses it to scare them.

She adds that Trunch Bull does worse things and that the previous day she threw a boy out of his class through the window. Matilda asks if the boy is okay and Hortensia says he's still alive. Lavender then mentions that Trunchbull used to be in the Olympics for shot putt, javelin, and hammer throw. Put those off before school tomorrow or I Matilda looks worried and asks if Trunch Bull throws kids around all the time.

Oortensia says it's better than being put in the chokey. And Matilda asks what this is. Hortensia says it's a tall narrow hole in the wall behind a door in Trunch Bull's office. She adds that the walls have broken glass and nails sticking out. As Hortensia says, she has been thrown in there twice, Matilda wonders why she didn't tell her parents.

Hortensia then asks if Matilda's parents would believe something like that. And as she thinks about it, she says that they wouldn't. Suddenly, Trunchbull goes to meet a girl named Amanda to complain about her pigtails. Amanda Thrip. Trunch Bull doesn't seem to like the hairstyle, and she angrily grabs the pigtails and throws Amanda over the fence.

Luckily, Amanda happens to be okay, and the other kids look happy about this. However, Matilda starts wondering if her teacher will be as bad as Trunchbull. When she gets to the class, though, her teacher happens to be a lady named Miss Honey, who is kind and nothing like Trunch Bull. She welcomes Matilda to the class and tells the other students to be kind to her because she's still new.

After this, she starts revising the multiplication tables she taught the kids a while ago. Charles Dickens. She then asks a tough question to see if the kids can try to multiply big numbers. Interestingly, Matilda gets the answer quickly and Honey looks shocked. Matilda then mentions that she learned to multiply big numbers after she read a book last year on mathematics at the library.

Honey realizes that Matilda likes to read, and she asks what books her new student likes. Matilda says she likes all books and that she recently started reading Charles Dickens. Honey looks amazed by this and she tells the kids to do their classwork while she heads out. Tilda, you know how to multiply big numbers.

Following this, she goes to Trunch Bull's office to suggest putting Matilda in a more advanced class. Trunch Bull says she has heard a lot of bad things about Matilda from her father. But Honey mentions that the new student is a bright girl as she insists that Matilda will be happier in an older and advanced class. Trunchbull assumes that Honey is trying to send the new girl away because she can't handle her.

Honey says it's not like that, but Trunchbull mentions that if Matilda can't be handled, she'll be sent to the Chokey. Later that day, Matilda returns from school and tries to tell her mom about her first day, but Mrs. Wormwood ignores her. Much later, Honey shows up at the house and tells Mr.

Wormwood that she wants to talk about Matilda. Mr. Wormwood says his family is watching TV, but Honey tells him that his daughter's education is more important than that. After this, Mr. Wormwood allows her to enter the house, and Honey tells him and his wife that Matilda is a bright girl who could be ready for college in just a few short years.

Mrs. Wormwood says that Matilda can't gain anything from acting intelligent, and Mr. Wormwood adds that he never went to college. That darn thing off and listen to me. as he also mentions that it's no use. Honey realizes that she won't be able to change his mind and she says she's leaving.

Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood don't seem bothered by this and Honey leaves a book for Matilda before she heads out. The next day at school, Trunchbull summons all the students to the hall and calls out a boy named Bruce. She accuses Bruce of stealing her special chocolate cake, but he denies this.

Trunch Bull doesn't believe him and she forces him to eat a big cake. Bruce struggles to do this and as all the students feel sorry for him, Matilda suddenly leads a chant to encourage him. Trunchbull looks pissed by this and she tells them to stop. They don't listen to her. Bruce feels motivated by this and eats all the cake, but Trunchbull doesn't seem satisfied with this.

She then tells all the students that they'll have to stay back in school for five extra hours because they disobeyed her. Many hours later, the school bus drops Matilda outside her house and she sees the FBI agents who are watching a movie inside their car because the cops may be watching the As she enters the house, Mr. Wormwood asks why she's late, and she mentions that Trunch Bull made them wait because someone ate her cake. Mr.

Wormwood thinks she's lying, but Matilda says she isn't. Just then, Mrs. Wormwood tells her husband that he has to start sending his packages to his office. However, Mr. Wormwood says he can't do that because the packages contain fake car parts, which the cops might see if they come to his office.

Matilda mentions that the cops are already watching the house and that they're parked outside. Mr. Wormwood looks shocked by this, but Mrs. Wormwood says they're speedboat salesmen and that she already spoke to them earlier. Matilda insists that they're cops, but Mr. Wormwood doesn't believe this because he thinks his wife is right.

The next day, Matilda and her friends find an amphibian called a noot, and they put it in a glass jar. As they look at it, Trunchbull arrives at school and complains about her bad car. Since it was Matilda's dad who sold it to her, she angrily grabs Matilda and locks her up in the chokei. You're a spitting image.

Shortly after, Honey gets all the students to cover the decorations in the class because Trunchbull is coming to teach them today. Just as Trunch Bull gets there, Lavender puts the noot into a small jar of water on the table. Honey then notices that Matilda isn't in the class, and as she turns to Lavender, she's told that the new girl is in the Chokei. Following this, Honey leaves the class to free Matilda and take her back.

When they return to the classroom, Trunchbull pours some water from the jar into a glass cup. Interestingly, the noot falls into her cup. And as she drinks the water, she sees the students laughing at her. As she wonders what they're laughing at, she sees the n and looks terrified.

She then accuses Matilda of putting the n in her water as payback for throwing her in the chokei. Matilda says she didn't do it, but Trunchbull still threatens to lock her up in the chokey again. She also insults Matilda and says that there's nothing the new girl can do to her. Just then, Matilda keeps staring at the glass cup until it suddenly falls.

I'm telling you, I didn't do it. The noot lands on Trunch Bull's body, and as she tries to get it off, the kids start laughing again. Trunch Bull then accuses Matilda of doing something to the cup, but Honey says it's not possible. Trunch Bull still seems pissed about what happened, and she says she'll be watching the students in the class closely.

After she leaves the class, the students also head out for recess. However, Matilda stays back and tells Honey that she actually did something to Trunch Bull's cup. Honey doesn't understand this, but Matilda says she can prove it. As she then tries to move something with her eyes, nothing happens, and she tells Honey that she's probably tired.

Honey says she understands, and she asks if Matilda would like to come over to her house after school. Matilda says she would like that. And after school closes, she walks home with Honey. On the way, Honey shows her Trunch Bull's house, and Matilda wonders why it has a swing. You're very brave, Miss Honey.

Honey says a girl she knows used to live there. She adds that the girl's life used to be very good until her mother died when she was 2 years old. Her father then invited the girl's mother's stepsister to come and live with them but she turned out to be a mean person who treated the girl badly. Unfortunately, the girl's father died when she was five and it was reported that he killed himself.

Matilda asks why he did something like that and Honey says that no one knows. She adds that the girl in the story eventually found a small cottage and rented it from a farmer before moving out of her wicked aunt's house. Honey then says she wants Matilda to learn a lesson from the story. As Matilda wonders what it is, Honey says that even though Matilda's parents don't appreciate her, she's sure things will be different one day.

After this, Honey takes Matilda to her house, which happens to be a cottage. Matilda then realizes that the story was about Honey, whose aunt is Trunchbull. Honey confirms this and after they enter the cottage, she mentions that she had to leave many things behind at Trunch Bull's house. Would you like some milk?

Yes, please. As Matilda asks what she's talking about, Honey says that the photographs of her parents and a beautiful doll her mom gave her are still inside the house. Matilda asks why she can't just run away. And Honey says she doesn't want to leave the children at the school alone with Trunchbull.

After a while, they leave the cottage and see Trunchbull about to leave her house. Interestingly, there happens to be a cat near her car, and she looks scared of it. Matilda cannot believe this, but Honey says that her aunt is scared of cats because she's very superstitious. Almost immediately, Trunchbull leaves the house, and Matilda suggests going inside to get Honey's doll.

Honey thinks it's dangerous, but Matilda just heads inside. After Honey follows Matilda, she sees her dad's chocolate box and talks about how her dad used to give her chocolates when she was younger. As she says that her aunt never gave them to her after her dad died. Much too good for children.

Matilda tells her to take one, but she refuses to do this because Trunchbull might have counted them. Matilda then goes to look for the doll and Honey forgets to close the chocolate box. Interestingly, Trunchbull's car stops on the way and she starts pushing it back home. When Honey gets to her old room, she sees a picture of her dad, Magnus, and admires it while saying that he used to call her Bumblebee.

Matilda also looks at the picture and says that she doesn't think Magnus killed himself. Honey agrees and they both wonder if Trunchbull killed Magnus. After they find the doll, Trunchbull returns home and calls Mr. Wormwood to complain about her car. Honey and Matilda look scared and find a place to hide.

But as Trunch Bull sees the open chocolate box, she realizes that there's someone inside the house. Despite her attempts to find the person who broke in, Honey and Matilda managed to avoid getting caught. They eventually escape from the house without being seen, and Matilda says they can wait for Trunch Bull to leave again before they return to get the doll. [screaming] Honey doesn't like this idea, but Matilda says she was only joking. Honey then tells Matilda not to enter the house again, and she says she won't.

Later that night, Matilda arrives home and sees the FBI agents talking to her mom, who still thinks they're speedboat salesman. Matilda says they're cops, but Mrs. Wormwood doesn't believe this. Suddenly, Mr. Wormwood arrives home and looks annoyed when he sees the two men in his house.

After he sends them away, Matilda tells him that they're cops, but he doesn't believe her. As he then starts yelling at her, Matilda realizes that it's triggering her powers to work. She then encourages him to continue yelling at her. And as he does this, she manages to close the door without touching it.

After this, Matilda figures out how to use her powers and she starts doing different things. The next day, after she uses her powers to prepare her cereal and feed herself, they gave Matilda the key to her power. She sees the FBI agents going to the garage to check one of her dad's packages. After moving the box a few times so they won't grab it, she accuses them of breaking the law by searching her house without a warrant as she says they could lose their jobs and end up in a federal prison.

The agents tell her that her dad will soon be arrested. One of them also says she'll be sent to a federal orphanage and as she seems pissed, she uses her powers to move their car so they can run after it. Later that night, Matilda gets ready to leave the house and Michael asks where she's going. Matilda doesn't tell him anything and as he throws a carrot at her, she uses her powers to control it before sending it back to him.

Michael looks shocked by this, but Matilda just leaves the house. She then goes to Trunch Bull's house and climbs the roof of the garage near Honey's old room so she can get the doll. After pulling the doll to herself, Matilda gets down from the roof and loses her hair ribbon in the process. She then sneakily takes two chocolates from the chocolate box before scaring Trunchbull by making the house look haunted.

Isn't nearly as important as what you choose to do with it. She also throws Trunch Bull's big picture frame into the fireplace and puts up Magnus's own. Trunch Bull thinks the house is really haunted. And as she runs outside, Matilda laughs at her before leaving. However, before Trunchbull drives away, Matilda's ribbon flies onto the car door.

Trunchbull then realizes that one of the students at her school was responsible for what happened at the house. The next day at school, Matilda shows Honey the doll and the chocolate she took from Trunch Bull's house. As Honey looks happy, Trunch Bull arrives and says that she'll be teaching Honey's class today. Honey looks scared because she thinks Trunchbull has figured out that the doll is missing.

Matilda doesn't seem bothered by this and she asks what Honey's dad used to call her. Honey says it's Bumblebee and Matilda asks what he used to call Trunch Bull. As Honey says it's Agatha, Matilda tells her teacher not to be worried because everything is under control. Honey still looks scared and says that Matilda shouldn't have gone to the house again.

Inside. Matilda says she did everything from outside the house with her powers, but Honey doesn't believe this. Matilda then shows Honey her powers and the teacher looks shocked. Almost immediately, Trunchbull shows up and tells all the students to form a line across the room. She then accuses one of them of coming to her house the previous night.

As she shows them the ribbon, Honey looks scared and decides to take the blame for it. However, Trunch Bull grabs her hand and threatens to break it if she doesn't stay silent. Honey doesn't seem scared anymore, and she tells Trunchbull that she's no longer a child. Just then, Matilda uses her powers to mess with the window blinds before lifting a chalk and writing a message on the board.

Interestingly, Trunchbull sees that the message is from Magnus, who orders her to give Honey his house and money. It also ends with a warning for her to leave town before Magnus's ghost comes to get her. Trunchbull looks scared, and Matilda controls a chalkboard eraser to hit the principal several times. No, no, not Miss Trunch, please.

Trunchbull eventually falls to the ground. But as she stands up, she throws one of the kids out of the window. However, Matilda saves the boy and makes him fly back into the classroom. Trunch Bull looks shocked by this and as she lands on a globe, Matilda spins it a few times. Trunch Bull seems pissed and nearly attacks Lavender, but Matilda uses her powers to help her friend fly up to hold on to a bar.

Trunch Bull then ends up breaking the door and falling to the ground again. This time the kids decide to retaliate for everything she has done to them and they start throwing different things at her. Shortly after she runs out of the building and eventually escapes. Much later, Honey takes back her house and becomes the principal of Cruncham Hall.

One day while she's eating at her house with Matilda, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood show up to take their daughter. Interestingly, it turns out that the FBI agents are now looking for Mr. Wormwood and he's planning to leave the country and relocate to Guam for their daughter. Matilda says she doesn't want to go because she'd like to stay with Honey.

Her parents don't think Honey wants her, but Matilda's new principal says she does. As Matilda tells Honey to adopt her, Mr. Wormwood says he doesn't have time for all the legalities. However, Matilda says she already has the adoption papers in her school bag. As she brings them out of her bag, her mom looks shocked and asks where she got them.

Matilda then says she was able to draft it after she saw a sample in a book she took from the library a long time ago. Mrs. Wormwood cannot believe this, and she asks what her husband thinks. Before he responds, Michael immediately mentions that he would like to be an only child again.

Mr. Wormwood then asks what his wife suggests, and she says she'll sign the papers. After this, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood sign the adoption papers and leave the house before the cops can catch them cuz children never wanted to leave. Matilda then hugs Honey and looks happy to have someone who genuinely cares about her.

Honey also looks pleased and they both head into the house to start living together as mother and daughter. After being born into a family that doesn't care about her, Matilda meets a teacher named Honey who has a lot in common with her. As they grow close, Matilda discovers that she has powers and she uses them to help Honey punish her wicked aunt. Honey then regains her house and wealth and just before Matilda's parents take Matilda out of the country, the teacher decides to adopt her.

In this story, we learn that genuine care can come from anyone and not just your