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In 2012, Matilda was ranked number 30 among all-time best children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a US monthly. [2] Time magazine named Matilda in its list of the "100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time". [3] In 2012, Matilda Wormwood appeared on a Royal Mail commemorative postage stamp. [4]
Matilda is a 1996 American fantasy comedy film co-produced and directed by Danny DeVito from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.
Matilda Wormwood, also known by her adoptive name Matilda Honey, is the title character of the bestselling 1988 children's novel Matilda by Roald Dahl.She is a highly precocious five and a half (six and a half in the 1996 film) year old girl who has a passion for reading books.
All versions of Matilda—the 1988 novel, the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito, ... The 1996 film is the only version of Matilda that takes place in the U.S., in suburban California.
Matilda (1996): Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! “No matter how much I’m enjoying a slice of chocolate cake , I still get vivid flashbacks of that one gut-churning scene in Matilda .
The movie was based on Roald Dahl's classic book of the same name, and told the story of Matilda, a genius little girl who has special magical powers. Photo cred: Getty
Matilda's father takes out his career frustration on Matilda, so she puts superglue around the rim of his hat. At school, Matilda is told of Miss Trunchbull's cruel punishments, including the Chokey: a tiny cupboard lined with sharp objects in which she locks disobedient children for hours ("The Chokey Chant"). Miss Honey meets Mrs Wormwood and ...
And while many fans remember the story of a bright young girl with secret telekinetic powers who enrolls in a school run by a tyrannical headteacher from Danny DeVito's 1996 Matilda film, the ...