Stars: Mara Wilson, Danny De Vito, Rhea Perlman, Pam Ferris, Embeth Davidtz, Pee-Wee Herman, Tracey Walter, Pee-Wee Herman, R.D. Robb, Jon Lovitz, Jon Lovitz

Director: Danny De Vito

Summary: A special child with special powers is ignored by her parents, who bundle her off to a dreary boarding school. There, she puts her amazing powers to good use.

A young girl with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge overcomes her parents' disapproval and forms a lasting bond with a sensitive teacher, ultimately discovering her own special abilities. Adapted from the novel by Roald Dahl, and directed by Danny DeVito who also stars as Matilda's insensitive father.

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Danny DeVito's adaptation of the Roald Dahl book for children is mostly just fine, helped along quite a bit by the charming performance of Mara Wilson (Mrs Doubtfire) as the eponymous young Matilda, a brilliant girl neglected by her stupid, self-involved parents (DeVito and Rhea Perlman). Ignored at home, Matilda escapes into a world of reading, exercising her mind so much she develops telekinetic powers. Good thing, too: sent off to a school headed by a cruel principal, Matilda needs all the help she can get. DeVito takes a highly stylized approach that is sometimes reminiscent of Barry Sonnenfeld (director of Get Shorty, a DeVito production), and his judgement is not the best in some matters, such as letting the comic-scary sequences involving the principal go on too long. But much of the film is delightful and funny.--Tom Keogh

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menu Screens, Chapter Selection
Subtitles:	Cantonese, Czech, English, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian
Year:	1996
Release Date:	May 26, 1998
Runtime:	94 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 94512
Keywords:	Comedy, General, Wide, Screen, Matilda
Genre:	Comedy