Entertainment Weekly, 12/20/1996, p.84, "...An ideal rental for the legions of kids..." -- Rating: B+
Chicago Sun-Times, 08/02/1996, p.33, "...Darkly comic....MATILDA doesn't condescend to children, it doesn't sentimentalize, and as a result it feels heartfelt and sincere. It's funny too..."
Variety, 08/05/1996, "...A delightfully twisted fairy tale that artfully juggles broad tom-foolery and sly drollery, along with a generous serving of sight gags enhanced by special effects..."
Released theatrically in the USA August 2, 1996.
Color by Technicolor; in SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound).
Additional cast: Pam Ferris (Agatha Trunchbull); Kira Spencer Hesser (Hortensia); Kiami Davael (Lavender).
Additional credits: Sharon Alshams, Andrew Neskormomny (set design); Chris Watts (visual effects supervisor).
Copyright 1996 Tristar Pictures, Inc.
"There is nothing you can't get from a book that you can't get from television faster!" -- Mr. Wormwood to his daughter Matilda (Danny DeVito to Mara Wilson)
DVD Features:
Region 1 Encoding
Keep Case
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Dolby Digital 2.0 - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Featurettes - 1. MAKING 'MATILDA'
2. MATILDA'S MOVIE MAGIC
3. A CHILD'S GUIDE TO GOOD MANNERS
4. ESCAPE TO THE LIBRARY
Interactive Features:
Matilda's Read-Along
Classroom Games
The Spelling Bee & The Math Game
A Truly Terrible Test
Make Magic With Matilda
Terrify the Trunch-bull
Get Rid of Mrs. Trunchbull! - Trivia Game
Text/Photo Galleries:
MATILDA Character Gallery
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 De Vito who also stars as Matilda's insensitive father.