Watching *MATILDA* Made Me Realize This Is A TRUE Horror Film...

[@BillyBinges]

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[@-surfer-]

Hi billy

[@2429Ryanspeer]

hey Billy how are you doing?

[@illyanam1842]

I loved this movie as a child because it finally showed a super smart child who knows how to do what needs doing while having fun doing it. #Bingers ▪Sleeping Beauty Not only is it fun but tells who Maleficent really is: the Mistress of Evil 🧙🏻‍♀️🐲 (PLEASE watch before the other 2 movies as they totally change her character) ▪Jurassic Park movies Cause dinosaurs are cool 🦕 🦖 ▪The Original Jumanji Tells where the game originally came from & has Robin Williams in it! ▪The Original Star Wars Trilogy 4 A New Hope, 5 The Empire Strikes Back & 6 Return of the Jedi ▪Addams Family & Addams Family Values Not the new ones but the ones from the '90s ▪Die Hard Cause it's awesome. 😎

[@tonzyjc]

Top 3 of my fav movies as a child. Still love it as an adult. It's comfort 🙌🏾 I remember going ti the video store with my mum to rent it. My top 3. 1. The Parent Trap 2. It takes two 3. Matilda

[@katiejohnson7726]

Thanks for your service billy Veterans Day is on November 11, 2022. What part military you were in?

[@armandb7804]

In contrast with how they treated matilda as a character, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman treated Mara Wilson incredibly well as her mom was dying of cancer. DeVito even made sure her mom was shown a rough cut of what they had filmed before she had died

[@jessicashive3836]

I didn’t know that detail. Thanks for sharing

[@awphooey2u519]

@@jessicashive3836 they even offered to adopt her at one point. I beleive.

[@okayfloatstudios3097]

@@awphooey2u519 um idk about that one. Mara still had a great dad raising her & later on a step mom. Who she likes very much lol Danny & Rhea acted like honorary godparents they never tried to be her actual parents.

[@conisuarez1]

@@awphooey2u519 I read that too, but I think it was more like a figurative thing, it's said that Dany and his wife "adopted" her while they were shooting the movie, because they literally have her with them at all times wherever they go, she stayed at their house, they would help her with school and everything! They really took care of her like parents during those months.

[@stringbeankween]

I recently learned this when I rewatched it and omg, my heart 😭😭😭

[@STEELOOFFICIAL]

as they say: "every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child."

[@imahotmess872]

EXACTLY

[@okoala62]

Ooh so true! 😭

[@fitzytail896]

Amen to that!

[@pemanilnoob]

You wouldn’t be a parent if you didn’t have a child

[@Sci_pher]

@@pemanilnoob🤦‍♂️

[@RaquellyReacts]

Fun facts 1. They are married in real life. 2. Danny and his wife took the actress in who played Matilda because her mom was in the hospital. 3. She was super nervous dancing so cast and crew had to dance behind the camera for her. 4. They recreated some of the scenes with the original cast! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYSpeGyqib5_a6c

[@UrGuRlTjL]

I couldn’t help but cry my eyes out as they redid the scenes.

[@julsenn91]

Married legally but are technically separated and have been for about 5 years now

[@okayfloatstudios3097]

@Benjamin Eckles Yea this is the original song they used while filming but later had to replace the song in editing because of copyright troubles. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pV61mph9prujrJI

[@ashleydowney1222]

Her mom had cancer and later died

[@Narra0002]

That’s so nice

[@carissamacdonald2915]

The crazy thing is that the actress who plays Ms. Trunchbull also played Aunt Marge in the Harry Potters. Even knowing it’s the same person, she is barely recognizable between the two roles.

[@raining_trees]

I HAD NO IDEA!!! I'm a potter head and i love the 3rd movie, how did i never notice this?!?! What an incredible actress

[@snowbird1381]

I have to go rewatch the film now

[@ropemuse]

holy crap it is her, how did I never pick this!

[@marybethgoeggel4658]

And then Sister Evangelina in Call the Midwife.

[@StephJournals]

@@marybethgoeggel4658 omg I immediately noticed her in HP but how did sister Evangelina escape me?? one of my favorite characters!

[@nancyomalley6286]

They didn't adopt Matilda-She's their biological child! Harry was just seeing her through the window that dads would see their kids through at the hospital

[@snowbird1381]

I remember being so confused about that cause the mom did not even look like she gave birth. She’s strutting like she’s on a runway.

[@ashleydowney1222]

Billy doesn't pay attention that well. He has said that he has a short attention span.

[@ashleydowney1222]

@@snowbird1381 Some women don't look like they have given birth at all.

[@alyshaharper8730]

@@ashleydowney1222 I envy all women who had an uncomplicated birth.

[@melindamercier6811]

@@rydbthatsme nah, this isn’t one of billy’s jokes. He literally just didn’t realize. 😂

[@loupgarou95]

I literally never realized her dad was mad because her book was titled Moby Dick and he took offense to the dick part. I always thought he just thought all books were bad lol.

[@codyclaeys2008]

It's a good thing she never told her father her who her fav author is

[@kunglaoshat1250]

I didn’t catch that joke until I rewatched as an adult. As a kid it totally flew over my head 😂

[@HlootooThunderhammer]

Same! I just rewatched the movie and caught that part. Which is kinda funny coming from a shady guy like him. Guess even he has standards?

[@gftyhify]

In the original book (which takes place in the U.K. not the USA) he tears up ‘the red pony’ by John Steinbeck and his reason for doing so is because according to the book version of Mr Wormwood ‘if it’s by an American it’s certain to be filth. That’s all they write about’

[@sersastark]

Matilda wasn't adopted. she's biological. She just got dressed before she left the birthing suite. lol

[@BlackGirlMarvel]

Been looking for this comment lol Thank you!!

[@skjones1109]

And they talk about how much it costs to have a baby and they say there not paying it

[@taylorcarmen5336]

We loved it because Matilda wins. We like to think that if we are kind and smart we can beat powerful cruelty. Neil Gaiman the author of Coraline was asked why he tells dark stories for kids. He said "Children know that dragons exist. They need to know dragons can be beaten."

[@videohistory722]

"Never apologize for raising dragon slayers in a time where there's actual dragons."

[@XxXxZzZzZman]

@@videohistory722 Bruh i crack up every time he says “When i was a little children”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 like he kept saying it

[@videohistory722]

Another big difference from the book: at the end of the book, Matilda actually does lose her abilities. As it turned out, she was only able to do so because she wasn't being academically challenged in Miss Honeys class, so her brain had to make up for it somehow. But that all stopped once she was transferred to a higher, more appropriate grade, because now for the first time in her life, she's actually struggling, instead of having her smarts go to waste.

[@marammaaroufi6093]

you, stranger, as of today, right NOW..at 20 years old, just ruined my childhood

[@videohistory722]

@@marammaaroufi6093 pal, you watched this as a kid and had all of the messed up stuff go right over your head. Your childhood was ALREADY ruined! And come on! It a Roald Dahl book! That's on you!

[@brittx537]

@@marammaaroufi6093 🤣🤣🤣

[@snowbird1381]

Long time since I’ve read the book. I’d love to see what Matilda would be like as an adult. I imagine like a Rory Gilmore, going to an Ivy League school or something.

[@shibasissarkar3340]

@@marammaaroufi6093 me a person who read the book first as a kid...........

[@tamlynferreira8288]

Miss Honey is the reason I'm studying an Education Degree. She made it seem like such a chilled job. Can't say teaching young children is how it is in this movie sadly. Teaching children is tiring but still rewarding.

[@BillyBinges]

I really couldn’t imagine being a teacher today. Thank you for your service cause lord knows I couldn’t do it! ❤️❤️

[@oooh19]

itd be different teaching the older kids lol

[@SliceofCheese42]

Yeah me two

[@lulolie]

I mean at least your boss ain’t threatening to break your arm cus you were nice to a kid

[@lulolie]

But yeah thank you for all you do

[@videohistory722]

Mara Wilson was actually really nervous about dancing on the table, so Danny Devito got the whole cast to dance behind the camera with her.

[@JaakuSan]

When the Trunchbull is introduced in the book they explain she gets away with all this stuff BECAUSE it’s so extreme. Nobody believes the kids.

[@Mylifeartwork14]

True if I heard this I be like Uhmm is that true

[@videohistory722]

The cake scene: obviously the kid didn't actually eat all of it, but he still did have to eat a lot of it. In fact after they finally finished, he got sick to his stomach. I think what they basically did was have 4 to 5 different cakes, each with more cake missing, to make it look like he'd been eating it.

[@snowbird1381]

Knowing how food scenes work, bet there was a throw up bucket with him. Ironically many actors hate food scenes because of how much they have to eat for the retakes.

[@jebVlogs556]

@@snowbird1381 idk about the kid who played as Bruce (but that scene was so disheartening cruel) of course Bruce had an opinion and that was his right to say "My moms was better." In fact, he should've stated "it is better." cause no way he was passing up her food..

[@DarkFaeCosplay]

@@jjcymbolic full house behind the scenes. The Olsen twins suffered a lot maybe the food scenes they enjoyed but I think that it

[@videohistory722]

Miss Honeys house is very different from the book. The main difference being that there is literally nothing in there besides a small camping stove, and two wooden boxes. Matilda didn't decide to help her just to get justice for Miss Honeys father. She also did it because Miss Honey needed serious help. There's a whole bit that mentions that the Trunchbull told her that now that she's an adult, she has to start paying her back for everything she did for her. The only money she had was a pound a week. The Trunchbull made her sign a paper that would redirect all of her paycheck directly into her bank. ...only now do I realize in all likelihood the Trunchbull did that because the fathers will was ironclad, in that Miss Honey got everything after he passed, and she couldn't touch it. So she stole Miss Honeys salary.

[@huashohan7197]

didn't miss honey also live off of bread and margarine in the book

[@videohistory722]

@@huashohan7197 yeah she did. Though she also said she got a free meal from the school lunch she said really helped keep her going the rest of the day.

[@fitzytail896]

@@huashohan7197 I miss eating bread w/ margarine when I was young...

[@jasminelake8413]

Why is it just now occurring to me that Danny Devito also did the voice over? That's crazy! I always thought about how nice and calm the voice over was and how loud and horrible her family was. That's hilarious.

[@LaPrincesaRealx]

I didn’t realize till just now either 😂😂

[@Miyanoai14]

I didn’t realize it for years either (before this but still many years after i first saw it)

[@mercyinreach7849]

As a kid I grew up in an abusive household so this movie was comforting to me because it made me believe life could get better, that there was a chance for me. I lived vicariously through Matilda. Unfortunately I didn't get out anywhere near as early as she did, but, things are better now.

[@waterdragon55]

I am thankful tht u r out of tht household praying for u

[@mercyinreach7849]

@@waterdragon55 Thank you darlin'!

[@RitsychServare]

"When I was a little CHILDREN" Billy, how many were you? There was only ONE of me when I was little 🤣🤣🤣

[@That_gloss_boss]

He’s jokin babes😂

[@CanaryLeo]

I experienced something pretty traumatic over the weekend and this was my comfort movie as a kid so the fact that you're reacting to this really is making me feel a lot better

[@ambriaashley3383]

I am really sorry that happened. How awful. Are you in a safe place now? ❤

[@furubaprincessyuki18]

Best wishes to you and I hope you are ok. ❤️

[@miniwolfsbane2407]

So sorry that happened. Hope things are better now and that you're safe and taken care of.♥

[@dawb86]

So good to see caring/considerate people giving support here. @justme, hope everything irons itself out. take care. 🙏❤

[@egendary6811]

I hope ur okay luv

[@kykutie686]

I totally get why you thought she was adopted. Like how could they treat their own flesh and blood that way right? But they did 😂

[@ms.purple9695]

Was looking for a comment, he got me confused loll

[@destinyswanigan1854]

Swear I started to second guess myself on that fact

[@jonasrule101]

Here's the comment I was looking for hahaha

[@denisenewton5107]

I have to admit I was looking for this too.

[@ren.x]

i thought it as a kid for while too

[@brinagotsued]

I think I loved Matilda because it showed me that adults aren't always right, the principle got her comeuppance and Matilda and miss Honey got a happy ending. Edit: and because I loved books and reading and used reading as a way to escape abusive family members too.

[@YaZ-h7l]

Fun fact: the actress that plays Ms. Trunchbull also plays Mr. Dursley’s rude sister in Harry Potter and the Prisioner of Azkaban. She’s the aunt that gets blown up like a balloon in the beginning of the movie, the one with the bulldog.

[@maddiedoesntkno]

Miss Pam cant catch a break with these magic kids😂🙈

[@royalkthv]

“your mommy is A TWIT” 😂i’m sorry but that line and how she delivers it is hilarious

[@visenya8]

I used to have a math teacher that gave me nightmares, she was borderline mentally abusive. Luckily she retired after one year, and the math teacher that came as her replacement was my all-time favorite, best teacher ever. I started liking math for real thanks to him. :D

[@sarahgracecornell9917]

The comfort is in seeing children rise above abuse. I was basically bullied in school and seeing a kid find a way to bring justice to those around her doing wrong to others on her own after trying to involve others and she Won.

[@memyselfandi7782]

Can we talk about the backstage MVP here. These librarian woman who encouraged her love for reading and even suggested that she get a library card so she can read from the safety of her home. I hope she didn't pass in the film. We don't see her again bedside that scene

[@christhornycroft3686]

Loved this movie as a kid. The early - mid 90s were the best era for kids movies. If you haven't seen My Girl or The Sandlot, you're missing out for kids movies. They're absolute classics that really understand kid logic.

[@forestcatkay14]

Oh god those two films are nostalgia that will hit you in the gut and heart. Especially My Girl I can only watch that movie once every five years.

[@gloryuh]

Ooh. My Girl. You have to watch that one. #bingers

[@lloydanderson1660]

@@NoThankUBeQuiet the 2 movies mentioned were made in the 90's ,pal

[@Uta_Chandra.H]

Klasky Csupo productions could've made a comeback if they used what's left of Roald Dahl's children books. Doesn't have to be a movie but a short series😁

[@christinagallegos1310]

Hey Billy, I happen to work in libraries and have some answers for you. Why does no one question Matilda? It's part of our privacy policy, we don't ask for personal info unless needed. Our job is to help people navigate their information needs regardless of age or interest. When it comes to children we acknowledge their right for privacy and freedom to learn, independent from that of their parents. In fact, I have not seen or met the parents of over half the children I interact with.

[@BillyBinges]

Well that is a very interesting fact! Wow I understand now.

[@oooh19]

yea children are people too

[@videohistory722]

First off: at the time they filmed this, they actually were husband and wife. So what they did for the hat scene was put on a harness under the suit he's wearing, that connects to the hat, so when she tries to pull it off, he's holding it on with his whole body. So when you see her cutting the hat off in the next scene, she's actually cutting the wires from the harness off of the hat. The shot of the mom backflipping off the table wasn't her, it was a stunt double. And as for the cream tarts, what they did was set up miniature catapult seesaws, put a tart on one end on them, and essentially send them flying.

[@aliyahpulido953]

2:39 "Send Me On My Way" is living rent-free in my head because the first Ice Age movie put it there, and its place in my head was just cemented with Matilda as well. I watched both of these movies on repeat as a child, so there's why. It totally deserves it, though, it's a great road trip song!

[@victoriac4317]

They really did a great job with Miss Trunchbull. She looks exactly like the illustration in the book.

[@marcusblackwell2372]

Fun fact: Roald Dahl, writer of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (book) wrote the book version of Matilda (yes. It was a picture book. I was surprised as well)

[@rayray8542]

You didn’t know?😭

[@leiaelkins5656]

In the book, it explains that Miss Phelps (the librarian) thought about talking to the Wormwoods, but eventually decided she didn't want to get involved, it wasn't her business. The way a lot of people feel when casually noticing abuse. In the musical, every time Miss Phelps brings up her family, Matilda either lies or changes the subject.

[@dawb86]

'Matilda' was like the PG-rated children's comedic version of 'Carrie.'

[@codyclaeys2008]

Mrs trunchbull being Carries Mom and her closet is the chokey

[@tamurmur]

Are you REALLY a fan if you never tried to manifest telekinetic powers to be like miss ma'am? On another note, I give that "I'm big, you're little" speech to any and everyone who can hear 😂

[@Just_thatnerd]

Matilda wasn’t adopted by the parents at the beginning , they gave birth to her.

[@shylilkitten88]

Tbh I think her being adopted would make more sense. There ain’t no way that Mathilda’s mom would leave the hospital looking like that after she just gave birth

[@MsPandacakes]

@@shylilkitten88 I was fully dressed in jeans the day after I gave birth. Also went shopping for dinner same day I was released from the hospital.

[@Miyanoai14]

@@shylilkitten88 but then why adopt her in the first place if they clearly didn’t want her? (And then adopt her out to someone else?)

[@Ashak2001]

@@Miyanoai14 they give monthly money to the parents to take care of the child. They might have taken the money and neglected Matilda

[@chelseaperry9131]

The way I tried to move things with my mind like Matilda when I was a little children. I really thought I was going to activate my powers

[@eliocosmos]

25:48 I’ve been to that house, it’s used a lot in movies like Hocus Pocus and Scream 2. It’s in California (Pasadena I think?) But it’s behind a fence.

[@crystaladams8214]

My nephews dad screamed at my nephew because he bought a book in Spanish so that his dad (only speaks Spanish) child read to him. He then screamed at him for having books at all. My sister and him are divorced. Thank goodness. When we found out, she filed for full custody of the kids. The kids have a good support system with their aunts, uncles, and grandparents. For example my husband reads with him, writes music with him, and told him he can teach him to dance like MJ like him. Also I grew up with a narcissist mom who was broken because of her up bringing. my sister, brother and I got therapy and promised to try to have our kids have a better future. I know you didn't ask but this movie helped us get over some of the rough times. 🧡

[@radioactive_moose]

All of Roald Dahl stories are pretty much horror. Wonka has the same formula of a Slasher film and even has the crazy guy who warns you.

[@agenttheater5]

5:52 She did and Matilda told her her parents don't really care what she does, but Mrs phelps just decided that it was best not to get involved with other peoples children. I think that's why she suggested that Matilda get a library card so that she wouldn't have to cross a busy high way and crowded streets by herself every day, guess she figured that would be safer for her. Of course the counterargument would be that if Matilda continues to go to the library every day she'll be under constant adult supervision

[@redned1799]

This author also wrote James and the Giant Peach. James lived with two abusive aunts. They were killed by the peach 🍑. We love stories like this as children. We love tales that reek with gore. We love extremes of good and bad behavior because it’s easy to recognize as children. We love evil characters because they always get what they deserve. The goodies always get rewarded.

[@tjg813]

You should try watching The Witches (1990 version) It’s also based on a Dahl book. So is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl wrote in a way that was scary but really satisfying for kids to read. It showed that kids have a lot of power, even if they’re frightened.

[@codyclaeys2008]

and so is James and the Giant Peach took me years to figure out that was NOT a Tim Burton film lol

[@LeticiaGomes-dn8mt]

Can you do the Parent Trap? Every time I see Matilda I immediately remember of the Parent Trap, they go hand in hand in my mind haha #Bingers

[@yehudisfriedman8459]

I think the reason kids love this movie so much- I know I did- is that it gives us something evil to stand against that’s not based on misunderstandings like most school stories. People want to see a full hero’s tale with a villain they love to hate, most little kids find it harder to appreciate stories with more than one side to things.

[@jasminelake8413]

This was my favorite movie as a kid mainly because I liked reading as much as Matilda and would have to bring multiple bags to carry out all the books I checked out from the library lol

[@jayem7208]

Same 😊 fellow book worm here 😀

[@alyshaharper8730]

I am a bookworm as well, when I have time. Lately all the books I've been reading have lots of pictures and not so much story.

[@hevxhev]

Sameee I was constantly reading in class and wanted to work in the library so bad as a teen lol

[@Cheersbabe91]

Ms Trunchball also played the fat, mean aunt in Harry Potter, that Harry blew up and she floated away.

[@kassandragoldstein4661]

I feel like Ronald Dahl and Don Bluth exist on the same creative beliefs. Don Bluth said something along the lines of you can show children the worst sides of life in media as long as it ends in a happy ending. Ronald Dahl’s books always feel that way to me.

[@madeleinereads]

I loved the book and the movie “Matilda” when I was a kid. I looked up to Matilda, and I still do. I was inspired by her intelligence, love for reading, and telekinetic powers (who doesn’t want that?). I wanted to be smart like her and fight injustice as she did. Plus, Miss Honey is one of my educational inspirations.

[@lloydanderson1660]

Matilda is a witch

[@kateiannacone2698]

Kids movies in the 80s and 90s seemed to always painted adults as either evil or incompetent, but always had one exception who was decent to the kids. Miss Honey, in this case.

[@chidivids2005]

In the books, they mentioned that their parents never do anything because they don't believe them. That's why Ms Trunchbull makes her punishments ad insane as possible

[@holidayhammond6934]

billy saying “when I was a little children” throughout the whole video is so funny to me loll

[@DeltaInTheRain]

"He called that girl Malinda" like you wouldn't have called her that too at some point

[@BillyBinges]

Leave me alone 😂

[@DeltaInTheRain]

Lmao, but when you just be knowin everyone it's kinda hard to remember names

[@ZARiNA851]

Are we not gonna talk about Billy saying: “I can make her make the Winnie the Pooh noise. OoooOOOhhh” And the “They bouta’ run a choo choo🎶” I screamed!😭😭😭😭 Pirates of the Caribbean #Bingers

[@LadyKataNova]

I truly connected with this film when i was a little girl. i experienced bullying in school and neglect at home so reading all kinds of books helped me overcome all the bad stuff happening around me, and I actually had a superpower which was my memory. I could easily memorize an entire book after reading it twice. Teachers chose me to give speeches all the time and i received a lot of diplomas for being a top student. Sadly, i lost my fantastic memory during high school, and reading became a task more than a fun activity. I still read a lot but can't retain new information. It's a shame. 🥺

[@crystaladams8214]

When I ran away from home, I was taken in by a mentor from high school. After I graduated I lived with a teacher who helped me get out of the abusive household I lived in. Thanks to people like them I have a better life. Thank God for amazing teachers and mentors. 🧡

[@melissaisloud7404]

We watched this film as little kids so our parents could point to Matilda’s parents and Miss Trunchbull and say “you could have it worse” when we 90s kids were being little brats and had to be chastised. 😝

[@beatrizf.quintaldosanjos7313]

Man, you said you never saw anyone so upset about someone reading a book.... when I was 13 my friend's mother PROHIBIRED her to read, I remember when she told my mum that my friend was reading too much... That was also the end of our friendship cause I'd lend her some of my books and her mother found out 🤡👍 There are so many crazy people out there, believe me

[@ItsLexy]

As a little girl I wanted so bad to be Matilda(those psychic powers never came in sadly) so I gotta say... How dare you put this out on a day I can't watch it lol 😆 I'm gonna come back to give you my view later but I'll drop the like now, hate to miss out on the live chat. Billy when are we gonna do Carrie (1976)? #bingers That's just like this film, with a few small differences 😈

[@katwebbxo]

Same lol and yes to Carrie! ❤

[@Pokemon32961]

YESS CARRIE PLEASE

[@itsjamieokay2645]

Yesss! I was hoping someone would suggest it!!

[@leticiatuti3171]

Yess Carrie

[@misskarahlouise]

I loved this movie as a kid and I still do. It’s kind of scarier than kids movies that come out now, I must have become jaded lol

[@TheSuperNats]

That cake scene HAUNTS me to this day and I’m 30 and saw this as a child.

[@shylilkitten88]

Drinking game: take a shot every time billy says “little children”

[@marybethgoeggel4658]

Easy there, Satan. No need to burst people’s bladders. 🙃

[@vegetaouji333]

Another Fun Fact: Ms Trunchbull is Harry's auntie that he blew up in the 3rd movie.

[@SuburbanSavage]

Fun fact: Pam Ferris (Miss Trunchbull) also played Aunt Marge in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."

[@chelseaperry9131]

This movie had little me stressed. Could feel the trauma through my tv like dang lol

[@dustercat21]

My teachers or principals werent necessarily mean but they definitely overreacted. My principal in middle school punished me when I was the one that got beat up and made to bleed. I was suspended in-school which basically meant I had an all day study hall for three days and I wasnt allowed to socialize. I didnt do anything.

[@noquarterzz9788]

Hey Billy, just wanted to say that you're videos just keep getting better and better. The editing, the background, the cartoon at the beginning. These little details are bringing you to the top. Quick fast and in a hurry. Much love

[@BillyBinges]

Thank you so much this means a lot ❤️

[@Samus7000]

My first grade teacher was a nightmare. We could only go to the bathroom during recess, she always yelled at us, and I felt like she hated me. Actually, my 2nd grade teacher was awful too. I remember it vividly: I was trying to spell “said” but kept putting “sayed”. We had to turn in the paper to go to recess. She looked at my paper, and told me it was wrong and to change it. She never corrected me. So I kept doing it again wrong and giving it back, and she said “No. Do it again.” I don’t remember how many times I did it until I got it right. Once she also shamed me in front of the whole class because she was giving out paper for coloring, and it was all different colors(they were darkish colored paper, blue, purple, green etc). She was going around asking each student what color they wanted. I remember thinking, if I get a colored paper, anything I draw won’t stand out as nicely as on a light colored paper. So when she got to me, I asked for peach. She said “PEACH?! You get nothing.” And she went on giving everyone else their papers. She eventually gave me a white piece of paper, but since then I fucking hated her.

[@Regmuslima]

I'm sorry that happened to you

[@averymerrick]

Acclaimed Flop: The movie was not a box office success, but was received very well by critics and audiences for staying true to the book. It gained a bigger audience on video and on television.

[@annemusk6609]

Loved this movie as a child don't think I have seen it as an adult. The songs are bops. Newborn everyone is born but we are not all the same we are unique in our in way good and sometimes bad which makes us all special . Thanx for doing this Billy enjoy 💕🧡

[@kerryodonnell2036]

I’ve been at the library every day for the last 10+ years. But then, I am a librarian. 😁😂 The “you are not alone” quote from this book/movie is in my work email signature. And yeah, if our staff saw the same little kid every day with no parents / caregivers we would probably ask some questions. Shoutout to all my fellow book readers out there! 📚📚📚❤️ Keep doing what you do, Billy! It’s great and so much fun to watch.

[@shekeliasmith5103]

😁😁😁

[@michelle6337]

This movie and Charmed had my 10-year old-self walking around squinting at everything trying to move things with my mind.

[@angel-zq6or]

Awwww im so glad you decided to watch this it holds a special place in my heart ❤️

[@amy-jl6fx]

I vividly remember as a child having to leave the room anytime this film was on. miss trunchbull & the chokey scared me SO much. I only saw the film all the way through as an adult bc I was too scared before😭

[@matchaqueen6541]

This movie scared me so badly as a kid but I still loved it

[@brain_dead6877]

When I was a kid I didn't get the "whoever painted that must've had a strong stomach" line. I just thought the person painted it while holding the canvas with their stomach lol

[@johnfake548]

She isnt adopted, as far as I know. That is their actual flesh in blood in the story.

[@BillyBinges]

Yeah I really thought see was adopted 😂

[@potatololita2072]

Finally I’ve been requesting this for months

[@maevalongchamp4063]

I had an "educator" in high school that I was terrified of. It seemed like every year she had a new position, so no matter my year she was around. She was a muscular white woman who refused to wear sleeves. She once made the entire senior class spend the night doing boot camp in our gym. We all wanted to rebel but... like... her arms.

[@haleyweirdwolf]

I love this movie , i was always obsessed with growing up from home, school and nights at the hostpial. Matilda , madeline, stuart little, annie with coral burnett, old yellower and go go gadget.

[@nalabrown7765]

As a parent anytime i buy myself a snack or candy my daughter can’t have I always say “much too good for children in my head” lol 😂 also “you wanted cake you got cake now eat it” anytime someone does something Ik isn’t going to work out 😂

[@shallowtruth1002]

lool. Matilda wasn't adopted in that first scene, it was her coming home from the hospital

[@YSO992]

I lived in fear of my elementary school principal. It was a Catholic school. We all did. She wasn't Ms. Trunchbull bad but it wasn't that far off. Even the parents couldn't stand her but she was a nun so she got away with a lot.

[@meggzilla009]

this is the first time I've ever watched with water.... usually I just yell "NO" at you when you tell me to drink water.

[@UniqueLove32]

I purposely say "as a little children" instead of 'little kid' bc it annoys the mess out of my hubby 😅😅😅

[@BillyBinges]

Why you do my guy like that? 😂

[@bridgetosawaru7188]

“ And go brush ya teeth too. I know you didn’t,ya nasty you just got out of bed with ya crusty mouth” GOT ME ROLLING ON THE FLOOR💅💅💅💅💅💅💅💅

[@tybrown7112]

I went to the library today. As a nanny, I try to turn every one of my kids into little Matildas 🤣 but without the abuse and neglect.

[@rw3031]

You've never seen someone get in trouble for reading? Lol i was so antisocial as a kid all i did was read. During summer break my mom came into my room, took my book, shoved me outside, and locked the door. 😂😂😂 I was also the kid that would try to read books when we went out to eat too.

[@jireh1638]

Thank you as always❤️ I know you probably get tired of me saying it. I hope you enjoy the rest of your week.

[@Entxq_]

The parents didn’t adopt Matilda I’m pretty sure those are her biological parents 😭😭

[@miya8915]

me: *washing the dishes while watching* billie: go drink the water me: *drink the dish water*

[@averymerrick]

Approval of God: Notably one of the few adaptations of his work the Dahl Estate ever approved of, as getting the approval of his widow was necessary just to get the movie made. She loved the script to the point of not even having any notes or changes.

[@DisneyDiva93]

Personally, I loved this movie because: 1- when I first saw it, I was Matilda's age and loved to read. 2- I thought her powers were just too cool! 3- I wanted to grow up and be a teacher like Ms. Honey because I've always loved kids....skip to present day and I am Ms. Honey to my preschoolers. 4- I've always been a fan of Danny Devitto. Fun Fact: My sixth grade Reading teacher is related by marriage to Ronald Dahl who wrote Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate, James and the Giant Peach, etc. You can imagine just how excited and shocked I was to hear that my first day in my homeroom and first class of middle school lol

[@agenttheater5]

11:46 But that's the point. A child comes home and says the principle hit them with a riding crop, that's illegal and they'll believe that child. But a child comes home and says the principle throw a boy out the window for snacking in class and locks kids up in a narrow cupboard with nails and glass sticking in? That's too much, it's verging on the ridiculous, no parent would believe their children if they told them that. That's why Trunchball is allowed to continue to treat them like that, no one would believe that she did it. We never find out how she got that job int he first place, the book literally just describes it as "a mystery".

[@Evieteresa]

Neat fact: In the scene where Miss Trunchbull is hunting down Matilda and Miss Honey the chandelier that falls is back in place in a later scene.

[@diyab1056]

Your intro warmed my heart today, felt extra genuine

[@buebunny]

Spent the first three minutes going: that's their natural-born baby, not adopted! This was very fun.

[@TheJeannag]

Billy anytime people kiss: Eeuuuuhhhhhhhh yuck Billy when they don't: They don't even love each other X'D X'D X'D I love this channel lmfao

[@katwebbxo]

This one never gets old. Always a good watch. 💕 Btw love the shirt!

[@Mybestieisemma10]

I love your videos billy, you are my comfort character when im feeling sad or down