we had SO MUCH FUN watching *MATILDA*!! (Movie Reaction/Commentary)

[@ReelTimeYT]

FULL WATCHALONG TO THIS MOVIE: www.patreon.com/posts/matilda-1996-113-103764330 EARLY ACCESS MOVIE REACTIONS: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2: www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-train-2-2-104204328 CHALLENGERS: www.patreon.com/ReelTimeYT

[@melissacampbell2648]

You referenced Harry Potter with Brucey. The actress playing Trunchbull played Aunt Marge, Vernon Dursley's sister in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie, lol.

[@hypnotherapy69]

Moby Dick is not lovely its a book about starvation,murder and canibalism XD

[@heddadybvadskog-nebb5603]

Danny devito pretty much did everything on this movie: starred, narrated, produced and directed it. But most importantly him and his wife (who also plays his wife in themovie!) took care of Mara (matilda) as her mother was in hospice dying of cancer as the movie was shot. Danny even got an advanced copy of the film so Mara's mother could see it before she died, which she eventually went on to do 4 months before the movie released. He also dedicated the movie to her.

[@sserenity13]

Oh my gosh, as someone who grew up with this movie this is wild. I never knew that, love Danny Devito.

[@jathanblake]

Wow thanks for this insight.. this is heartfelt

[@bz5883]

Wow I had no clue

[@gerawallstar3487]

They don't call this "A Danny Devito Film" for nothing.

[@ag9953]

Such a nice man.

[@ambersmith1018]

“These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.” This movie meant so much to me as a lonely little girl who escaped into fiction.

[@PurpleSunset82]

Actulally, till 3th grade I didn't read - at all. But my mother "tricked" me.... She showed me some "tapes" that I would like to hear for bedtime stories to hear (of 3 ???) The next time we got to the(childrens-) library my mum introduced me to the books and from that time on - I've been hooked...

[@thegirlwholovesmusic]

I was the same but my jam was A little Princess 👸

[@a-bittersweet-tragedy0203]

same

[@ExcitedBlini-ng6jq]

Same I love reading 📖 ❤

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Both of you crushing on Miss Honey is too adorable.

[@withxoutxlife]

She is gorgeous, so its understandable. 😅

[@PurpleSunset82]

I think everyone who is watching this for the first time no matter the gender or prefences is "in love with Miss Honey"!!!!!!!!!!!! Coming from a straight 43year old woman....

[@habitsrabbit]

Of Course! You'd have to be crazy not to crush on miss honey! She's not only very beautiful but she's also very caring and nurturing ☺️

[@jrgrimm6091]

"You were born into a family that doesn't always appreciate you. But one day, things are going to be very different." I, a 22 year old man, cry everytime I hear this

[@DelRayDesi]

I, a 35 year old, cry to this & a few other scenes in this movie 🥲🤗🤩

[@chrisannlewis8767]

fun fact about the scene where she’s dancing with the appliances, the actress was super shy to dance alone so the crew and the set workers (i think) all danced with her 🫶🏿so sweet 💕

[@taylornusteling8692]

That's so wholesome. 💗💖

[@chrisannlewis8767]

@@taylornusteling8692 ikr🥹💕

[@_-.RAVEN.-_]

Danny and his wife were saints to Mara! Took care of her while her mom was passing of cancer....

[@promisemochi]

yes!! also during her little dancing scene with her powers, mara was really self-conscious about dancing alone on the set so danny had everyone behind the camera dancing along with her so she wouldn't feel so alone! its so sweet, the comfort and lengths he went to for her

[@aly1541]

​@@promisemochiI remember reading about that and being happily surprised cause as a kid I always wondered "why does she look not into this dance scene" But it makes sense

[@vitamins00]

the look of horror on robs face when bryce was telling the story of the van that used to pull up on him lol

[@salliejones6002]

I was just about to say this! LOL

[@KrystalAnn0688]

Literally how a serial killer would get me 😂 a van full of books I mean…ok, I’ll get in lol

[@salliejones6002]

@@KrystalAnn0688 Fair LOL

[@aniyiajeanee7431]

Had me crying 😅

[@saintkelso]

To this day I still say “much too good for children” when my cat is begging me for human food

[@chrisannlewis8767]

bruh😂

[@brandonj7458]

Psssh I say it to my niece and nephew all the time with anything i have that they come skipping around for 😂😆

[@JulianoHuerta]

SO DO I!! hahah!

[@kdog4587]

Me and my sister still shout 'fibers fused to the head!!' at each other and now my mum's taught my 4 year old 'your mummy is a twit!!!' hahaha oh this film ❤❤

[@tyler.osborn]

I genuinely lol’d at this comment 😂😂😂

[@hakunamarada]

Funny that you mentioned Harry Potter. Ms. Trunchbull also played Marge Dursley in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

[@midoripickle1945]

OMG that just blew my mind

[@samwetherhold08]

And as we just arrived at crunchem hall, he mentioned a boy under the stairs too!

[@BlackGirlMarvel]

I was gonna comment this. She plays this type of character so well

[@commanderkorra3316]

Only found that out about a month ago lol, did not recognize her at all which is crazy.

[@marybethgoeggel4658]

And she was Sister Evangeline in Call The Midwife.

[@sebastian-oq9be]

As a kid who grew up w a verbally abusive dad, this movie was always a comfort for me, helping me realize that found family was the most important thing & that everything would be ok someday

[@xejelah]

Danny Devito directed, narrated, and starred in this. The woman playing his wife is his wife in real life. In the books, Matilda loses her powers after being adopted by Miss Honey. Her powers came through rage and strife. She was happy with Miss Honey, so she no longer had access to her powers.

[@TheblondeKrista]

Watching it back is a totally different experience. The whole “fantasy” is just the world from a child’s perspective. When you’re 3 feet tall being tossed above someone over 6ft is basically flying. The power adults have, “I’m smart, you’re dumb, I’m big, your little” is basically what every kid hears when they are being bossed around. Your favorite teacher is like an adoptive parent. Stories are magic before you fully grasp the difference between fiction and non fiction.

[@drewmaidment2685]

Roald Dahl wrote the best books, I still read them now and then as an adult, and they're still really good

[@applepie3276]

It seriously never felt like a fantasy when I would watch as a child!! So crazy

[@iris-xo]

@@applepie3276right watching this as adult it’s such a different experience, as a kid it’s more like how we see the world.

[@Blaze5x5x5]

"The whole "fantasy" is just the world from a child perspective." I mean... Besides the main fantasy aspect of the literal psychic powers. Miss Honey sees it. It's definitely not just a perspective thing.

[@matthewevan5699]

"What's a Xerox?" - Damn, that hit me hard.

[@kimzwolinski9919]

Me too 😭😂

[@tammyparsons5656]

Yes. 😂 same.

[@kenllixx]

same 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SweetSlytherinGirl-Jennifer]

😭 Feeling old.

[@ibuprofriends]

i gotta go lay down after that one 😂😂

[@starsalignedits]

when rob leans his head on his hand, the poster behind him makes it look like he has little devil horns & it's so cute 😭💗

[@kemipue]

I kept seeing this, too!

[@claudiacuilbheir1182]

I'm 33 yo and I still cry when every student is cheering for Bruce 😭 I love a good cameraderie scene!

[@auntvesuvi3872]

'Miss Honey' is portrayed by Embeth Davidtz. She also co-stars alongside Robin Williams in the sci-fi/drama/comedy/romance BICENTENNIAL MAN (1999) and I *highly* recommend it.

[@NaldoLewis-gw4gw]

She gave a brilliant dramatic performance in Schindler's list

[@christhornycroft3686]

Her performance here is great, but you can hear her fighting her South African accent. It actually works for the character. She sounds like she’s over-enunciating, but she’s a K-3 teacher, so it works.

[@juliafloreshernandez6854]

She also stars in schindlers list

[@sproductionsinc]

She was a big crush for us little millennial lesbians as well when this came out 😍

[@auntvesuvi3872]

@@sproductionsinc 🥂

[@jagger1218]

Man I loved this movie when I was a kid. Haven’t seen this gem in a while. Little fun fact: the actress who played Trunchbull also played Marge Dursley in Harry Potter (Vernon’s sister). Which is why she sounds British.

[@hurricanejackee]

What I found interesting is in addition to directing, narrating, and starring in it Danny Devito and his wife Rhea Perlman (played Matilda's mom) took on parental roles for Mara Wilson (Matilda) during filming. Mara's mom was battling cancer and wasn't going to make it to the film's release. Danny, being a wonderful gem of a human, arranged a private screening ahead of the theatrical release so she could see the film before she died. Mara came out with an autobiography where she talks about it and how wonderful Danny and Rhea were to her during that time.

[@mxnrique]

funny enough, Bryce, in the movie musical (based on the Broadway Musical) on Netflix, Matilda’s library IS a mobile Library.

[@veroq774]

"What's xerox?" - omg that made me feel so old 😂😅

[@laurenjohnson5941]

This movie is based on a Roald Dahl novel that my big sister used to read to me when we were little. Sitting on her top bunk, chewing on ice cubes, trying not to hit my head on the ceiling, with my sister doing silly voices for her narration are *core memories* for me. She read me The Witches, the BFG, Matilda, and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (all books written by Dahl). Our own home situation pretty much sucked, and it wasn't until much later that I found out she was also going through something really bad - but even with all that going on, she was lovely to me , which is crazy to think back on because she's only 3 years older than me. Roald Dahl books are nice for kids because the narrative usually makes its child characters the most rational, while the adults are either the aggressors or ineffectual. that might've sounded sad on a reread ? but fr I love this movie and it reminds me of how great my big sister is!

[@esclad]

The actress who plays Miss Trunchbull is Pam Ferris. A great British actress who starred in an award-winning series called 'The Darling Buds of May'. She is one of the sweetest, nicest people ever & a national treasure. She looks totally different in this movie and was a complete shock to British audience's who simply couldn't believe it was her

[@Me-wk3ix]

She was also in Harry Potter :-)

[@esclad]

@@Me-wk3ix I've not seen them ;)

[@jazz730]

51 minutes of rob falling in love with miss honey 😂😊❤

[@hiddenjemstone2582]

And he’s real bc me too

[@BrittPopka]

“I feel like I can feel her hot breath on me.” 😂 literally was thinking the same thing.

[@justsomeKy]

"Did you ever have a van come around"- HUH?- " like a mobile library" Oh! Still a truly wild event Bryce 😂.

[@V_4_Versace]

Lol I don’t know where they live but during the pandemic my local library (and many others) started to waive all fees, no matter how old the book was and they were actually giving prizes for the oldest returned books, so he might want to look into that if he still has any and give back to his library haha

[@ashleyh7073]

I remember mobile libraries but we never had one lol

[@RS-bn1ty]

I liked his “every grade” comment after having a crush on teachers 😂

[@RS-bn1ty]

@@V_4_VersaceI still have a book from high school I never returned called the templars cause my teacher said it was similar to assassins creed, it’s been like 13 years 😂

[@V_4_Versace]

@@RS-bn1ty lol well at least it sounds like you read it 😭

[@CutenessNChaos]

The trunchbull actress is actually the sweetest person, but she plays the Villain so well. Ms Honey was a lot of people's first crush 😊

[@PurpleSunset82]

I love how at the end the mother actually stopped and asked if that is what Matilda really wants..... It shows that at some point the mum cares for Matilda at some point in time.....

[@a.g.demada5263]

And that's only proper of the movie. In the book, the parents show no regrets of giving her to Miss Honey and it's the brother who waves at her

[@Megan-u1g]

I don't know if you caught on at the end but the mom and dad were in a rush to move because the cops were after them. You can hear police sirens in the distance during that whole end scene.

[@sserenity13]

I’m 27 now but I have very fond memories of my big brother and I watching this during our annual summer beach trips to our grandparents’ condo in Maryland. It’s the most nostalgic movie for me and I still love it.

[@gh0ulgirl]

this is one of the few movies that my grandma owned and i went to her house every sunday growing up so i’ve seen this movie like 1,000 times, its so many people’s childhood! it’s definitely a rite of passage to have a crush on miss honey too lol.

[@seventeenette]

danny devito also directed the film so I think it’s why he was the narrator. this is one of my favourite 90s childhood comfort films. miss honey is one of my fav teacher characters ever.

[@meinm3575]

It just hit me now. Did he call her *bumblebee* because their lastname was Honey.

[@taniar523]

An absolute childhood favourite. I watched this so many times as a kid.

[@espionage6]

“Did you ever have that van come around?” I was like “Yeah, this sounds like a story that ends in jail time.” lol

[@Itzezyyyy]

Bryce imagining his niece getting swung by her pigtails has me cackling in sadness

[@slideforsanrio3629]

This is literally my favorite movie of all time. When I was literally Matilda's age, I would watch this AT LEAST twice a week for 2 years STRAIGHT. Whenever I wanna put a movie on now, my parents can tell by the sequence of opening credits as well as Matilda's baby eyes that it is THIS MOVIE I put on. XDDD

[@JordiVanderwaal]

As someone who was adopted and always felt like the odd one out*, this movie had a special place in my heart growing up. And as someone who loves magic in movies (or shows, or games), I just love this movie to this day. *not only because of being adopted; I was just the shy gay kid, who also happened to be adopted and "new" to every class xD

[@jaydock1]

Love how Rob immediately had a crush on Miss Honey lol, one of us!

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

The chocolate bit always reminds me of my great uncle Andy. We used to go on walks in the forest near where I grew up. When I was feeling tired he would say “that tree over there is a magic tree. Tap it 3 times with a stick and say “magic tree, magic tree have you got a treat for me?” and then a chocolate bar or something would fall from the branches.” He could have just handed us the snacks but instead he made it magical for us throwing the treats up into the trees 🥰

[@xollyxolly3234]

It took me 20 years to realize that the narrator was Danny Devito. I also didnt know that he directed this movie and that he and his wife were so kind to Mara and everyone. I love this movie.

[@McRino1]

Zuff hitting his head in 8th grade would explain a lot regarding his logical leaps in reactions 😅

[@chrisannlewis8767]

trunchbull being able to detect the smell of kids was crazzyyy bro😭😭😭😭😭

[@elizabethlynch6544]

Mara Wilson who played Matilda, voices a teacher in the 1st episode of Helluva Boss. There was a reference to Miss Honey, "don't forget to work on your times tables."

[@jaycakes123]

Matilda played by Mara Wilson did an interview a few years ago explaining about the Chokee and how it was legitimately a man-made hole in the wall and there was definitely broken glass in there and everything. She said it smelled like rotten eggs, and when they did the scenes she would hold her breath😂

[@Yourstrulyava]

I absolutely love Miss Honey, she has such a kind and soothing energy.❤

[@cheyenne9646]

Agreed, she's always been my favorite character.

[@jillmayer9501]

I watched this movie so much as a kid. I admittedly had a family that was borderline trashy so I always wished I had a Miss Honey that would come along and adopt me lol

[@ratibababury1844]

Your faces when Matilda's Parents and Miss Trunchbull would do insane things were just priceless 😂

[@ScooterSkillsYolo]

Here in the UK, every kid grows up reading Roald Dahl books. Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate factory, fantastic mr fox to name a few, but this film in particular is such a feel good classic that always brings a tear to my eye. All the behind the scenes shit with Danny devito is cute af btw, the more you learn about the Matilda production, the more you love the movie, trust

[@drewmaidment2685]

Most Americans don't know Roald Dahl, I think their equivalent is Dr.Seuss

[@ISoWin4eva]

@@drewmaidment2685 I really don't believe that's true that "most Americans don't know Roald Dahl" considering that every library, school library I've visited has his books. The movies are big and remain standard to the fact that Dahl Day has been promoted by publishers even in the recent past. I know educators are likely to pair his books with the movie when they are able. Dahl is readily available here; box sets are found in every store imaginable and even in most school book fair vendors. Dahl is classic. As an educator, I've seen his biographical articles in most, if not all, of our nationwide school and public library databases. If someone has never heard of Roald Dahl, they even know his books and not the author's name; someone was likely "not a big reader" or they didn't like that kind of genre or fiction as a whole. I see these categories every year. That being said, we're all prone to miss something that others may consider "common knowledge", but Dahl isn't likely to be in that category for most Americans. In fact, this being the end of the school year for most schools in the US, I bet students will hear about his books for summer reading, read/have read-alouds for some of his short stories or watch one of the movies over the next few weeks or so. I know one of public library that has the rights to show Wonka so, of course, they will promote him, because his works stand the test of time.

[@ElleKayGee]

@@drewmaidment2685yes we do, at least when I was a child most people knew his books where I lived.

[@ElleKayGee]

I live in Northern California and Roald Dahl was a known name during my childhood. My favorite was James and the Giant Peach. I think almost all of his children’s books are movies, so that helped with recognition as well.

[@greendiamondglow]

​@@drewmaidment2685Um... he's part of the curriculum in a lot of schools. I'm pretty sure I had to read Mr. Fox the same year I had to read Sarah, Plain and Tall.

[@aohara01]

The fact that neither of ya'll had seen this previously shook me but also made me excited to see a first time reaction! Loved it, thank you both! Hope Zuff is having got time.

[@Tadpoli]

God I grew up with this movie. I can still recite it word for word in my sleep lmao. This was such a comfort movie for me, and growing up with a verbally abusive parent, I realized later why. I've also always loved reading so much, so seeing another character who utilizes books and reading as their main form of escapism just made me love both reading and the movie more! I even made everyone watch it at my like 8th birthday party 😂So glad you guys watched it!! Lil fun fact, while filming the sequence where Matilda is dancing in the room after finally unlocking her powers, Mara Wilson was shy and too embarrassed to dance by herself around the room, so Danny DeVito made literally everyone behind the cameras dance with her so she wasn't alone! Even the camera people were tapping their feet along with her. He really took care of her on this set while filming. I've seen a bunch of other comments sharing that so I won't get into that side of it, but it's just really cool how much he cared for her.

[@a.g.demada5263]

That's cute

[@fablethewolf825]

I think pancakes were such a big deal when we were kids because they took time to make, and most kids have working parents who don't have time or energy to actually cook breakfast every morning, so it's more about having something more interesting than cold cereal and toaster waffles. Anything more elaborate than eggs on toast was a big occasion in my house growing up.

[@HiThereLove16]

I was a Matilda lol I was about her age when it came out, and I knew back then it was all a metaphor - so I strived to be just like Matilda and find my magic so I could one day become a Ms. Honey. And I did! I’m so glad y’all watched this and liked it.

[@Goldilocks94]

This was one of my absolute favourites as a kid. I used to tape playing cards to a string and then tape them to the ceiling fan in my parents room to recreate the scene when she finally learns how to use her powers. I asked Santa for powers one year. The nostalgia! 🤩

[@dandavids769]

I remember in the book it was because Matilda had so much extra unused brain power that her powers developed but after miss honey adopted her and really gave her an appropriate education her powers went away.

[@maggiemccauslin1084]

Pam Farris who plays Mrs. Trunchbull was actually super nice to the children off set but as soon as the camera rolled she acted like her character to them... if you watch the behind the scenes when she throws Jaqueline (the girl who plays Amanda) she actually runs over to make sure she's okay... I love seeing super nice people in real life play roles like this...

[@wastelandlegocheem]

The choky straight up being an ACTUAL midevil torture device is the most surreal part of this rohl dahl movie

[@jl5574]

Dying at “[trunchbull]’s unstoppable… she should be an Avenger.”

[@angelagraves865]

I loved Roald Dahl books when I was a kid. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Danny the Champion of the World, so many good stories.

[@kyleenglot9184]

Matilda is based on a book written by the Author Roald Dahl who's fiction books are always very bizarre and have a strange world vibe. He also made books like James and the Giant Peach. All his books have specific themes to them.

[@teets.x]

loool the films based off of the book Matilda by British author Roald Dahl (same guy that wrote Charlie and the chocolate factory) that’s why it’s British 🤣

[@HickoryDickory86]

I did get to watch this as a kid... and I had the BIGGEST crush on Miss Honey. But that aside, I loved this movie. The magical element of everything is always turned up to 11 when viewed through a child's eyes, and this movie was no exception. But the story behind it is even better when you learn how wonderful Danny and Rhea are as people. They became a second family to Mara (Matilda) during production, as her mom was undergoing treatment for cancer and eventually passed away. The complete opposites of their characters in the film, they are two caring, loving human beings.

[@KyleSportsman]

every time i see chocolate cake i think of this movie .. this is an all time classic

[@ANicole079]

This book was my favorite as a child who also spent so much time in libraries in search of books. Saw this movie for my birthday when it came out so it’s a core memory. The Matilda musical is good too hopefully you guys give it a watch

[@dandavids769]

Bryce just unlocked a memory with the library van holy crap

[@Itzezyyyy]

You can literally see Rob falling for Ms. Honey as soon as she’s introduced 😂 but who didn’t have a crush on Ms. Honey, let’s be fr lmaoo

[@sebastianandres8781]

Please react to : - *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993) Robin Williams & Mara Wilson ''MATILDA'' - *Bicentennial Man* (1999) Robin Williams & Embeth Davidtz ''MISS HONEY''

[@Ravine777]

I love this movie. I’m glad you guys reacted to it. As a kid I wanted her powers.

[@ddavisgaming]

All of you (Zach when he's here) are all unintentionally hilarious. I wish I had friends like you 😂

[@commandixnostalgia2321]

To answer your question,Danny's Devito produced and directed the movie. It was based on the book of the same name.

[@YvonneBeard-zh5uw]

Danny Devito and Rea Perlman actually husband and wife have been for years even before this movie...one of my favorite Hollywood couples

[@nickfergy1611]

Bruce Bogtrotter is in the Wedding Singer. He's at a Bar Mitzvah and Drew Barrymore has to pick someone to dance with, she picks him because he mentioned to Sandler that he's a loser and the girls wouldn't pick someone like him 🙃🙃🙃

[@ashleyvillarreal4895]

In case you haven’t been told Agatha Trunchbull is the aunt that gets blown up in Harry Potter prisoner of Azkaban

[@RS-bn1ty]

Oh my gosh, that’s right! She looks so different lol

[@theduckthief]

My understanding was Devito narrated the movie because he also directed it. Just made it easier if they didn't have to find someone else to narrate.

[@sc1338]

And by the end he saw Matilda was a great child

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

18:20 the little head shake and then, every year 😂🤣

[@tanyamurphy19]

Every time the boys say "Miss Honey," all I hear is that part in Beyoncé's "Pure/Honey." 😂

[@lilytaylor1292]

Yup. I can't hear "Miss Honey" quite the same after that song came out 😂

[@margaritakmp]

bryce, i think the word you were looking for was "bookmobile" lmao

[@TheSoulwriter88]

I need to get me a man that looks at me the way Rob looks at Miss Honey. 😂😂

[@halloweenlivesforever2227]

Oh also Pam Ferris. Who played miss Trunchbull, was also in the third Harry Potter film, she played Aunt Marge in the beginning

[@aaizaasghar3000]

NO F WAY THATS HER 😮😮😮😮

[@darlingdannid]

miss trunchbull is british as a nod to the roald dahl book this movie is based on. the movie takes place in the US but the book is set in the UK. i'm pretty sure the book includes a line about "stupid americans" so it's very funny that danny devito ran with that angle for the movie.

[@LaydyDivine]

Ms. Honey was amazing! I wish you guys could watch "Simple Wish" with Martin Short and the same girl who played Matilda. It's similar to this but fun.

[@Seb4041]

I have this on VHS, literally one of my favourite movies!! Btw Robs arms looks great!! 👍

[@wondersaiyan]

'What's a Xerox?" -The moment I felt my bones turn to dust from old age lol

[@Makeupvine]

Fun fact: Danny DeVito is married (I think still is??) to the actress who plays his wife in this movie!

[@jainthorne4136]

Rhea Perlman

[@Makeupvine]

@@jainthorne4136 thank you!!!

[@RenataKaleah]

They’re actually separated since 2017 but still on good terms

[@Makeupvine]

@@RenataKaleah ahhh thanks for letting us know!

[@LosAnggraito]

"Whats xerox?" holy shit ive never felt so old lmao

[@Pip8448]

In the book, after she moves in with Miss Honey she loses her powers because she's so much happier that she can't even connect with her memories of the terrible things of her younger self.

[@a.g.demada5263]

No, she loses them because she's moved in a class for olders kids with her level of smartness and has to concentrate even more than before

[@julissavalencia1751]

This movie has such a special place in my heart, it was my little sisters favorite movie and she would always ask me to watch it with her. I would since I only got to see her every other weekend so this movie reminds me of really good memories of us when we were kids☺️

[@Alex-m1p9z]

As bad as her parents were, they gave her the gift of independence and resilience, none of the other kids stood up to Trunchbull like she did.

[@ThePsywren]

12:37 I read Hamlet for the first time in second grade. I was taking a break from YA/Urban fiction. And Matilda was like a hero to me. Reading was like a superpower to me in large part because of this novel and film.

[@floppsymoppsy5969]

"What is this movie? This woman just abuses children."... welcome to the storytelling of Roald Dahl. Dark sh*t but great. I love the 90s version of his book Witches.

[@Makeupvine]

aw I remember growing up watching this movie. so fun to go down memory lane.

[@phillipchoate550]

"did you ever have that van come around" me: ice cream truck?

[@kmoney9110]

Literally one of my favorite childhood movies🔥and till this day I will still fight the principal😂

[@rodgill9376]

Man… rewatching this movie with you guys reminded me of just how much I hated the adults but Ms. Honey and the librarian who helped Matilda with her library books. Matilda’s family is just the absolute WORSE people! Also Mrs. Trunchbull used to scare the shit out of us 90’s babies. Build like a full on powerlifter/bodybuilder too. That infamous scene of Matilda and Ms. Honey running away from her was one of the most intense scenes ever. Matilda hiding under that table was such an IQ+ move on her end. Man… they don’t make movies like this anymore sadly. I love that it’s funny when its appropriate but has an important and thought provoking messages for children without insulting their intelligence.

[@majemwe]

Rita Pearlman and Danny Devito really parented her because while she was filming this movie her mother was in the hospital dying of cancer

[@diarmuidwalsh7359]

Ms Trunchbull : "Bruce Bogtrotter" Bryce: "That's a Harry Potter name if I've ever heard one" Me: "No, that's a Roald Dahl name"

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My house had a mobile library go by it too, I dont know what it was actually called but I called it the 'bookmobile' 😅

[@batool2000rox]

If you guys wanna see danny devito even younger, I recommend "when one flew over the cuckoo's nest" (1975) with jack nicholson and louise fletcher

[@blister9366]

Miss honey also goes on to adopt a lil fella called Stuart Little too. 🐁

[@taniar523]

Matilda is British! The actress who plays Miss Trunchbull is Welsh. She also played Aunt Marge from Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban.