Matilda (1996) Edit

A book? What do you want a book for?

A bright child?

A carbuncle, a blister, a festering pustule of malignant ooze.

A child came to my house.

A frog! A frog! A frog!

A girl does not get anywhere by acting intelligent.

A girl I know used to live in that house. Her life was good and happy.

A loving family.

A porcupine's heart beats 300 times a minute.

A really strong stomach.

A. CHILDREN: Agatha...

Aah!

According to a constitutional law book I read in the library,

Actually, it's about the new girl in my class, Miss Trunchbull,

Actually, it's about the new girl in my class, Miss Trunchbull,

Adopt me, Miss Honey. You can adopt me.

Adopt me, Miss Honey. You can adopt me.

After all, she was a very smart kid.

After supper, he'd take a chocolate, cut it in half,

Agatha Trunchbull, principal, Crunchem Hall Elementary School.

AGENT BILL: The kind with food and teeny weeny cockroaches.

AGENT BILL: You've been taping all week.

AGENT BOB: Aren't you supposed to be in school, young lady?

AGENT BOB: What do you say?

AGENT BOB: You know how to use it?

Ah, I knew it!

Ah! It's a snake. It's a snake!

Aha!

Ahh, fresh meat.

Algebra and geography. Hold on a minute.

All grownups get scared, just like children.

All right, come in. Get this over with.

All right, come on. Here. Turn around.

All right, everyone,

All right, here. Let's roll.

All right, I need to think. Let's see.

All right, that's enough. Let's get sticky!

All right.

All right. HARRY: Quick!

All right. The first car your brilliant father sold cost $320.

All right. We've been working on our two times tables.

All you have to do is sign them. I'll be an only child again.

Am I wrong'? I'm never wrong.

Amanda Thripp.

And a beautiful doll my mother gave me with a china face.

And as bad as things were before, that's how good they became.

And asked her father for something she desperately wanted.

And ate my personal snack!

And children.

And devoured one book after another.

And especially you.

And expensive. $9.25 for a bar of soap?

And flowers and swings.

And he needed someone to look after things at home,

And he threw it up in the air

And he'd always give me the bigger half.

And her money.

And here. Okay.

And hold the newt.

And I have character.

And I never understood you, not one little bit.

And isn't wearing one today?

And it was the most scrumptious cake in the entire world.

And Julius Rottwinkle ate

And Matilda found, to her great surprise,

And Matilda never had to use her powers again.

And right now,

And she covered it in honeysuckle, and she planted hundreds of wildflowers

And she decided to have as much of it as possible.

And she moved out of her wicked aunt's house and she finally got her freedom.

And the fourth cost $1100.

And the good of those putrescent little children!

And then you could take books home

And there's nothing you can do about it.

And there's nothing you can do about it.

And thereby introduced a revolutionary idea

And we both just swam in it like we were on The Million Dollar Sticky.

And what Matilda had in mind was nothing short of heroic.

And worst of all, when the girl was 5, her father died.

And you are slaving away teaching snot nosed children their ABC's.

And you know where you'll end up? In a federal orphanage.

And you will not leave this platform until you have consumed the entire confection!

And you wouldn't have to walk here every day.

Any children who object will go straight into the choky

Any packages come today?

Are you a pig, Amanda? No, Miss Trunchbull.

Are you being smart with me?

Are you hearing this, Harry?

Are you in this family?

Are you in this family?

Are you okay?

Are you ready to get sticky with Mickey?

Aunt Trunchbull.

Babies!

Babies!

Babyface, I'm starved!

Back, back, back, back!

Because I'm big and you're small, and I'm right and you're wrong.

Because she's a spectacularly wonderful child, and I love her.

Because the cops may be watching the office.

Because we're going to review everything that we've learned so far.

Besides, even if you didn't do it, I'm gonna punish you

Black cats. She's very superstitious.

Bonjour. This way, please.

BOY 2: Chalk. GIRL 2: The blinds.

BOY: She wouldn't give him cake.

BOY: Yes, Miss Trunchbull. TRUNCHBULL: Miss Honey.

Bruce Bogtrotter.

BRUCE: It's the Trunch.

Bummer.

Bunch of hippies and cesspool salesmen. Ha ha ha.

Burns is hurt. He's on the ropes, ladies and gentlemen.

But But?!

But for those idiots out there who don't know how to play, here's how it goes.

But her life was not as simple and beautiful as it seemed.

But I know a child came.

But if you do know an answer, just raise your hand. Okay?

But it was precisely Harry's ranting and raving

But Matilda was about to discover that she could be her own friend.

But not everyone is born the same.

But now Matilda had bigger fish to fry,

But one day, things are gonna be very different.

But that takes time, equipment, money.

But the feds like to test the ingenuity of the American businessman.

But then

But they were not really very nice people.

But we're going on a permanent vacation.

But you'll hurt Cook's feelings.

Bye, Mom. Get out of here.

Bye. Ciao.

Cake. Chocolate cake.

Can you answer me that?

Can you service me? HARRY: In a manner of speaking, yes.

Can you spell?

Can't you see I'm in the middle of an important phone call?

Can't you sell good cars, Dad?

Charles Dickens. I could read him every day.

Check it if you don't believe me.

CHILDREN: Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! Bruce!

CHILDREN: Good morning, Miss Trunchbull.

CHILDREN: Mrs. F F I

CHILDREN: Yes, Miss Trunchbull. Sir.

Choky? HORTENSIA: Yeah, the choky.

Choky? Teach you a lesson.

Close the door.

College! I didn't go to college. I don't know anybody who did.

Come here. Come on. Lissy Doll, come on.

Come on, everybody! I'm taking you all to Café Le Ritz.

Come on, let's go.

Come on, let's go. Guam?

Come on, over there.

Come on, tip over. Tip over, glass.

Come on.

Come on.

Come out and fight like a man!

Confess!

Could you get her workbook for her, please?

Could you repeat the last one ? $10,265.

Dad? What do you want?

Daddy's not gonna be in the auto business anymore.

Dearest pie, how old is Matilda? Four

Definitely.

Definitely. Isn't that dangerous?

Did we sell some cars today, honeydew?

Did we!

Did what? I made the glass tip over.

Did you act alone, or did you have accomplices?

Did you know that the heart of a mouse beats at the rate of 650 times a minute?

Didn't you tell your parents? HORTENSIA: They didn't believe me.

Dinnertime is family time. What is this trash you're reading?

Dip face!

Do any of you recognize...

Do I allow pigs in my school?

Do you agree, Miss Honey?

Do you deny it?

Do you know why I told you this? No.

Do you like that show?

Do you make money? Do you have a job?

Does that mean I can get that new TV?

Don't eat it.

Don't even breathe loudly.

Don't make me wait.

Don't sneer at educated people, Mr. Wormwood.

Don't speak unless you're spoken to. Don't laugh. Don't smile.

Double bingo, huh? Ooh.

Each got what they had always wanted:

Enjoy it.

Especially when the FBI gets involved.

Every morning, Matilda's brother, Michael, went to school.

Everything, but lately I've been reading Darles Chickens.

Ew, ew, ew. Ew, ew, ew!

Excellent! You've been practicing.

Feel my heart.

Fibers are fused to the head! Fibers are fused?

Fill this gap!

First thing tomorrow.

For being a smart aleck.

For better or for worse.

For each correct answer, they'll move one step closer to our cube of cash.

For the past few weeks,

For unfair prices. And her mother took off to play bingo.

For what, Miss Trunchbull? For this newt, you piss worm!

Form a line across the room! Quickly! Run, run, run! Don't keep me waiting.

From all the way over here?

From now on, this family does exactly what I say,

Fsht!

Get in the car, Melinda. Matilda.

Get in the car.

Get in. NARRATOR: Dirty dealings,

Get it? Yes, ma'am.

Get out here. Give me that book.

Get out of the way!

Get real sticky and get cash for free.

Get up!

Get up. NARRATOR: Harry Wormwood

GIRL 1: Lavender! GIRL 2: Lavender!

Give me the cookies.

Give me those things. Give me that. Where are you going with those?

Give me those. Get in the car. Go on.

Give my...

Give up? Ha ha ha.

Go ahead, put it on there.

Go ahead.

Go ahead.

Go on, get in.

Go to the end of the hall, down the stairs and out the kitchen door.

Go!

God, your hair looks awful. I hope they let you in.

Good for her.

Good to see you, Jen. Good, good, good.

Good.

Had they paid any attention to her at all,

Harry Wormwood, owner, founder, whatever.

Harry, I won! I won!

Harry, nobody cares what your hair looks like.

Harry, take your hat off.

HARRY: Chew your food. You're an animal.

HARRY: Get out of the street, you little dodos!

HARRY: I can't take it off.

HARRY: I will not be the figure of ridicule!

HARRY: Michael, come into my room.

HARRY: See this junker? I paid $100 for it.

HARRY: There's no way out. Make a U turn.

HARRY: Was it my fault that she came in the middle of the fight?

HARRY: We missed it? [WHISPERING] Tomorrow.

HARRY: What a waste of time. ZINNIA: And painful.

HARRY: Whatever. I want to stay with Miss Honey.

Harry! What was my profit for the day?

Have a marshmallow. Have another marshmallow, dip face!

Have one.

Having little or no money in my purse and nothing particular to...

He lives on my block.

He meant to say, When a child is bad.

Heads up! Shoulders back! Stomachs in! Stand straight.

Hello?

Hello.

Her father says she's a real wart. A what?

Her father was a doctor,

Her father worked selling used cars Make money.

Her house...

Her math skills are simply extraordinary.

Her sweat and blood went into this cake

Here, keep drilling.

Here, take my hat.

Here.

Here's your hat, Harry. Give me that.

Hey sorry

Hey, dip face,

Hey, dip face, have a carrot.

Hey, wait up!

Hey, we're leaving. Let's go. Get in the car. Hurry up.

Hey, where'd you get those? From a book in the library.

Hey, you, you're going to school. I am?

Hi, Dad.

Hi, Harry.

Hiyah. Whack to the belly! A smack to the face. Another smack to the face!

Hm. Tell me about it. Mm.

Hmm?

HONEY & MATILDA: Javelin.

HONEY: Come here.

HONEY: Come on, come on.

HONEY: Hammer throw.

HONEY: Matilda.

HONEY: My house.

HONEY: Raina, cover the birds and beetles. Hurry! Hurry!

HONEY: Teatime.

HONEY: The police decided he'd killed himself.

HONEY: This is my room.

HORTENSIA: Of course.

How about letting me handle that camera for a while?

How can you be sure unless you have another piece?

How could she possibly have done it when she was sitting way over here?

How do I know? You shut it off!

How much?

Huh? Cookie.

I am here to teach you all a lesson.

I ate mine last night.

I beg your pardon?

I broke your arm once before, I can do it again, Jenny.

I can't look. Is he going to puke?

I can't. This is a nice place.

I cannot, for the life of me, understand why small children take so long to grow up.

I did it with my eyes. Watch, I'll prove it to you.

I did not glue my hat to my head.

I didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

I didn't. I was on the garage roof. I did it with my powers.

I don't But? Did you say but?

I don't know how, I don't know when, I don't know why.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I don't know.

I don't know. What do you say, Dad?

I don't remember any of the Flipper. HARRY: The fish joint.

I don't think it's fair, bumpkins. What?

I don't think Magnus killed himself.

I don't want any, thank you.

I don't want to leave.

I feel like I can move almost anything in the world.

I had to leave all my treasures behind.

I have a nice house, a wonderful husband,

I have the most wonderful teacher.

I hear her coming. Okay, now,

I hit the double bingo! Aah!

I just thought you'd like to know, it's not a snake. It's a newt.

I knew it!

I like a joke as well as the next fat person.

I love it here. I love my school. It isn't fair.

I love that show.

I mean, I know you say you didn't, but obviously you did.

I mean, take a look at you and me.

I mean, would your parents believe it?

I need to talk to somebody besides our stupid kids.

I promise.

I read this book last year on mathematics at the library.

I really feel, with private instruction

I really hope you have a search warrant.

I say appearance is nine tenths of the law.

I scooped these up for you, Miss Honey.

I sell her.

I shall personally see to it

I slave all day, I come home, you're entertaining a couple of surfer dude bodybuilders.

I sold it for $1158.

I sold it for $2269.

I sold it for 7839 big American boffos.

I still don't see how you glued your hat on, Harry.

I think I've got them down. Watch this.

I think that's the answer.

I think there is something wrong with that girl.

I think they do it deliberately just to annoy me.

I thought grownups weren't afraid of anything.

I told you that was a cheap set.

I used to call him King Magnus and he called me Bumblebee.

I wanna go to school. School!

I want respect, and I want it now!

I want to be in school. I told you

I want you around here now with another car!

I warn you, sir, I want a tight car, because I run a tight ship.

I was 6 in August. You're a liar.

I was supposed to start school in September. You wouldn't listen.

I will be teaching your class today.

I will get you like you got me.

I won't drop it.

I wonder what Miss Trunchbull is afraid of.

I'd be happy to walk her home.

I'd like that very much, Miss Honey.

I'll be out there in a minute.

I'll be watching you, all of you,

I'll be watching you, each and every one.

I'll come in and pound your miserable hide!

I'll distract her.

I'll give you but!

I'll say.

I'm 6 and a half, Mommy. Five, then.

I'm fed up with all this reading! You're a Wormwood, you start acting like one!

I'm getting it. One more.

I'm gonna clean up this mess, and then I'll come and help you fill the bird feeder, okay?

I'm gonna give you a tanning like you've never had in your life!

I'm gonna sue you. I'm gonna burn down your showroom!

I'm gonna take that no good jalopy you sold me and shove it up your bazooga!

I'm great! I'm incredible!

I'm Hortensia. MATILDA & LAVENDER: Hi.

I'm Jennifer Honey. I'm Matilda's teacher.

I'm just giving it away!

I'm Matilda. Lavender.

I'm not paying it. What are they gonna do, repossess the kid?

I'm nothing like my father. You're the spitting image.

I'm right, you're wrong. Hey, dip face, here's your book.

I'm smart, you're dumb. I'm big, you're little. I'm right, you're wrong.

I'm sure that box is full of stolen car parts.

I'm sure you're aware by now that Matilda has a brilliant mind.

I'm telling you, I didn't do it!

I'm telling you, six hours a day at school is not enough.

I've got 9:18.

I've had them since I was big enough to Xerox.

I've often thought about it, but I can't abandon my children.

If you became ill, heaven forbid,

If you can't handle the little brat, I'll lock her in the choky!

If you cooperate, we'll make sure it's a nice orphanage.

If you don't, I will get you.

If you were 6 and a half, you'd be in school already.

If you were 6 and a half, you'd be in school already.

If you're being smart with me, young lady, you're gonna be punished.

In that room right over there.

In this classroom, in this school, I am God!

Instead he said, When a person is bad.

Is more important than your daughter, then maybe you shouldn't be a parent.

Is none other than a vicious sneak thief.

Is one in which there are no children at all.

Is that Lissy Doll?

Is that Matilda and Miss Honey

Is that my teacher?

Isn't it?

It beats so fast, it doesn't sound like beating at all. it sounds like it's humming.

It is said that we humans use only a tiny portion of our brains.

It is, is it?

It is.

It occurred to her that like talking dragons and princesses

It was a rare, happy moment when Matilda could just play with her friends.

It would change your life too if you waxed yours, I'm positive.

It's a chameleon. MATILDA: It's a newt.

It's a snake! Uch!

It's a tall, narrow hole in the wall behind a door.

It's all right, Matilda.

It's called Moby Dick, by Herman Melville.

It's for me to know and you to find out.

It's gonna be a big day of learning too.

It's gonna be okay, I promise.

It's nice to go out sometimes. Yeah.

It's not a cheap set, it's a stolen set.

It's not catalogs, it's car parts, sweetness. It's business.

It's not trash, Daddy, it's lovely.

It's the female minor.

It's time you learned the family business.

It's wonderful you feel so powerful.

It's your father who's going to federal prison.

KID: The Wormwood guy's back!

Last time, some of you forgot yourselves.

LAVENDER: It's a salamander.

Lavender.

Leave me alone!

Let go.

Let me see the money. Never mind.

Let's do some together.

Let's go get your treasures. No, Matilda.

Let's wrap up these cookies. Come on, we're leaving. Now.

Like buying stolen car parts, never stay secret for long.

Like ships onto the sea.

Like yesterday, in the second grade, the Trunchbull makes a weekly visit

Lissy Doll, I called her.

Listen to me, Jen.

Listen, you little wiseacre.

Little Bumblebee...

Lived in a very nice neighborhood, in a very nice house.

Lived in a very nice neighborhood, in a very nice house.

Look, I don't have time for all these legalities.

Look, I don't have time for all these legalities.

Look, Miss Snit.

Look, whatever it is, she's your problem now.

Look.

Lovekins, where's my breakfast?

Magnus!

Make sure the water's cold, Lavender. Hurry. Vinnie, cover the fish.

MAN [ON RADIO]: Rescue 8 out of Station 8, Los Angeles County.

MAN [ON RADIO]: That was my personal favorite played especially for all you little bitty pretty ones

MAN: Producers are not liable for any skin irritation that may result from playing our game.

Many people don't feel powerful at all.

Material that I didn't see until my second year of college.

Matilda had formulated a plan.

Matilda had learned what most people learn in their early 30s:

Matilda set off in search of a book.

Matilda walked the 10 blocks to the library

Matilda was left alone.

Matilda, this is Bob and Bill. They're cops.

Matilda, would you like to come over to my house this afternoon?

Matilda, you know how to multiply big numbers?

MATILDA: How did her father die?

MATILDA: I just stare very hard, and then my eyes get all hot,

MATILDA: Poor kitty.

MATILDA: The Trunchbull. HONEY: Yes.

MATILDA: What's his name? Magnus.

MATILDA: Whoever painted the Trunchbull must have had a strong stomach.

MATILDA: Why is there a swing?

Matilda! Miss Honey.

Matilda.

Matilda.

Matilda. Oh, I also brought you this.

Maybe I could go back to the house and put the doll back while she's still at school.

Maybe I made myself tired.

Michael, one day all this will be yours.

Michael, pencil and paper, in the kitchen.

MICHAEL: Cool.

Mine are driving me crazy.

Miss Honey had a deep, dark secret.

Miss Honey taught us how to spell a long word yesterday.

Miss Honey, I did it.

Miss Honey, please don't let them take me.

Miss Honey! Miss Honey, you'll never believe what I got you.

Miss Honey? Yes, Matilda?

Miss Trunchbull kept the whole school late because this boy ate some chocolate cake.

Miss Trunchbull teaches our class today, Lavender.

Miss Trunchbull, I was the one who was at your house last night. I know what

Miss Trunchbull, may I ? No, you may not.

Mm.

Mm.

Mm...

Moby what?

Money? CHILDREN: Then get out of town.

Morning, Miss Trunchbull.

Most parents believe their children are the most beautiful creatures ever to grace the planet.

Moving and grooving on this sunny afternoon.

Mr. Wormwood, if you think watching some rotten TV show

Mr. Wormwood.

Mrs. C, Mrs. U Mrs. L T Y

Mrs. D? Mrs. I? You're supposed to be teaching spelling, not poetry!

Mrs. Phelps, who had been watching her with fascination

Mrs. Phelps, who had been watching her with fascination

Mrs. Wormwood's not gonna like this. Come on, get in.

Much bigger.

Much too good for children.

My boy, today's the day I take you to the shop. What do you say?

My father? The guy with that stupid haircut!

My father's portrait used to hang there.

My hair?

My mommy thinks they're sweet.

My teacher lets me do sixth grade work. Look.

My word is my law! You understand?! Law!

My, where'd you learn that? In a book.

NARRATOR: After all, any school is better than no school at all.

NARRATOR: And doing, perhaps, the first decent thing they ever did for their daughter,

NARRATOR: And the Trunchbull was gone, never to be seen or heard from,

NARRATOR: But Matilda's teacher, Miss Honey,

NARRATOR: By the time she was 2,

NARRATOR: By the time she was 4, Matilda had read every magazine in the house.

NARRATOR: Everyone is born,

NARRATOR: From then on, every day, as soon as her mother went to bingo,

NARRATOR: Harry and Zinnia Wormwood

NARRATOR: In the time it took Miss Honey to get very, very nervous,

NARRATOR: Matilda had always wanted to go to school because she loved to learn.

NARRATOR: Miss Honey was a wonderful teacher and a friend to everyone.

NARRATOR: Miss Honey was made principal of Crunchem Hall,

NARRATOR: Most great ideas come from hard work and careful planning.

NARRATOR: No kid likes being yelled at,

NARRATOR: She pictured a lovely building surrounded by trees

NARRATOR: So Harry and Zinnia got away.

NARRATOR: So Matilda's strong, young mind continued to grow,

NARRATOR: So she bought a little time for her dad to come to his senses.

NARRATOR: Sometimes Matilda longed for a friend.

NARRATOR: The next morning, after her parents left,

NARRATOR: The Wormwoods were so wrapped up in their own silly lives

NARRATOR: Was it magic or coincidence?

NARRATOR: With the FBI watching her father

Neither do I.

No way. They gotta be implants.

No, I suppose he called her Agatha. Yes, that's

No, it's mostly for scare.

No, Miss Trunchbull.

No, she'd notice.

No, thank you. I'm sure I can manage.

No, that's the principal, Miss Trunchbull.

No, there is no problem.

No, this guy's dirty.

No.

No. I'm sorry I burst in on you like this.

No. Yes.

Nobody did it. it was an accident.

Not as brave as you.

Not to me, okay?

Now he's got money in banks all over this planet, and does he give me a dime?

Now,

Now, eat it!

Now, eat it!

Now, go to bed, you lying little earwig.

Now, go watch TV like a good kid.

Now, it's all right if you don't understand any of this because you're brand new.

Now, run along and get ready for a big day of learning, kid. Heh.

Now, why don't you turn that darn thing off and listen to me?

Now, you all remember how scary your first days at school were.

Nurtured by the voices of all those authors

Of course he wasn't okay. He lived, if that's what you mean.

Of course I do. I took you to the Flipper.

Of course it's cheating. Nobody ever got rich being honest.

Of course you didn't do it, you little twit.

Of course, Matilda was a frequent visitor.

Of course, once in a while, they just jump out at you.

Oh, college. Great, college.

Oh, dear, I can see we're not going to agree, are we?

Oh, how lovely. Thank you, Amanda.

Oh, I believe that you should believe in whatever power

Oh, if it's business, why don't you have it sent to the office?

Oh, Matilda.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my.

Oh, no, Matilda Wormwood is a very sweet girl, and very bright.

Oh, no, no. We'll have everything we need. Don't worry.

Oh, no, thank you, dear.

Oh, no, thanks.

Oh, sweetheart, don't let Miss Trunchbull make you feel that way.

Oh, yeah, huh? Well, uh My school is a model of discipline.

Oh, yes, I love to read.

Oh!

Oh.

Oh.

Okay, my boy, heir to the throne.

Okay, on the garage roof with your powers.

Okay.

Okay. Come on.

Once in our cube of cash, any money that sticks to your gooey body,

Once we show this tape in court, Wormwood's goose is cooked.

One day, Jen, you'll see that everything I do is for your own good,

One night, she got up her courage

One of the odd things about life is sometimes you can do something

One of you tried to poison me. Who?

One second, Dad, I have the adoption papers.

One way or another, though, every human being is unique,

Only when they deserved it, of course.

Or say you were sued for selling a faulty car.

Or sometimes you think something's broken and then you take it to be fixed

Others take a less emotional approach.

Out of the question. Who would be here to sign for the packages?

Out.

Packages at this hour? Come here.

People don't buy a car, they buy me.

Person? Get up!

Perspiration!

Playing music to make you smile, so you'd better not touch that d

Please get a water pitcher. But Miss Honey

Poor Brucey.

Powers. Mm hm.

Pretty good, huh?

Punished for being smart?

Put away the art projects. Put away anything colorful.

Put your light on!

Quickly!

Quiet! Get to class before I throw you all in the choky.

Quiet.

Quite the contrary.

Rotten kids. You wanted cake, you got cake.

Run! Get against the wall! Against that wall. Quickly!

Says she's gotta talk to you about Matilda.

See you at lunch. Thank you, Cookie.

See? Yeah.

Sell me a lemon?

She called him Magnus, right? Yeah. Yes.

She did not let it interfere with her teaching.

She didn't know.

She doesn't really hit children with that riding crop, does she?

She found a small cottage.

She is really raving mad.

She made this cake just for you to have on your very own.

She rented it from this lovely rhubarb farmer for just $50 a month

She saw that whatever she needed in this world,

She shouldn't be allowed to treat people like that.

She started wandering around in search of something else.

She started wandering around in search of something else.

She taught us with a poem.

She tried to imagine what her new school would be like.

She was happy to be there.

She'd have to get herself.

She'd take a chocolate, bring it to her lips and say:

She's afraid of a cat?

She's got 120,000 miles on her.

She's reading material that I Want one?

Shift, you No, no.

Shot put, javelin, hammer throw.

Shot put.

Shouldn't we have a search warrant to do this?

Shouldn't we hide or something? Yeah. Yeah, go.

Shut up! I can't think with all these sirens.

Shut your holes!

Shut your light off.

Silence!

Sit down, Bog.

Sit down, you squirming worm of vomit!

Sit down. Write this down.

Sit up and look at the TV.

Sit!

Sit!

Sitting right in front of you?

Six and a half.

Smells chocolaty, eh?

Snickerdoodle, what did you do to your hair?

So did you know it was illegal

So he invited the mother's stepsister to come and live with him.

So I'd like you to be especially nice to Matilda and make her feel welcome, all right?

So regardless of what Crunchem Hall looked like,

So she does this all the time? Better than being put in the choky.

So we use Super Super Glue instead.

Some people have fun. And some people are cops.

Some rats are gonna die today.

Some will only be really good at making Jell O salad.

Some years ago, never mind how long precisely,

Somebody's gotta teach her a lesson. I know.

Someone like the kind, courageous people in her books.

Sometimes in life, horrible and unexplainable things happen.

Sometimes she leaves you in there all day.

Sorry.

Soup's on the stove. Heat it up if you get hungry.

Soup's on the stove. Heat it up if you get hungry.

Speedboats? There are no lakes around here.

Stand straight! Stomachs in! Shoulders back!

Stand up, you villainous sack of goat slime! You did this.

Sweetheart, you promised you wouldn't go back in that house again.

Take out your workbooks and let's start with section three.

Tell me about it.

Terrific motto. You have brats yourself?

Thank you.

That children could punish their parents.

That gave Matilda the key to her power.

That is a promise.

That life could be fun.

That she'd be ready for college in just a few short years.

That the demented, drooling, slime breathed little Lilliputian

That they barely noticed they had a daughter.

That was the old days.

That would be wonderful.

That's my dad.

That's okay. It's much better than being out there.

That's where Miss Trunchbull lives.

The apple never rots far from the tree.

The cops are watching the house.

The distance the shot put goes depends upon the effort you put into it.

The end is happier.

The entire school will go to the assembly room immediately.

The first practical advice she could use.

The hat shrunk, the fibers fused to my hair. Ow.

The kind of accident where death itself holds a stopwatch on us.

The lawyer who defended you would've gone to college too.

The library? You've never set foot in a library. You're only 4 years old.

The library.

The principal is insane. She threw a girl over the fence by her hair.

The sawdust quiets the gears, and lets the engine run as sweet as a nut

The second one cost $512. Mm hm.

The third cost $68. I sold it for $999.

The Trunchbull likes to snap a whip in there to see who's trying to hide.

The Trunchbull used to be in the Olympics.

The Wormwoods signed the adoption papers.

The young woman is you.

Then beat it. We're watching TV.

There's a sucker born every minute. We're gonna take them for all they got.

There's another crime in the making. Your car's about to run a stop sign.

There's fish fingers in the microwave.

There's nothing you can get from a book that you can't get from a television faster.

These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message:

These things are a test of character.

They are not cops. Are too.

They are not cops. They are Ace Powerboat salesmen.

They are not. I ought to know if there's cops watching my house.

They named her Matilda.

They were left out for the world to see because you weren't here to take them in.