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Matilda [videorecording] / TriStar Pictures presents ; a Jersey Films production ; a Danny DeVito film ; produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Liccy Dahl ; screenplay by Nicholas Kazan & Robin Swicord ; directed by Danny DeVito.

DeVito, Danny, (actor,, film director,, film producer.). Shamberg, Michael, (film producer.). Sher, Stacey, (film producer.). Dahl, Felicity, (film producer.). Kazan, Nicholas, 1950- (screenwriter.). Swicord, Robin, (screenwriter.). Newman, David, 1954- (composer.). Perlman, Rhea, (actor.). Davidtz, Embeth, 1966- (actor.). Ferris, Pam, (actor.). Wilson, Mara, (actor.). Reubens, Paul, 1952-2023 (actor.). Walter, Tracey, 1942- (actor.). Dahl, Roald. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Matilda. (Added Author). Tri-Star Pictures, (presenter.). Jersey Films, (production company.). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris, Mara Wilson, Paul Reubens, Tracey Walter. (Cast).

Summary:

Matilda is a super-smart little girl who is woefully ignored and ridiculed by her self-centered parents. They send her to a school with a mean, bullying principal, where she learns she has special powers that can help her, her friends, and her kind and gentle teacher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1404936289
  • ISBN: 9781404936287
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 98 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Special edition.
  • Publisher: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book by Roald Dahl.
Full screen.
Special features: Matilda the movie read-along [slide show]; featurettes: Matilda's movie magic (16 min.); A children's guide to good manners (3 min.); Escape to the library! (6 min.); My movie about making Matilda by Mara Wilson (7 min.); Games: A truly terrible test!; Classroom games; Get rid of Miss Trunchbull! trivia game ; Make magic with Matilda! ; Terrify the Trunchbull! Matilda the movie character gallery [slide show]; Trailers (6 min.).
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1996.
Restrictions on Access Note:
For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Stefan Czapsky ; production design, Bill Brzeski ; editors, Lynzee Klingman and Brent White ; music by David Newman ; costume designer, Jane Ruhm.
Participant or Performer Note:
Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris, Mara Wilson, Paul Reubens, Tracey Walter.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG, for elements of exaggerated meanness and ridicule and for some mild language.
System Details Note:
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround; full screen (1.33:1).
Language Note:
In English, dubbed French or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned in English.

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Subject: Dahl, Roald > Film adaptations.
Girls > Drama.
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Girls.
Genre: Comedy films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Children's films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Drama.

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  • 45 of 50 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Rutherford County Library System.

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