1 00:00:44,170 --> 00:00:46,088 Everyone is born... 2 00:00:46,255 --> 00:00:48,591 ...but not everyone is born the same. 3 00:00:48,758 --> 00:00:52,970 Some will grow to be butchers or bakers or candlestick makers. 4 00:00:53,137 --> 00:00:56,807 Some will only be really good at making Jell-O salad. 5 00:00:56,974 --> 00:01:01,020 One way or another, though, every human being is unique... 6 00:01:01,187 --> 00:01:06,359 ...for better or for worse. Most parents believe their children... 7 00:01:06,525 --> 00:01:09,362 ...are the most beautiful creatures ever to grace the planet. 8 00:01:09,695 --> 00:01:11,572 Others take a less emotional approach. 9 00:01:11,739 --> 00:01:13,658 - What a waste of time. - And painful. 10 00:01:13,824 --> 00:01:16,535 And expensive. $9.25 for a bar of soap? 11 00:01:16,702 --> 00:01:19,789 Well, I had to take a shower, Harry. $5000? 12 00:01:19,956 --> 00:01:23,000 I'm not paying it. What are they gonna do, repossess the kid? 13 00:01:39,558 --> 00:01:41,185 - There's no way out. - Make a U-turn. 14 00:01:41,352 --> 00:01:42,395 All right. 15 00:01:48,859 --> 00:01:50,486 - Harry! - All right. 16 00:01:51,487 --> 00:01:53,030 Harry! 17 00:01:53,239 --> 00:01:54,573 The Wormwood guy's back! 18 00:01:54,740 --> 00:01:56,409 Harry and Zinnia Wormwood... 19 00:01:56,575 --> 00:01:59,495 ...lived in a very nice neighborhood, in a very nice house. 20 00:01:59,662 --> 00:02:02,456 But they were not really very nice people. 21 00:02:12,758 --> 00:02:15,261 Get out of the street, you little dodos! 22 00:02:21,809 --> 00:02:25,021 The Wormwoods were so wrapped up in their own silly lives... 23 00:02:25,187 --> 00:02:27,440 ...that they barely noticed they had a daughter. 24 00:02:27,606 --> 00:02:29,817 Had they paid any attention to her at all... 25 00:02:29,984 --> 00:02:33,321 ...they'd have realized she was a rather extraordinary child. 26 00:02:33,487 --> 00:02:35,865 Oh, my gosh, Matilda, now look what you did! 27 00:02:37,199 --> 00:02:38,409 They named her Matilda. 28 00:02:38,576 --> 00:02:41,912 You're supposed to eat the spinach. 29 00:02:51,047 --> 00:02:52,590 Babies! 30 00:02:52,757 --> 00:02:55,634 You're better off raising tomatoes. 31 00:02:56,218 --> 00:02:57,887 By the time she was 2... 32 00:02:58,054 --> 00:03:01,390 ...Matilda had learned what most people learn in their early 30s: 33 00:03:01,557 --> 00:03:03,726 How to take care of herself. 34 00:03:06,979 --> 00:03:11,275 As time went by, she developed a sense of style. 35 00:03:12,151 --> 00:03:14,904 Every morning, Matilda's brother, Michael, went to school. 36 00:03:15,112 --> 00:03:16,364 - Bye, Mom. - Get out of here. 37 00:03:16,530 --> 00:03:19,408 - Her father worked selling used cars... - Make money. 38 00:03:19,575 --> 00:03:22,661 ...for unfair prices. And her mother took off to play bingo. 39 00:03:22,828 --> 00:03:25,915 Soup's on the stove. Heat it up if you get hungry. 40 00:03:26,123 --> 00:03:28,292 Matilda was left alone. 41 00:03:29,668 --> 00:03:31,670 That was how she liked it. 42 00:04:07,123 --> 00:04:11,377 By the time she was 4, Matilda had read every magazine in the house. 43 00:04:11,919 --> 00:04:13,838 One night, she got up her courage... 44 00:04:14,004 --> 00:04:17,716 ...and asked her father for something she desperately wanted. 45 00:04:17,883 --> 00:04:20,678 A book? What do you want a book for? 46 00:04:20,886 --> 00:04:22,179 To read. 47 00:04:22,346 --> 00:04:25,599 To read? Why would you wanna read when you got the television set... 48 00:04:25,766 --> 00:04:27,852 ...Sitting right in front of you? 49 00:04:28,686 --> 00:04:33,023 There's nothing you can get from a book you can't get from a television faster. 50 00:04:33,190 --> 00:04:34,942 Get out of the way! 51 00:04:36,152 --> 00:04:39,947 Matilda already knew that she was somewhat different from her family. 52 00:04:40,114 --> 00:04:42,783 She saw that whatever she needed in this world... 53 00:04:42,950 --> 00:04:44,952 ...She'd have to get herself. 54 00:04:45,411 --> 00:04:47,121 - Bye. - Ciao. 55 00:04:47,288 --> 00:04:50,166 There's fish fingers in the microwave. 56 00:04:53,043 --> 00:04:56,088 The next morning, after her parents left... 57 00:04:56,255 --> 00:04:58,674 ...Matilda set off in search of a book. 58 00:05:37,588 --> 00:05:40,216 Where are the children's books, please? 59 00:05:40,382 --> 00:05:42,092 In that room right over there. 60 00:05:42,259 --> 00:05:45,387 Would you like me to pick you out one with lots of pictures in it? 61 00:05:46,096 --> 00:05:49,350 No, thank you. I'm sure I can manage. 62 00:06:05,533 --> 00:06:09,036 From then on, every day, as soon as her mother went to bingo... 63 00:06:09,328 --> 00:06:12,915 ...Matilda walked the 10 blocks to the library 64 00:06:14,041 --> 00:06:16,919 ...and devoured one book after another. 65 00:06:21,090 --> 00:06:23,425 When she finished all the children's books... 66 00:06:23,592 --> 00:06:26,637 ...She started wandering around in search of something else. 67 00:06:26,804 --> 00:06:29,723 Mrs. Phelps, who had been watching her with fascination... 68 00:06:29,890 --> 00:06:31,350 ...for the past few weeks... 69 00:06:31,517 --> 00:06:34,520 ...offered Matilda some valuable library information. 70 00:06:34,687 --> 00:06:37,523 You know, you could have your very own library card. 71 00:06:37,690 --> 00:06:40,067 And then you could take books home... 72 00:06:40,234 --> 00:06:43,237 ...and you wouldn't have to walk here every day. 73 00:06:43,404 --> 00:06:45,573 You could take as many as you like. 74 00:06:45,739 --> 00:06:48,117 That would be wonderful. 75 00:06:50,661 --> 00:06:54,248 So Matilda's strong, young mind continued to grow... 76 00:06:54,415 --> 00:06:57,167 ...nhurtured by the voices of all those authors... 77 00:06:57,334 --> 00:06:59,837 ...who had sent their books out into the world... 78 00:07:00,004 --> 00:07:02,965 ...like ships onto the sea. 79 00:07:10,931 --> 00:07:15,394 These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: 80 00:07:15,686 --> 00:07:17,688 You are not alone. 81 00:07:38,042 --> 00:07:39,543 Any packages come today? 82 00:07:42,004 --> 00:07:43,714 Where did all this come from? 83 00:07:44,214 --> 00:07:45,883 The library. 84 00:07:46,050 --> 00:07:50,220 The library? You've never set foot in a library. You're only 4 years old. 85 00:07:50,512 --> 00:07:51,764 Six and a half. 86 00:07:51,930 --> 00:07:53,474 - You're 4. - Six and a half. 87 00:07:53,641 --> 00:07:56,060 If you were 6 and a half, you'd be in school already. 88 00:07:56,226 --> 00:08:00,230 I want to be in school. I told you I was supposed to start school in September. 89 00:08:00,397 --> 00:08:01,690 You wouldn't listen. 90 00:08:02,358 --> 00:08:04,568 Get up. Get up! 91 00:08:05,319 --> 00:08:08,030 Get out here. Give me that book. 92 00:08:10,324 --> 00:08:13,744 - Dearest pie, how old is Matilda? - Four. 93 00:08:13,911 --> 00:08:16,830 - I'm 6 and a half, Mommy. - Five, then. 94 00:08:17,039 --> 00:08:19,416 - l was 6 in August. - You're a liar. 95 00:08:19,792 --> 00:08:22,920 - I wanna go to school. - School! 96 00:08:23,087 --> 00:08:26,340 Out of the question. Who would be here to sign for the packages? 97 00:08:26,507 --> 00:08:29,593 We can't leave valuable packages sitting out on the doorstep. 98 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:32,429 Now, go watch TV like a good kid. 99 00:08:32,596 --> 00:08:35,974 You know, sometimes I think there's something wrong with that girl. 100 00:08:36,684 --> 00:08:38,686 Tell me about it. 101 00:08:39,228 --> 00:08:40,688 Hey, dip-face... 102 00:08:40,854 --> 00:08:44,274 ...have a marshmallow. Have another marshmallow, dip-face! 103 00:08:45,150 --> 00:08:46,735 Dip-face! 104 00:08:54,618 --> 00:08:57,287 Sometimes Matilda longed for a friend. 105 00:08:57,454 --> 00:09:01,083 Someone like the kind, courageous people in her books. 106 00:09:01,250 --> 00:09:04,628 It occurred to her that like talking dragons and princesses... 107 00:09:04,795 --> 00:09:10,426 ...with hair long enough to climb, such people might exist only in storybooks. 108 00:09:10,634 --> 00:09:14,346 But Matilda was about to discover that she could be her own friend. 109 00:09:14,513 --> 00:09:17,391 That she had a kind of strength she wasn't even aware of. 110 00:09:17,933 --> 00:09:20,519 I'm great! I'm incredible! 111 00:09:20,686 --> 00:09:23,147 Michael, pencil and paper, in the kitchen. 112 00:09:23,313 --> 00:09:25,899 Did we sell some cars today, honeydew? 113 00:09:26,066 --> 00:09:27,359 Did we! 114 00:09:27,526 --> 00:09:29,445 Does that mean I can get that new TV? 115 00:09:29,611 --> 00:09:32,781 Yeah. Son, one day you're gonna have to earn your own living. 116 00:09:32,948 --> 00:09:35,033 It's time you learned the family business. 117 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,619 Sit down. Write this down. 118 00:09:38,245 --> 00:09:43,125 All right. The first car your brilliant father sold cost $320. 119 00:09:43,292 --> 00:09:46,962 I sold it for $1158. 120 00:09:47,129 --> 00:09:49,673 The second one cost $512. 121 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:55,012 I sold it for $2269. 122 00:09:55,179 --> 00:09:57,514 - Wait, Dad, you're going too fast. - Just write. 123 00:09:57,681 --> 00:10:03,020 The third cost $68. I sold it for $999. 124 00:10:03,187 --> 00:10:07,191 And the fourth cost $1100. 125 00:10:07,357 --> 00:10:13,280 I sold it for 7839 big American boffos. 126 00:10:13,447 --> 00:10:15,949 - Harry! - What was my profit for the day? 127 00:10:16,116 --> 00:10:20,329 - Could you repeat the last one--? - $10,265. 128 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:25,375 Check it if you don't believe me. 129 00:10:29,797 --> 00:10:31,840 You're a little cheat. You saw the paper. 130 00:10:32,007 --> 00:10:33,675 From all the way over here? 131 00:10:35,219 --> 00:10:37,137 Are you being smart with me? 132 00:10:38,806 --> 00:10:41,433 If you're being smart with me, young lady, you're gonna be punished. 133 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:43,894 Punished for being smart? 134 00:10:44,061 --> 00:10:46,021 For being a smart aleck. 135 00:10:46,396 --> 00:10:49,983 When a person is bad, that person has to be taught a lesson. 136 00:10:50,150 --> 00:10:52,069 - Person? - Get up! 137 00:10:52,569 --> 00:10:54,530 - Get up. - Harry Wormwood... 138 00:10:54,696 --> 00:10:56,949 ...had unintentionally given his daughter... 139 00:10:57,115 --> 00:10:59,868 ...the first practical advice she could use. 140 00:11:00,035 --> 00:11:02,663 He meant to say, "When a child is bad." 141 00:11:02,830 --> 00:11:05,457 Instead he said, "When a person is bad." 142 00:11:05,624 --> 00:11:09,127 And thereby introduced a revolutionary idea... 143 00:11:09,294 --> 00:11:12,464 ...that children could punish their parents. 144 00:11:14,299 --> 00:11:16,677 Only when they deserved it, of course. 145 00:12:37,049 --> 00:12:38,675 Michael, come into my room. 146 00:12:41,011 --> 00:12:42,638 What? 147 00:12:42,804 --> 00:12:46,683 My boy, today's the day I take you to the shop. What do you say? 148 00:12:46,850 --> 00:12:49,061 I don't know. What do you say, Dad? 149 00:12:49,227 --> 00:12:51,688 I say appearance is nine-tenths of the law. 150 00:12:51,855 --> 00:12:53,899 People don't buy a car, they buy me. 151 00:12:54,066 --> 00:12:57,027 Which is why I personally take such pride in my appearance. 152 00:12:57,194 --> 00:13:00,656 Well-oiled hair, clean shaved, snappy suit. 153 00:13:00,822 --> 00:13:03,951 Now, run along and get ready for a big day of learning, kid. 154 00:13:04,117 --> 00:13:06,244 It's gonna be a big day of learning too. 155 00:13:06,411 --> 00:13:09,873 There's a sucker born every minute. We're gonna take them for all they got. 156 00:13:10,624 --> 00:13:12,209 Give me the cookies. 157 00:13:12,626 --> 00:13:14,169 Here. 158 00:13:20,008 --> 00:13:22,886 Okay, my boy, heir to the throne. 159 00:13:23,053 --> 00:13:25,722 Today we diddle the customer. 160 00:13:25,973 --> 00:13:28,892 What's wrong with you? What are you looking at? 161 00:13:29,393 --> 00:13:31,687 Lovekins, where's my breakfast? 162 00:13:31,853 --> 00:13:34,523 Here we are, my heartstrings. 163 00:13:36,608 --> 00:13:39,569 Snickerdoodle, what did you do to your hair? 164 00:13:42,739 --> 00:13:44,366 My hair? 165 00:13:56,003 --> 00:13:58,755 Give me those things. Give me that. Where are you going with those? 166 00:13:58,922 --> 00:14:01,258 Give me those. Get in the car. Go on. 167 00:14:04,761 --> 00:14:06,930 - Get in. - Dirty dealings... 168 00:14:07,097 --> 00:14:11,351 ...like buying stolen car parts, never stay secret for long. 169 00:14:11,518 --> 00:14:14,604 Especially when the FBI gets involved. 170 00:14:20,861 --> 00:14:24,406 9:17, suspect exits domicile. 171 00:14:24,573 --> 00:14:26,450 I've got 9:18. 172 00:14:28,577 --> 00:14:30,287 9:17 is correct. 173 00:14:40,756 --> 00:14:44,634 Michael, one day all this will be yours. 174 00:14:44,885 --> 00:14:46,511 This? 175 00:14:46,678 --> 00:14:49,806 See this junker? I paid $100 for it. 176 00:14:49,973 --> 00:14:52,100 She's got 120,000 miles on her. 177 00:14:52,267 --> 00:14:55,187 Transmission shot, bumpers have fallen off. 178 00:14:55,353 --> 00:14:57,272 What do I do with her? 179 00:14:59,232 --> 00:15:00,567 I sell her. 180 00:15:00,734 --> 00:15:03,195 We really should weld these bumpers on... 181 00:15:03,361 --> 00:15:07,157 ...but that takes time, equipment, money. 182 00:15:07,324 --> 00:15:09,367 So we use Super Super Glue instead. 183 00:15:10,994 --> 00:15:13,371 Go ahead, put it on there. 184 00:15:13,622 --> 00:15:15,123 Won't it fall off? 185 00:15:15,290 --> 00:15:18,335 - Definitely. - Isn't that dangerous? 186 00:15:18,502 --> 00:15:20,629 Not to me, okay? 187 00:15:20,796 --> 00:15:22,297 Transmission. 188 00:15:22,464 --> 00:15:26,676 The sawdust quiets the gears, and lets the engine run as sweet as a nut... 189 00:15:26,843 --> 00:15:29,346 - ...for a couple of miles. - Daddy, that's cheating. 190 00:15:29,513 --> 00:15:33,016 Of course it's cheating. Nobody ever got rich being honest. 191 00:15:33,183 --> 00:15:36,186 20 years ago, we could turn the numbers back by hand. But-- 192 00:15:36,353 --> 00:15:38,355 Here, take my hat. 193 00:15:38,688 --> 00:15:42,901 But the feds like to test the ingenuity of the American businessman. 194 00:15:43,110 --> 00:15:44,653 Two-directional drill. 195 00:15:44,820 --> 00:15:47,280 You run it backwards, the numbers go down. 196 00:15:47,447 --> 00:15:49,658 Watch the speedometer. 197 00:15:50,826 --> 00:15:52,369 Cool. 198 00:15:54,579 --> 00:15:55,622 - See"? - Yeah. 199 00:15:55,789 --> 00:15:57,833 Daddy, you're a crook. 200 00:15:58,834 --> 00:16:01,128 - What? - This is illegal. 201 00:16:01,795 --> 00:16:03,338 Here, keep drilling. 202 00:16:05,132 --> 00:16:07,926 Do you make money? Do you have a job? 203 00:16:08,093 --> 00:16:10,470 No, but don't people need good cars? 204 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:13,306 Can't you sell good cars, Dad? 205 00:16:14,057 --> 00:16:16,017 Listen, you little wiseacre. 206 00:16:16,184 --> 00:16:19,813 I'm smart, you're dumb. I'm big, you're little. I'm right, you're wrong. 207 00:16:19,980 --> 00:16:22,232 And there's nothing you can do about it. 208 00:16:34,995 --> 00:16:37,998 Harry, I won! I won! 209 00:16:38,165 --> 00:16:41,084 I hit the double bingo! 210 00:16:41,918 --> 00:16:45,338 Come on, everybody! I'm taking you all to Café Le Ritz. 211 00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:47,382 - Let me see the money. - Never mind. 212 00:16:47,549 --> 00:16:49,342 Double bingo, huh? 213 00:16:49,634 --> 00:16:53,013 God, your hair looks awful. I hope they let you in. 214 00:16:53,180 --> 00:16:55,182 - They'll let me in. - Here's your hat, Daddy. 215 00:16:55,473 --> 00:16:57,225 Get in the car. 216 00:16:58,476 --> 00:16:59,936 Go on, get in. 217 00:17:02,147 --> 00:17:03,190 How much? 218 00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:05,859 It's for me to know and you to find out. 219 00:17:11,198 --> 00:17:13,074 - It's nice to go out sometimes. - Yeah. 220 00:17:13,241 --> 00:17:14,284 You never take us out. 221 00:17:14,451 --> 00:17:16,203 Of course I do. I took you to the Flipper. 222 00:17:16,369 --> 00:17:18,705 - I don't remember any of the Flipper. - The fish joint. 223 00:17:18,872 --> 00:17:20,373 You found that comb in the bouillabaisse. 224 00:17:21,708 --> 00:17:23,126 Oh, yeah. I like that joint. 225 00:17:23,627 --> 00:17:25,587 Bonjour. This way, please. 226 00:17:25,754 --> 00:17:27,255 Harry, take your hat off. 227 00:17:28,256 --> 00:17:29,841 - I can't. - This is a nice place. 228 00:17:30,008 --> 00:17:31,843 You can't wear a hat inside. 229 00:17:32,010 --> 00:17:33,136 I can't take it off. 230 00:17:33,303 --> 00:17:36,139 Harry, nobody cares what your hair looks like. 231 00:17:36,306 --> 00:17:39,517 - What's with this hat? - I can't get it off. I can't get it off. 232 00:17:41,019 --> 00:17:44,272 Just a minute. I'm gonna yank this hat off. I'm pulling it. 233 00:17:46,775 --> 00:17:49,110 I think your head swelled up really bad. 234 00:17:51,321 --> 00:17:54,532 - You're pulling the skin! - You're such a baby! Stop it! 235 00:17:54,699 --> 00:17:57,160 - Fibers are fused to the head! - Fibers are fused? 236 00:17:57,327 --> 00:18:00,247 What is that supposed to mean? Give me that hat! 237 00:18:33,488 --> 00:18:35,865 I will not be the figure of ridicule! 238 00:18:36,032 --> 00:18:38,243 I want respect, and I want it now! 239 00:18:40,203 --> 00:18:42,914 I still don't see how you glued your hat on, Harry. 240 00:18:43,081 --> 00:18:45,709 I mean, I know you say you didn't, but obviously you did. 241 00:18:45,875 --> 00:18:48,336 I did not glue my hat to my head. 242 00:18:48,503 --> 00:18:52,674 The hat shrunk, the fibers fused to my hair. 243 00:18:52,882 --> 00:18:55,260 Baby, wait a minute. I'm getting it now. 244 00:18:55,427 --> 00:18:57,220 I'm getting it. One more. 245 00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:01,349 Oh, my God. 246 00:19:10,692 --> 00:19:13,820 From now on, this family does exactly what I say... 247 00:19:13,987 --> 00:19:16,406 ...when, exactly when, I say it! 248 00:19:16,573 --> 00:19:19,075 - Here's your hat, Harry. - Give me that. 249 00:19:19,326 --> 00:19:21,161 And right now... 250 00:19:21,494 --> 00:19:24,706 ...we are eating dinner and watching TV. 251 00:19:26,833 --> 00:19:30,587 Are you ready to get sticky with Mickey? 252 00:19:32,005 --> 00:19:33,590 Shut your light off. 253 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:36,760 I'm just giving it away! 254 00:19:36,926 --> 00:19:40,930 But for those idiots out there who don't know how to play, here's how it goes. 255 00:19:41,097 --> 00:19:45,435 For each correct answer, they'll move one step closer to our cube of cash. 256 00:19:45,602 --> 00:19:49,522 Once in our cube of cash, any money that sticks to your gooey body... 257 00:19:49,689 --> 00:19:51,858 ...you get to take home. 258 00:19:54,819 --> 00:19:56,654 Hi, Dad. 259 00:19:56,821 --> 00:19:58,239 Are you in this family? 260 00:20:01,451 --> 00:20:03,286 Hello? 261 00:20:03,453 --> 00:20:06,039 Are you in this family? 262 00:20:09,042 --> 00:20:12,337 Dinnertime is family time. What is this trash you're reading? 263 00:20:12,629 --> 00:20:14,798 It's not trash, Daddy, it's lovely. 264 00:20:14,964 --> 00:20:17,217 It's called Moby Dick, by Herman Melville. 265 00:20:18,134 --> 00:20:19,552 Moby what? 266 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:26,017 - This is filth! Trash! Here. - It's not mine! It's a library book. 267 00:20:26,184 --> 00:20:27,727 Trash! 268 00:20:27,894 --> 00:20:32,107 I'm fed up with all this reading! You're a Wormwood, you start acting like one! 269 00:20:32,273 --> 00:20:33,608 Sit up and look at the TV. 270 00:20:33,775 --> 00:20:37,487 Producers are not liable for any skin irritation that may result from playing. 271 00:20:37,654 --> 00:20:39,781 Get real sticky and get cash for free. 272 00:20:39,948 --> 00:20:43,243 All right, that's enough. Let's get sticky! 273 00:21:20,905 --> 00:21:22,657 I didn't do it. 274 00:21:22,824 --> 00:21:25,660 Of course you didn't do it, you little twit. 275 00:21:26,411 --> 00:21:28,329 I told you that was a cheap set. 276 00:21:28,496 --> 00:21:32,208 It's not a cheap set, it's a stolen set. 277 00:21:32,375 --> 00:21:34,085 Put your light on! 278 00:21:36,045 --> 00:21:37,088 Bummer. 279 00:21:37,255 --> 00:21:39,215 Was it magic or coincidence? 280 00:21:39,382 --> 00:21:40,884 She didn't know. 281 00:21:41,050 --> 00:21:44,762 It is said that we humans use only a tiny portion of our brains. 282 00:21:44,929 --> 00:21:48,433 Matilda might never have discovered her own great strength of mind... 283 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:52,270 ...were it not for the events that began on the very next day. 284 00:21:52,437 --> 00:21:54,856 I need a car, inexpensive but reliable. 285 00:21:55,023 --> 00:21:57,692 - Can you service me? - In a manner of speaking, yes. 286 00:21:57,859 --> 00:21:59,277 Welcome to Wormwood Motors. 287 00:21:59,444 --> 00:22:01,696 Harry Wormwood, owner, founder, whatever. 288 00:22:01,863 --> 00:22:05,783 Agatha Trunchbull, principal, Crunchem Hall Elementary School. 289 00:22:06,242 --> 00:22:09,746 I warn you, sir, I want a tight car, because I run a tight ship. 290 00:22:09,913 --> 00:22:13,833 - Oh, yeah, huh? Well, uh-- - My school is a model of discipline. 291 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,086 "Use the rod, beat the child," that's my motto. 292 00:22:17,253 --> 00:22:19,589 - Terrific motto. - You have brats yourself? 293 00:22:19,756 --> 00:22:22,175 Yeah, I got a boy, Mikey, and one mistake, Matilda. 294 00:22:22,342 --> 00:22:26,471 They're all mistakes, children. Filthy, nasty things. Glad I never was one. 295 00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:30,141 Well, since you're an educator, I'm gonna make you a great deal. 296 00:22:30,308 --> 00:22:32,852 - You had better. - Let's do business. 297 00:22:34,687 --> 00:22:36,189 Thank you. 298 00:22:36,481 --> 00:22:37,941 Enjoy it. 299 00:22:38,775 --> 00:22:41,194 - Hey, you, you're going to school. - l am? 300 00:22:41,361 --> 00:22:43,196 First thing tomorrow. 301 00:22:43,655 --> 00:22:47,408 Yeah, yeah, okay, okay. You'll get a real education at this place. 302 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:54,040 Matilda had always wanted to go to school because she loved to learn. 303 00:22:54,582 --> 00:22:57,835 She tried to imagine what her new school would be like. 304 00:22:58,002 --> 00:22:59,087 Go ahead. 305 00:22:59,087 --> 00:22:59,796 Go ahead. 306 00:23:00,088 --> 00:23:03,132 She pictured a lovely building surrounded by trees... 307 00:23:03,299 --> 00:23:05,218 ...and flowers and swings. 308 00:23:07,929 --> 00:23:09,931 Well, there was a building... 309 00:23:10,139 --> 00:23:11,808 ...and children. 310 00:23:11,975 --> 00:23:14,602 So regardless of what Crunchem Hall looked like... 311 00:23:14,769 --> 00:23:16,479 ...She was happy to be there. 312 00:23:16,646 --> 00:23:17,981 Hey, wait up! 313 00:23:18,439 --> 00:23:22,485 After all, any school is better than no school at all. 314 00:23:23,361 --> 00:23:24,654 Isn't it? 315 00:23:58,896 --> 00:24:00,273 You, detention. 316 00:24:06,613 --> 00:24:08,698 You're too small. Grow up quicker! 317 00:24:12,035 --> 00:24:13,911 Heads up! Shoulders back! Stomachs in! Stand straight. 318 00:24:14,078 --> 00:24:15,288 - Hey. - Sorry. 319 00:24:15,455 --> 00:24:16,497 Detention for you. 320 00:24:16,664 --> 00:24:19,709 That's okay. It's much better than being out there. 321 00:24:19,876 --> 00:24:21,169 Is that my teacher? 322 00:24:21,336 --> 00:24:23,755 No, that's the principal, Miss Trunchbull. 323 00:24:23,921 --> 00:24:25,882 You've gotta be kidding. 324 00:24:26,090 --> 00:24:28,676 You squirts better skedaddle. I'm not kidding. 325 00:24:28,843 --> 00:24:31,721 The Trunchbull likes to snap a whip in there to see who's trying to hide. 326 00:24:31,888 --> 00:24:33,431 Stomach in! 327 00:24:34,140 --> 00:24:35,767 Change those socks! Too pink. 328 00:24:35,933 --> 00:24:37,518 - I'm Matilda. - Lavender. 329 00:24:38,144 --> 00:24:39,854 - I'm Hortensia. - Hi. 330 00:24:40,146 --> 00:24:43,900 She doesn't really hit children with that riding crop, does she? 331 00:24:44,067 --> 00:24:46,194 No, it's mostly for scare. 332 00:24:46,361 --> 00:24:48,071 What she does is worse. 333 00:24:48,237 --> 00:24:52,033 Like yesterday, in the second grade, the Trunchbull makes a weekly visit... 334 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,285 ...1o every classroom to show the teachers... 335 00:24:54,452 --> 00:24:56,496 ...a thing or two about handling kids. 336 00:24:56,663 --> 00:24:58,081 And Julius Rottwinkle ate... 337 00:24:58,247 --> 00:25:01,125 - ...lwo MandM's during her lesson. - And she caught him? 338 00:25:01,292 --> 00:25:02,919 Of course. 339 00:25:08,841 --> 00:25:12,136 Was Julius okay? After being thrown out the window? 340 00:25:12,303 --> 00:25:15,723 Of course he wasn't okay. He lived, if that's what you mean. 341 00:25:15,890 --> 00:25:18,726 The Trunchbull used to be in the Olympics. 342 00:25:18,893 --> 00:25:21,813 Shot put, javelin, hammer throw. 343 00:25:21,979 --> 00:25:23,606 The hammer throw is her specialty. 344 00:25:23,773 --> 00:25:27,110 - So she does this all the time? - Better than being put in the choky. 345 00:25:27,276 --> 00:25:30,029 - Choky? - Yeah, the choky. 346 00:25:30,196 --> 00:25:33,032 It's a tall, narrow hole in the wall behind a door. 347 00:25:33,199 --> 00:25:36,035 You have to stand in a drippy pipe with jagged edges. 348 00:25:36,202 --> 00:25:38,746 And the walls have broken glass and nails sticking out. 349 00:25:38,913 --> 00:25:41,791 Get inside, you festering ball of pus! 350 00:25:41,958 --> 00:25:44,460 - She puts kids in there? - I've been in twice. 351 00:25:44,627 --> 00:25:46,838 Sometimes she leaves you in there all day. 352 00:25:47,004 --> 00:25:49,799 - Didn't you tell your parents? - They didn't believe me. 353 00:25:50,007 --> 00:25:52,343 I mean, would your parents believe it? 354 00:25:52,510 --> 00:25:55,304 Sixty lines after school: "I must obey Miss Trunchbull." 355 00:25:55,888 --> 00:25:57,432 No. 356 00:25:57,598 --> 00:25:59,809 - Out of my way. - Here she comes. 357 00:26:03,479 --> 00:26:05,815 Fresh meat. 358 00:26:12,488 --> 00:26:14,615 Amanda Thripp. 359 00:26:15,908 --> 00:26:17,326 Yes, Miss Trunchbull. 360 00:26:17,618 --> 00:26:20,329 - What are those? - What's what, Miss Trunchbull? 361 00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:23,332 Hanging down by your ears. 362 00:26:23,499 --> 00:26:25,001 You mean my pigtails? 363 00:26:26,544 --> 00:26:30,339 - Are you a pig, Amanda? - No, Miss Trunchbull. 364 00:26:30,798 --> 00:26:33,509 Do I allow pigs in my school? 365 00:26:33,676 --> 00:26:36,929 My mommy thinks they're sweet. 366 00:26:37,263 --> 00:26:39,849 Your mommy is a twit! 367 00:26:41,350 --> 00:26:44,479 You'll chop those off before school tomorrow or I will-- 368 00:26:44,854 --> 00:26:46,230 - But-- - But?! 369 00:26:46,397 --> 00:26:49,108 - I don't-- - But? Did you say "but"? 370 00:26:49,692 --> 00:26:51,027 - Hammer throw. - What? 371 00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:52,820 Definitely. 372 00:26:52,987 --> 00:26:55,031 I'll give you "but™ 373 00:27:04,957 --> 00:27:08,294 - Good loft! - And excellent release. 374 00:27:12,340 --> 00:27:15,051 - Think she'll make the fence? - Gonna be a close one. 375 00:27:36,447 --> 00:27:39,575 Quiet! Get to class before I throw you all in the choky. 376 00:27:40,243 --> 00:27:41,953 Lavender. 377 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:43,704 What's my teacher like? 378 00:27:44,163 --> 00:27:47,917 Run, run, run. Faster! Get in. 379 00:27:48,292 --> 00:27:49,585 Quickly! 380 00:27:49,752 --> 00:27:51,712 But Matilda's teacher, Miss Honey... 381 00:27:51,879 --> 00:27:53,881 ...was one of those remarkable people... 382 00:27:54,048 --> 00:27:57,927 ...who appreciates every single child for who she or he is. 383 00:27:58,094 --> 00:28:00,096 I scooped these up for you, Miss Honey. 384 00:28:00,263 --> 00:28:03,599 Oh, how lovely. Thank you, Amanda. 385 00:28:03,891 --> 00:28:07,812 Okay, listen up, everybody. We have a new student with us today. 386 00:28:07,979 --> 00:28:11,524 This is Matilda Wormwood. I'd like you to sit over here with Lavender. 387 00:28:11,691 --> 00:28:14,569 Now, you all remember how scary your first days at school were. 388 00:28:14,735 --> 00:28:19,156 So I'd like you to be especially nice to Matilda and make her feel welcome. 389 00:28:19,323 --> 00:28:20,741 Could you get her workbook for her, please? 390 00:28:20,908 --> 00:28:23,661 - Yes, Miss Honey. - You can sit down. 391 00:28:24,328 --> 00:28:27,790 Miss Honey was a wonderful teacher and a friend to everyone. 392 00:28:27,957 --> 00:28:31,294 But her life was not as simple and beautiful as it seemed. 393 00:28:31,460 --> 00:28:34,297 Miss Honey had a deep, dark secret. 394 00:28:34,463 --> 00:28:36,299 Though it caused her great pain... 395 00:28:36,465 --> 00:28:39,552 ...She did not let it interfere with her teaching. 396 00:28:40,428 --> 00:28:43,472 Well, Matilda, you've come on a very good day... 397 00:28:43,639 --> 00:28:47,143 ...because we're going to review everything that we've learned so far. 398 00:28:47,518 --> 00:28:50,479 Now, it's all right if you don't understand any of this because you're brand-new. 399 00:28:50,646 --> 00:28:53,816 But if you do know an answer, just raise your hand. Okay? 400 00:28:54,191 --> 00:28:57,153 All right. We've been working on our two-times tables. 401 00:28:57,320 --> 00:28:59,405 Would anyone like to demonstrate? 402 00:29:00,781 --> 00:29:02,074 Okay. 403 00:29:02,241 --> 00:29:04,327 Let's do some together. 404 00:29:06,829 --> 00:29:09,665 - Two times four is? - Eight. 405 00:29:09,832 --> 00:29:13,127 - Two times six is? - Twelve. 406 00:29:13,502 --> 00:29:15,796 - Two times nine is? - Eighteen. 407 00:29:15,963 --> 00:29:18,174 Excellent! You've been practicing. 408 00:29:18,341 --> 00:29:20,676 Pretty soon you'll be able to do any multiplication... 409 00:29:20,843 --> 00:29:23,429 - ...whether it's two times seven... - Fourteen. 410 00:29:23,596 --> 00:29:27,183 Very good. Or 13 times 379. 411 00:29:27,350 --> 00:29:31,020 4927. 412 00:29:32,605 --> 00:29:34,357 I beg your pardon? 413 00:29:34,523 --> 00:29:36,859 I think that's the answer. 414 00:29:37,026 --> 00:29:40,363 13 times 379. 415 00:29:40,529 --> 00:29:42,031 4-9-2-7. 416 00:30:00,549 --> 00:30:02,218 Itis. 417 00:30:08,349 --> 00:30:11,060 Matilda, you know how to multiply big numbers? 418 00:30:11,686 --> 00:30:15,690 I read this book last year on mathematics at the library. 419 00:30:17,984 --> 00:30:19,652 You like to read? 420 00:30:19,819 --> 00:30:22,071 Oh, yes, I love to read. 421 00:30:22,363 --> 00:30:23,823 What do you like to read? 422 00:30:25,700 --> 00:30:29,829 Everything, but lately I've been reading Darles Chickens. 423 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:34,875 Charles Dickens. I could read him every day. 424 00:30:36,252 --> 00:30:38,087 So could I. 425 00:30:41,132 --> 00:30:42,466 All right, everyone... 426 00:30:42,633 --> 00:30:46,137 ...take out your workbooks and let's start with section three. 427 00:30:54,103 --> 00:30:55,771 I'll be back in a moment. 428 00:31:08,868 --> 00:31:11,662 Gotcha right in the neck! And you. 429 00:31:13,456 --> 00:31:16,292 Yes! You-- Come in, come in, whoever you are. 430 00:31:20,129 --> 00:31:22,465 Almost got you. 431 00:31:23,090 --> 00:31:27,136 Good to see you, Jen. Good, good, good. 432 00:31:27,303 --> 00:31:30,473 Time for one of our little heart-to-hearts? 433 00:31:33,893 --> 00:31:37,354 Actually, it's about the new girl in my class, Miss Trunchbull... 434 00:31:37,521 --> 00:31:39,148 ...Matilda Wormwood. 435 00:31:39,315 --> 00:31:42,151 - Her father says she's a real wart. - A what? 436 00:31:42,318 --> 00:31:45,780 A carbuncle, a blister, a festering pustule of malignant ooze. 437 00:31:45,946 --> 00:31:51,035 Oh, no, Matilda Wormwood is a very sweet girl, and very bright. 438 00:31:51,202 --> 00:31:52,787 A bright child? 439 00:31:52,953 --> 00:31:55,247 Yes. She can multiply large sums in her head. 440 00:31:55,581 --> 00:31:58,000 So can a calculator. 441 00:31:58,167 --> 00:32:03,756 Well, I think she might be happier in an older and more advanced class. 442 00:32:04,507 --> 00:32:07,134 I knew it! You can't handle the little viper... 443 00:32:07,301 --> 00:32:09,929 ...S0 you're trying to foist her off on one of the other teachers. 444 00:32:10,096 --> 00:32:11,847 - No, no, no, Miss Trunchbull. - Yes! 445 00:32:12,014 --> 00:32:14,683 Typical, slothful cowardice. 446 00:32:14,850 --> 00:32:17,186 Listen to me, Jen. 447 00:32:17,353 --> 00:32:21,982 The distance the shot put goes depends upon the effort you put into it. 448 00:32:22,149 --> 00:32:23,651 Perspiration! 449 00:32:23,818 --> 00:32:28,155 If you can't handle the little brat, I'll lock her in the choky! 450 00:32:30,741 --> 00:32:32,952 - Get it? - Yes, ma'am. 451 00:32:33,119 --> 00:32:37,706 One day, Jen, you'll see that everything I do is for your own good... 452 00:32:37,873 --> 00:32:42,211 ...and the good of those putrescent little children! 453 00:33:03,858 --> 00:33:06,235 Get back at Tiffany. Before. 454 00:33:06,402 --> 00:33:08,404 - When she was having that-- - Mom, I'm home. 455 00:33:08,571 --> 00:33:11,615 - How was school? - School was great. 456 00:33:11,782 --> 00:33:14,410 My teacher lets me do sixth-grade work. Look. 457 00:33:14,577 --> 00:33:16,912 - Algebra and geography. - Hold on a minute. 458 00:33:17,079 --> 00:33:19,790 Can't you see I'm in the middle of an important phone call? 459 00:33:20,124 --> 00:33:22,376 Well, you just asked me how school was. 460 00:33:22,543 --> 00:33:24,003 Quiet. 461 00:33:24,170 --> 00:33:26,589 What else was she supposed to do? The baby wasn't his. 462 00:33:26,755 --> 00:33:29,091 Well, it was really great. 463 00:33:29,258 --> 00:33:31,802 No way. They gotta be implants. 464 00:33:31,969 --> 00:33:36,807 The principal is insane. She threw a girl over the fence by her hair. 465 00:33:36,974 --> 00:33:40,853 It would change your life too if you waxed yours, I'm positive. 466 00:33:41,020 --> 00:33:44,023 I have the most wonderful teacher. 467 00:33:44,273 --> 00:33:46,108 Mine are driving me crazy. 468 00:33:46,275 --> 00:33:49,612 I'm telling you, six hours a day at school is not enough. 469 00:33:49,778 --> 00:33:51,197 I'll say. 470 00:33:51,739 --> 00:33:54,909 Whack to the belly! A smack to the face. Another smack to the face! 471 00:33:55,075 --> 00:33:57,912 Burns is hurt. He's on the ropes, ladies and gentlemen. 472 00:33:58,204 --> 00:34:00,164 Saved by the bell. 473 00:34:00,539 --> 00:34:02,833 - Packages at this hour? - Come here. 474 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:05,544 - What? - Okay. 475 00:34:09,089 --> 00:34:10,132 Hello. 476 00:34:10,299 --> 00:34:14,220 We don't give money. We don't like charities. We don't buy raffle tickets. 477 00:34:14,386 --> 00:34:16,305 Mr. Wormwood. 478 00:34:16,472 --> 00:34:18,641 I'm Jennifer Honey. I'm Matilda's teacher. 479 00:34:18,807 --> 00:34:20,434 What has she done now? 480 00:34:20,601 --> 00:34:24,980 You! Go to your room right now! Right now. Beat it! 481 00:34:25,439 --> 00:34:28,734 Look, whatever it is, she's your problem now. 482 00:34:28,901 --> 00:34:30,819 No, there is no problem. 483 00:34:31,153 --> 00:34:33,405 Then beat it. We're watching TV. 484 00:34:34,990 --> 00:34:38,744 Mr. Wormwood, if you think watching some rotten TV show... 485 00:34:38,911 --> 00:34:42,539 ...Is more important than your daughter, then maybe you shouldn't be a parent. 486 00:34:42,706 --> 00:34:46,043 Now, why don't you turn that darn thing off and listen to me? 487 00:34:50,214 --> 00:34:52,299 All right, come in. Get this over with. 488 00:34:52,466 --> 00:34:55,678 Mrs. Wormwood's not gonna like this. Come on, get in. 489 00:34:58,639 --> 00:34:59,682 Close the door. 490 00:34:59,848 --> 00:35:01,850 - Who is it? - Some teacher. 491 00:35:02,017 --> 00:35:04,853 Says she's gotta talk to you about Matilda. 492 00:35:06,021 --> 00:35:09,316 What did you do that for? He had Velasquez on the ropes. 493 00:35:09,733 --> 00:35:10,776 What do you want? 494 00:35:10,943 --> 00:35:14,405 I'm sure you're aware by now that Matilda has a brilliant mind. 495 00:35:14,571 --> 00:35:16,448 Yeah, right. Mikey, get me a beer. 496 00:35:16,615 --> 00:35:19,243 Her math skills are simply extraordinary. 497 00:35:19,410 --> 00:35:21,495 - She's reading material that I-- - Want one? 498 00:35:21,662 --> 00:35:24,039 Oh, no, thank you, dear. 499 00:35:24,206 --> 00:35:28,502 Material that I didn't see until my second year of college. 500 00:35:28,669 --> 00:35:30,713 - Oh, college. - Great, college. 501 00:35:30,879 --> 00:35:33,048 I really feel, with private instruction... 502 00:35:33,215 --> 00:35:36,051 ...that she'd be ready for college in just a few short years. 503 00:35:36,218 --> 00:35:38,721 Look, Miss Shit. 504 00:35:38,887 --> 00:35:42,266 A girl does not get anywhere by acting intelligent. 505 00:35:42,433 --> 00:35:44,393 I mean, take a look at you and me. 506 00:35:44,810 --> 00:35:47,938 You chose books. I chose looks. 507 00:35:48,105 --> 00:35:51,734 I have a nice house, a wonderful husband... 508 00:35:51,900 --> 00:35:56,780 ...and you are slaving away teaching snot-nosed children their ABC's. 509 00:35:56,947 --> 00:36:00,075 You want Matilda to go to college? 510 00:36:00,868 --> 00:36:05,080 College! I didn't go to college. I don't know anybody who did. 511 00:36:05,247 --> 00:36:08,792 Bunch of hippies and cesspool salesmen. 512 00:36:08,959 --> 00:36:12,129 Don't sneer at educated people, Mr. Wormwood. 513 00:36:12,296 --> 00:36:14,673 If you became ill, heaven forbid... 514 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:18,010 ...your doctor would be a college graduate. 515 00:36:18,218 --> 00:36:21,138 Or say you were sued for selling a faulty car. 516 00:36:21,305 --> 00:36:23,599 The lawyer who defended you would've gone to college too. 517 00:36:23,766 --> 00:36:27,102 What car? Sued by who? 518 00:36:27,269 --> 00:36:30,397 - Who you been talking to? - Nobody. 519 00:36:33,192 --> 00:36:38,906 Oh, dear, I can see we're not going to agree, are we? 520 00:36:39,490 --> 00:36:42,743 No. I'm sorry I burst in on you like this. 521 00:36:42,910 --> 00:36:44,620 Sorry. 522 00:36:46,038 --> 00:36:48,457 We ought to sue her for interrupting our show. 523 00:36:49,041 --> 00:36:50,876 Tell me about it. 524 00:36:51,293 --> 00:36:53,087 Why's he in the middle of the ring? 525 00:36:53,253 --> 00:36:55,422 He's standing in the middle of the ring because it's over. 526 00:36:55,589 --> 00:36:56,882 Thank you. 527 00:36:57,049 --> 00:36:58,717 - We missed it? - Tomorrow. 528 00:36:58,884 --> 00:37:02,554 - Great, it's over. - Who won? 529 00:37:02,721 --> 00:37:04,348 How do I know? You shut it off! 530 00:37:04,515 --> 00:37:06,850 Was it my fault that she came in the middle of the fight? 531 00:37:07,017 --> 00:37:08,560 Hop to. Hippity-hop. 532 00:37:08,727 --> 00:37:13,315 The entire school will go to the assembly room immediately. 533 00:37:13,482 --> 00:37:15,109 Sit! 534 00:37:16,151 --> 00:37:18,904 - What's up? - Beats me. 535 00:37:22,199 --> 00:37:24,493 Bruce Bogtrotter. 536 00:37:33,335 --> 00:37:36,713 Would little Brucey come up here, please? 537 00:37:49,059 --> 00:37:51,687 He lives on my block. 538 00:37:56,358 --> 00:38:00,446 This boy, Bruce Bogtrotter... 539 00:38:00,612 --> 00:38:04,533 ...Is none other than a vicious sneak thief. 540 00:38:04,700 --> 00:38:07,035 You're a disgusting criminal, aren't you? 541 00:38:07,202 --> 00:38:09,621 I don't know what you're talking about. 542 00:38:09,788 --> 00:38:12,708 Cake. Chocolate cake. 543 00:38:13,083 --> 00:38:16,336 You slithered like a serpent into the school kitchen... 544 00:38:16,503 --> 00:38:18,881 ...and ate my personal snack! 545 00:38:19,506 --> 00:38:21,800 Do you deny it? 546 00:38:26,388 --> 00:38:29,224 Confess! 547 00:38:29,725 --> 00:38:32,978 Well, it's hard for me to remember a specific cake. 548 00:38:33,729 --> 00:38:35,647 This one... 549 00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:37,232 ...was mine. 550 00:38:37,399 --> 00:38:41,236 And it was the most scrumptious cake in the entire world. 551 00:38:41,403 --> 00:38:42,529 My mom's is better. 552 00:38:44,156 --> 00:38:46,533 It is, is it? 553 00:38:46,742 --> 00:38:50,037 How can you be sure unless you have another piece? 554 00:38:51,580 --> 00:38:54,541 Sit down, Bog. 555 00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:14,520 Here we go. 556 00:39:14,937 --> 00:39:18,148 Smells chocolaty, eh? 557 00:39:19,441 --> 00:39:22,277 Now, eat it! 558 00:39:24,905 --> 00:39:27,616 I don't want any, thank you. 559 00:39:28,367 --> 00:39:29,409 Eat it! 560 00:39:32,287 --> 00:39:34,081 Don't eat it. 561 00:39:34,873 --> 00:39:36,291 She wouldn't give him cake. 562 00:39:36,458 --> 00:39:38,627 - It's poison. - Something's up. 563 00:39:47,886 --> 00:39:49,346 Yeah. 564 00:40:09,575 --> 00:40:12,578 You look like you enjoyed that, Brucey. 565 00:40:13,161 --> 00:40:14,663 Yes, ma'am. 566 00:40:14,997 --> 00:40:17,332 You must have some more. 567 00:40:18,125 --> 00:40:19,918 Oh, no, thanks. 568 00:40:20,085 --> 00:40:22,421 But you'll hurt Cook's feelings. 569 00:40:22,963 --> 00:40:24,881 Cookie. 570 00:40:27,801 --> 00:40:32,681 She made this cake just for you to have on your very own. 571 00:40:35,267 --> 00:40:39,021 Her sweat and blood went into this cake... 572 00:40:39,187 --> 00:40:41,148 ...and you will not leave this platform... 573 00:40:41,315 --> 00:40:45,360 ...until you have consumed the entire confection! 574 00:40:45,527 --> 00:40:47,696 Entire confection. 575 00:40:48,071 --> 00:40:50,365 - See you at lunch. - Thank you, Cookie. 576 00:40:50,532 --> 00:40:54,286 - Rotten kids. - You wanted cake, you got cake. 577 00:40:54,453 --> 00:40:56,872 Now, eat it! 578 00:41:10,594 --> 00:41:12,721 Poor Brucey. 579 00:41:45,671 --> 00:41:47,714 He's going to puke. 580 00:41:48,590 --> 00:41:51,343 I can't look. Is he going to puke? 581 00:41:51,510 --> 00:41:53,428 Without a doubt. 582 00:42:01,103 --> 00:42:02,771 Bruce looks real bad. 583 00:42:02,938 --> 00:42:04,606 Give up? 584 00:42:09,611 --> 00:42:12,030 You can do it, Brucey! 585 00:42:12,447 --> 00:42:14,700 You can do it, Bruce! 586 00:42:15,534 --> 00:42:16,910 Yeah, you can do it! 587 00:42:18,286 --> 00:42:20,622 Go, Bruce! 588 00:42:21,081 --> 00:42:22,958 Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! 589 00:42:27,587 --> 00:42:28,630 Silence! 590 00:42:32,134 --> 00:42:33,719 Yes! 591 00:42:33,969 --> 00:42:36,096 Yeah! 592 00:42:37,764 --> 00:42:38,807 Silence! 593 00:42:42,894 --> 00:42:45,480 Stop! Silence! 594 00:43:08,837 --> 00:43:11,423 Shut up! The entire assembly... 595 00:43:11,590 --> 00:43:15,469 ...will stay five hours after school and copy from the dictionary. 596 00:43:15,969 --> 00:43:19,639 Any children who object will go straight into the choky... 597 00:43:19,806 --> 00:43:21,683 ...together! 598 00:43:27,189 --> 00:43:30,817 Rescue 8 out of Station 8, Los Angeles County. 599 00:43:30,984 --> 00:43:35,071 This was a Code R, an official way of saying we've caught a bad one. 600 00:43:35,238 --> 00:43:38,700 The kind of accident where death itself holds a stopwatch on us. 601 00:43:41,244 --> 00:43:44,456 - Young lady, where were you? - Miss Trunchbull kept the school late... 602 00:43:44,623 --> 00:43:46,500 ...because a boy ate some chocolate cake. 603 00:43:46,666 --> 00:43:49,544 That's the biggest lie I ever heard. You see those packages over there? 604 00:43:49,711 --> 00:43:52,964 They were left out for the world to see because you weren't here to take them in. 605 00:43:53,131 --> 00:43:55,342 - I don't think it's fair, bumpkins. - What? 606 00:43:55,509 --> 00:43:58,678 You get all this stuff from catalogs, and I don't get anything. 607 00:43:58,845 --> 00:44:02,432 It's not catalogs, it's car parts, sweetness. It's business. 608 00:44:02,599 --> 00:44:05,560 Oh, if it's business, why don't you have it sent to the office? 609 00:44:05,727 --> 00:44:07,729 Because the cops may be watching the office. 610 00:44:07,896 --> 00:44:10,148 The cops are watching the house. 611 00:44:10,315 --> 00:44:13,401 - What? - They're parked outside right now. 612 00:44:13,860 --> 00:44:15,904 You are such an ignoramus. 613 00:44:16,071 --> 00:44:20,075 Those are speedboat salesmen. Really nice guys. 614 00:44:20,242 --> 00:44:21,910 Cops. 615 00:44:24,079 --> 00:44:27,499 Speedboats? There are no lakes around here. 616 00:44:27,666 --> 00:44:31,127 Yeah, but some people like to go away on the weekends. 617 00:44:31,294 --> 00:44:34,464 - Some people have fun. - And some people are cops. 618 00:44:34,631 --> 00:44:36,591 - They are not cops. - Are too. 619 00:44:36,758 --> 00:44:39,261 They are not. I ought to know if there's cops watching my house. 620 00:44:39,427 --> 00:44:42,430 Now, go to bed, you lying little earwig. 621 00:44:43,890 --> 00:44:45,809 With the FBI watching her father... 622 00:44:45,976 --> 00:44:48,395 ...and the Trunchbull terrorising her school... 623 00:44:48,562 --> 00:44:52,357 ...It was a rare, happy moment when Matilda could just play with her friends. 624 00:44:52,524 --> 00:44:55,861 A frog! A frog! A frog! 625 00:44:56,736 --> 00:45:00,198 - What is it, Lavender? - A frog! 626 00:45:02,158 --> 00:45:03,368 It's a salamander. 627 00:45:03,535 --> 00:45:05,453 - It's a chameleon. - It's a newt. 628 00:45:05,620 --> 00:45:10,083 "Any of the small semiaquatic salamanders from the genus Triturus." 629 00:45:10,250 --> 00:45:14,880 "Some are brightly colored and secrete irritating substances." 630 00:45:18,300 --> 00:45:20,594 How could you keep going...? 631 00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:24,306 Useless, flaming car! 632 00:45:25,140 --> 00:45:26,558 Wormwood! 633 00:45:26,808 --> 00:45:28,393 Sell me a lemon? 634 00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:30,562 You're heading for the choky, young lady! 635 00:45:30,729 --> 00:45:31,813 - Choky? - Teach you a lesson. 636 00:45:31,980 --> 00:45:33,106 What lesson? 637 00:45:33,273 --> 00:45:35,567 You and your father think you can make a fool out of me! 638 00:45:35,734 --> 00:45:38,278 - My father? - The guy with that stupid haircut! 639 00:45:38,612 --> 00:45:42,616 - I'm nothing like my father. - You're the spitting image. 640 00:45:42,824 --> 00:45:45,869 The apple never rots far from the tree. 641 00:45:46,995 --> 00:45:48,079 Miss Honey! 642 00:45:48,246 --> 00:45:50,373 Miss Trunchbull teaches our class today, Lavender. 643 00:45:50,540 --> 00:45:52,042 - Please get a water pitcher. - But Miss Honey-- 644 00:45:52,584 --> 00:45:55,337 Quickly. She'll be here any second. Come on. 645 00:45:56,379 --> 00:46:00,175 Make sure the water's cold, Lavender. Hurry. Vinnie, cover the fish. 646 00:46:00,842 --> 00:46:03,887 Put away the art projects. Put away anything colorful. 647 00:46:04,054 --> 00:46:05,639 Oh, Charlie, won't you get those crayons for me. 648 00:46:05,805 --> 00:46:09,476 Most great ideas come from hard work and careful planning. 649 00:46:09,643 --> 00:46:13,355 Of course, once in a while, they just jump out at you. 650 00:46:13,521 --> 00:46:16,149 Raina, cover the birds and beetles. Hurry! Hurry! 651 00:46:16,316 --> 00:46:21,237 I hear her coming. Okay, now, last time, some of you forgot yourselves. 652 00:46:21,404 --> 00:46:25,200 Don't speak unless you're spoken to. Don't laugh. Don't smile. 653 00:46:25,367 --> 00:46:27,494 Don't even breathe loudly. 654 00:46:27,744 --> 00:46:30,205 Don't breathe at all. 655 00:46:32,457 --> 00:46:34,042 Morning, Miss Trunchbull. 656 00:46:34,209 --> 00:46:36,419 Good morning, Miss Trunchbull. 657 00:46:38,046 --> 00:46:39,172 Sit! 658 00:46:48,014 --> 00:46:52,519 I have never been able to understand why small children are so disgusting. 659 00:46:52,686 --> 00:46:54,896 They're the bane of my life. 660 00:46:55,063 --> 00:46:57,482 - They're like insects. - Where's Matilda? 661 00:46:57,649 --> 00:47:00,986 They should be got rid of as early as possible. 662 00:47:03,405 --> 00:47:05,573 My idea of a perfect school... 663 00:47:05,740 --> 00:47:10,620 ...Is one in which there are no children at all. 664 00:47:11,746 --> 00:47:14,207 Do you agree, Miss Honey? 665 00:47:18,128 --> 00:47:22,757 Now, you, front of the class! 666 00:47:28,763 --> 00:47:30,932 Are you okay? 667 00:47:31,933 --> 00:47:36,021 Next time I tell you to empty your pockets, you'll do it faster, won't you? 668 00:47:36,187 --> 00:47:38,606 - Yes, Miss Trunchbull. - Miss Honey. 669 00:47:39,149 --> 00:47:43,111 This could be the most interesting thing you've ever done. 670 00:47:46,448 --> 00:47:49,034 Sit down, you squirming worm of vomit! 671 00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:51,578 Thank you, Miss Trunchbull. 672 00:48:01,087 --> 00:48:02,797 Get up! 673 00:48:05,300 --> 00:48:06,342 Can you spell? 674 00:48:06,593 --> 00:48:09,679 Miss Honey taught us how to spell a long word yesterday. 675 00:48:09,846 --> 00:48:11,598 We can spell "difficulty." 676 00:48:11,765 --> 00:48:15,477 You couldn't spell "difficulty" if your life depended on it. 677 00:48:15,935 --> 00:48:17,687 She taught us with a poem. 678 00:48:17,854 --> 00:48:19,522 A poem, how sweet. 679 00:48:19,689 --> 00:48:25,111 - What poem would that be? - Mrs. D, Mrs. I 680 00:48:25,278 --> 00:48:27,739 Mrs. F-F-1 681 00:48:27,906 --> 00:48:32,410 Mrs. C, Mrs. U Mrs. L-T-Y 682 00:48:33,328 --> 00:48:35,497 Why are all these women married? 683 00:48:35,663 --> 00:48:40,001 Mrs. D? Mrs. I? You're supposed to be teaching spelling, not poetry! 684 00:48:45,507 --> 00:48:47,467 I cannot, for the life of me, understand... 685 00:48:47,634 --> 00:48:50,386 ...why small children take so long to grow up. 686 00:48:50,553 --> 00:48:53,306 I think they do it deliberately just to annoy me. 687 00:49:09,781 --> 00:49:11,950 What's funny? 688 00:49:12,200 --> 00:49:14,953 Come on, spit it out. Speak up. 689 00:49:15,120 --> 00:49:18,039 I like a joke as well as the next fat person. 690 00:49:24,295 --> 00:49:26,965 It's a snake. It's a snake! 691 00:49:27,966 --> 00:49:29,843 It's a snake! 692 00:49:31,845 --> 00:49:35,265 One of you tried to poison me. Who? 693 00:49:36,558 --> 00:49:38,560 Matilda. 694 00:49:38,726 --> 00:49:39,769 I knew it! 695 00:49:40,019 --> 00:49:43,731 I just thought you'd like to know, it's not a snake. It's a newt. 696 00:49:43,898 --> 00:49:46,860 - What did you say? - It's a newt. 697 00:49:47,026 --> 00:49:52,240 Stand up, you villainous sack of goat slime! You did this. 698 00:49:52,407 --> 00:49:53,533 No, Miss Trunchbull. 699 00:49:53,700 --> 00:49:58,204 Did you act alone, or did you have accomplices? 700 00:49:58,371 --> 00:49:59,998 I didn't do it. 701 00:50:00,165 --> 00:50:02,584 You didn't like the choky, did you? 702 00:50:02,750 --> 00:50:04,836 Thought you'd pay me back, didn't you? 703 00:50:05,003 --> 00:50:08,131 Well, I'll pay you back, young lady. 704 00:50:08,298 --> 00:50:11,342 - For what, Miss Trunchbull? - For this newt, you piss-worm! 705 00:50:11,509 --> 00:50:14,429 I'm telling you, I didn't do it! 706 00:50:15,096 --> 00:50:17,515 Besides, even if you didn't do it, I'm gonna punish you... 707 00:50:17,682 --> 00:50:21,436 ...because I'm big and you're small, and I'm right and you're wrong. 708 00:50:21,603 --> 00:50:24,189 And there's nothing you can do about it. 709 00:50:24,355 --> 00:50:28,276 You're a liar and a scoundrel, and your father's a liar and a cheat. 710 00:50:28,443 --> 00:50:32,947 You're the most corrupt lowlifes in the history of civilization. 711 00:50:33,114 --> 00:50:35,617 Am I wrong? I'm never wrong. 712 00:50:36,242 --> 00:50:42,123 In this classroom, in this school, I am God! 713 00:51:13,780 --> 00:51:15,490 - Youl! - I didn't move. 714 00:51:16,157 --> 00:51:17,700 You did this! 715 00:51:17,867 --> 00:51:21,996 How could she possibly have done it when she was sitting way over here? 716 00:51:23,081 --> 00:51:26,542 I'll be watching you, each and every one. 717 00:51:26,709 --> 00:51:28,378 When you turn the corner... 718 00:51:28,544 --> 00:51:31,673 ...when you go to your cubbies to get your smelly coats... 719 00:51:31,839 --> 00:51:33,841 ...when you skip merrily to lunch... 720 00:51:34,008 --> 00:51:36,844 ...I'll be watching you, all of you... 721 00:51:37,011 --> 00:51:39,555 ...and especially you. 722 00:51:48,815 --> 00:51:50,650 Oh, sweetheart, I'm sorry. 723 00:51:51,192 --> 00:51:54,862 - Thanks for not telling. - Best friends don't tell. 724 00:51:56,614 --> 00:51:58,950 She can really dance. 725 00:52:00,535 --> 00:52:04,205 I'm gonna clean up this mess, then I'll come and help you fill the bird feeder. 726 00:52:04,372 --> 00:52:06,374 I'll be out there in a minute. 727 00:52:08,751 --> 00:52:11,504 - Miss Honey? - Yes, Matilda? 728 00:52:13,214 --> 00:52:15,967 Miss Honey, I did it. 729 00:52:16,509 --> 00:52:19,053 - Did what? - I made the glass tip over. 730 00:52:19,220 --> 00:52:23,224 Oh, sweetheart, don't let Miss Trunchbull make you feel that way. 731 00:52:23,391 --> 00:52:25,059 Nobody did it. It was an accident. 732 00:52:25,226 --> 00:52:29,230 I did it with my eyes. Watch, I'll prove it to you. 733 00:52:32,734 --> 00:52:35,028 It's wonderful you feel so powerful. 734 00:52:35,820 --> 00:52:39,073 Many people don't feel powerful at all. 735 00:52:48,416 --> 00:52:52,920 Come on, tip over, you glass. Glass, tip over. Tip over. 736 00:52:53,087 --> 00:52:55,590 Come on, tip over. Tip over, glass. 737 00:52:55,757 --> 00:52:57,425 It's all right, Matilda. 738 00:53:01,095 --> 00:53:04,349 I really did do it, Miss Honey. 739 00:53:04,515 --> 00:53:08,603 One of the odd things about life is sometimes you can do something... 740 00:53:08,770 --> 00:53:11,856 ...until you wanna show someone, and then you can't. 741 00:53:12,023 --> 00:53:14,942 Or sometimes you think something's broken and then you take it to be fixed-- 742 00:53:15,109 --> 00:53:16,736 This isn't like that. 743 00:53:19,364 --> 00:53:21,407 I don't know. 744 00:53:22,283 --> 00:53:24,952 Maybe I made myself tired. 745 00:53:26,162 --> 00:53:29,207 Matilda, would you like to come over to my house this afternoon? 746 00:53:30,124 --> 00:53:32,460 I'd like that very much, Miss Honey. 747 00:53:33,461 --> 00:53:34,545 Good. 748 00:53:36,798 --> 00:53:39,801 I just stare very hard, and then my eyes get all hot... 749 00:53:39,967 --> 00:53:42,303 ...and I can feel the strongness. 750 00:53:42,470 --> 00:53:46,474 I feel like I can move almost anything in the world. 751 00:53:47,183 --> 00:53:49,352 You do believe me, don't you? 752 00:53:49,519 --> 00:53:51,646 Oh, I believe that you should believe in whatever power... 753 00:53:51,813 --> 00:53:56,651 ...you think you have inside of you. Believe it with all your heart. 754 00:53:59,529 --> 00:54:02,490 That's where Miss Trunchbull lives. 755 00:54:04,534 --> 00:54:06,327 Why is there a swing? 756 00:54:07,662 --> 00:54:13,167 A girl I know used to live in that house. Her life was good and happy. 757 00:54:13,334 --> 00:54:17,296 When she was just 2 years old, her mother died. 758 00:54:17,463 --> 00:54:19,215 Her father was a doctor... 759 00:54:19,382 --> 00:54:22,176 ...and he needed someone to look after things at home... 760 00:54:22,343 --> 00:54:25,721 ...SO he invited the mother's stepsister to come and live with him. 761 00:54:25,888 --> 00:54:30,268 But the girl's aunt was a mean person who treated the girl very badly. 762 00:54:30,435 --> 00:54:33,604 - The Trunchbull. - Yes. 763 00:54:33,771 --> 00:54:37,859 And worst of all, when the girl was 5, her father died. 764 00:54:38,025 --> 00:54:39,485 How did her father die? 765 00:54:39,652 --> 00:54:42,488 The police decided he'd killed himself. 766 00:54:42,655 --> 00:54:44,407 Why would he do such a thing? 767 00:54:44,574 --> 00:54:46,534 No one knows. 768 00:54:50,913 --> 00:54:52,707 The end is happier. 769 00:54:52,874 --> 00:54:54,542 She found a small cottage. 770 00:54:54,709 --> 00:54:58,546 She rented it from this lovely rhubarb farmer for just $50 a month... 771 00:54:58,713 --> 00:55:02,383 ...and she covered it in honeysuckle, and she planted hundreds of wildflowers... 772 00:55:02,550 --> 00:55:05,720 ...and she moved out of her wicked aunt's house and she finally got her freedom. 773 00:55:05,887 --> 00:55:07,972 Good for her. 774 00:55:08,139 --> 00:55:11,225 - Do you know why I told you this? - No. 775 00:55:13,895 --> 00:55:17,231 You were born into a family that doesn't always appreciate you... 776 00:55:17,773 --> 00:55:21,235 ...but one day, things are gonna be very different. 777 00:55:25,740 --> 00:55:28,701 Should we go inside and have tea and cookies? 778 00:55:28,868 --> 00:55:30,620 - Yes, please. - Okay. 779 00:55:35,291 --> 00:55:38,920 - This is the cottage from your story. - Yes. 780 00:55:39,837 --> 00:55:42,381 The young woman is you. 781 00:55:43,799 --> 00:55:45,801 But then-- 782 00:55:46,302 --> 00:55:49,472 - No. - Yes. 783 00:55:49,639 --> 00:55:51,933 Aunt Trunchbull. 784 00:55:55,853 --> 00:55:58,314 When I left my home, Aunt Trunchbull's home... 785 00:55:58,481 --> 00:56:00,608 ...I had to leave all my treasures behind. 786 00:56:01,192 --> 00:56:05,613 - Treasures? - Photographs of my mother and father... 787 00:56:05,821 --> 00:56:10,076 ...and a beautiful doll my mother gave me with a china face. 788 00:56:10,243 --> 00:56:12,286 Lissy Doll, I called her. 789 00:56:12,453 --> 00:56:15,039 - Would you like some milk? - Yes, please. 790 00:56:16,582 --> 00:56:19,168 Why don't you run away? 791 00:56:20,378 --> 00:56:24,507 I've often thought about it, but I can't abandon my children. 792 00:56:24,674 --> 00:56:27,843 And if I couldn't teach, I'd have nothing at all. 793 00:56:28,010 --> 00:56:30,805 You're very brave, Miss Honey. 794 00:56:31,806 --> 00:56:33,724 Not as brave as you. 795 00:56:33,891 --> 00:56:36,644 I thought grownups weren't afraid of anything. 796 00:56:36,811 --> 00:56:38,145 Quite the contrary. 797 00:56:38,646 --> 00:56:41,774 All grownups get scared, just like children. 798 00:56:42,650 --> 00:56:46,153 I wonder what Miss Trunchbull is afraid of. 799 00:56:53,369 --> 00:56:55,663 There she is. 800 00:57:02,044 --> 00:57:03,921 Shot put. 801 00:57:04,088 --> 00:57:05,298 Hammer throw. 802 00:57:05,464 --> 00:57:07,550 Javelin. 803 00:57:18,853 --> 00:57:20,229 Back, back, back, back! 804 00:57:20,605 --> 00:57:22,356 She's afraid of a cat? 805 00:57:22,523 --> 00:57:24,775 Black cats. She's very superstitious. 806 00:57:24,984 --> 00:57:26,152 Go! 807 00:57:27,945 --> 00:57:29,530 Go! 808 00:57:34,910 --> 00:57:36,037 Poor kitty. 809 00:57:36,370 --> 00:57:39,373 - Oh, he's all right. - Hopefully. 810 00:57:46,255 --> 00:57:49,133 - Let's go get your treasures. - No, Matilda. 811 00:57:49,300 --> 00:57:52,928 Well, she's gone. Come on. 812 00:57:55,556 --> 00:57:59,101 - Matilda! - Miss Honey. 813 00:58:05,441 --> 00:58:09,236 Come on, move, you piece of junkyard fodder. 814 00:58:09,403 --> 00:58:11,572 Shift, you-- No, no. 815 00:58:19,955 --> 00:58:22,500 My house. 816 00:58:30,966 --> 00:58:33,344 Oh, my. 817 00:58:36,097 --> 00:58:38,808 My father's portrait used to hang there. 818 00:58:38,974 --> 00:58:42,520 Whoever painted the Trunchbull must have had a strong stomach. 819 00:58:43,270 --> 00:58:45,272 A really strong stomach. 820 00:59:07,503 --> 00:59:08,879 We should go. 821 00:59:09,630 --> 00:59:12,591 Father's chocolate box. 822 00:59:16,679 --> 00:59:20,933 After supper, he'd take a chocolate, cut it in half... 823 00:59:21,100 --> 00:59:23,519 ...and he'd always give me the bigger half. 824 00:59:24,311 --> 00:59:27,732 When he died, Trunchbull would count them so I couldn't even sneak one. 825 00:59:27,898 --> 00:59:32,486 She'd take a chocolate, bring it to her lips and say: 826 00:59:32,653 --> 00:59:35,239 Much too good for children. 827 00:59:40,202 --> 00:59:42,329 Have one. 828 00:59:45,916 --> 00:59:49,420 No, she'd notice. 829 00:59:49,587 --> 00:59:53,007 - Where's Lissy Doll? - Upstairs. 830 00:59:54,717 --> 00:59:56,677 Matilda. 831 00:59:59,346 --> 01:00:00,431 What? 832 01:00:02,183 --> 01:00:03,350 Matilda. 833 01:00:09,690 --> 01:00:12,735 You filthy-- Crush the little weasel! 834 01:00:13,527 --> 01:00:16,113 This is my room. 835 01:00:21,535 --> 01:00:23,120 That's my dad. 836 01:00:23,287 --> 01:00:25,956 - What's his name? - Magnus. 837 01:00:26,123 --> 01:00:30,211 I used to call him King Magnus and he called me Bumblebee. 838 01:00:31,670 --> 01:00:34,590 I don't think Magnus killed himself. 839 01:00:34,757 --> 01:00:36,217 Neither do I. 840 01:00:38,385 --> 01:00:39,887 Is that Lissy Doll? 841 01:00:43,516 --> 01:00:47,436 Wormwood, you useless, used-car-salesman scum! 842 01:00:47,603 --> 01:00:51,607 I want you around here now with another car! 843 01:00:52,441 --> 01:00:56,403 Yes, I know what caveat emptor means, you lowlife liar! 844 01:00:56,570 --> 01:00:58,989 I'm gonna sue you. I'm gonna burn down your showroom! 845 01:00:59,156 --> 01:01:02,535 I'm gonna take that no-good jalopy you sold me and shove it up your bazooga! 846 01:01:02,701 --> 01:01:06,038 When I'm finished with you, you're gonna look like roadkill! 847 01:01:06,205 --> 01:01:08,040 You what? 848 01:01:31,480 --> 01:01:33,190 Come on. 849 01:01:38,946 --> 01:01:40,865 - Shouldn't we hide or something? - Yeah. Yeah, go. 850 01:01:41,031 --> 01:01:44,243 Go to the end of the hall, down the stairs and out the kitchen door. 851 01:01:44,410 --> 01:01:46,370 I'll distract her. 852 01:01:55,004 --> 01:01:58,424 Who's in my house?! 853 01:02:03,345 --> 01:02:05,222 Come out and fight like a man! 854 01:03:01,362 --> 01:03:03,280 Tallyho! 855 01:05:06,487 --> 01:05:08,530 Come on, come on. 856 01:05:26,673 --> 01:05:28,342 Come on, over there. 857 01:05:29,134 --> 01:05:32,846 Some rats are gonna die today. 858 01:06:11,593 --> 01:06:14,138 Oh, my goodness. 859 01:06:15,222 --> 01:06:17,015 Feel my heart. 860 01:06:17,182 --> 01:06:21,061 Weren't you the most scared you've ever been in your whole life? 861 01:06:24,231 --> 01:06:25,607 Come on, let's go. 862 01:06:25,774 --> 01:06:29,236 She shouldn't be allowed to treat people like that. 863 01:06:29,403 --> 01:06:32,239 - Somebody's gotta teach her a lesson. - I know. 864 01:06:32,406 --> 01:06:35,909 We'll wait until she leaves again, then we'll go get your doll. 865 01:06:36,243 --> 01:06:38,328 - What? - Just kidding. 866 01:06:41,165 --> 01:06:43,292 Come here. 867 01:06:44,668 --> 01:06:49,047 Matilda, promise me you will never go back in that house again. 868 01:06:49,756 --> 01:06:51,466 I promise. 869 01:06:52,551 --> 01:06:54,469 Okay. Come on. 870 01:07:03,729 --> 01:07:07,316 So he came home with $2000 cash... 871 01:07:07,482 --> 01:07:09,443 ...and he threw it up in the air... 872 01:07:09,610 --> 01:07:14,948 ...and we both just swam in it like we were on The Million Dollar Sticky. 873 01:07:15,407 --> 01:07:17,784 Do you like that show? 874 01:07:17,951 --> 01:07:19,912 I love that show. 875 01:07:20,078 --> 01:07:21,538 That was the old days. 876 01:07:21,705 --> 01:07:25,584 Now he's got money in banks all over this planet, and does he give me a dime? 877 01:07:25,751 --> 01:07:29,963 - Matilda, this is Bob and Bill. - They're cops. 878 01:07:30,464 --> 01:07:33,717 They are not cops. They are Ace Powerboat salesmen. 879 01:07:33,884 --> 01:07:35,344 Babyface, I'm starved! 880 01:07:36,970 --> 01:07:39,181 Hi, Harry. 881 01:07:39,348 --> 01:07:40,974 Who are you? 882 01:07:41,141 --> 01:07:44,228 What is this, a hot tub party? Get the hell out of here! 883 01:07:44,394 --> 01:07:45,896 I slave all day, I come home... 884 01:07:46,063 --> 01:07:48,815 ...you're entertaining a couple of surfer-dude bodybuilders. 885 01:07:49,149 --> 01:07:50,567 They're cops, Dad. 886 01:07:51,109 --> 01:07:53,570 - You interested in time-share? - Get out of here. 887 01:07:54,238 --> 01:07:57,658 You don't let me talk to people. I am in a cage, Harry. 888 01:07:57,824 --> 01:08:01,370 I need to talk to somebody besides our stupid kids. 889 01:08:01,536 --> 01:08:05,249 Oh, yeah? A man is entitled to come home and find dinner on the table... 890 01:08:05,582 --> 01:08:08,335 ...without having to wade through male strippers! 891 01:08:08,502 --> 01:08:10,379 - Dad? - What do you want? 892 01:08:10,879 --> 01:08:14,549 - Yell at me, okay? - Shut up and leave us alone! 893 01:08:15,384 --> 01:08:17,844 - Yell at me again. - Yell at you? 894 01:08:18,011 --> 01:08:20,347 I'll come in and pound your miserable hide! 895 01:08:20,514 --> 01:08:22,933 What do I have to do to gain respect around here?! 896 01:08:23,100 --> 01:08:25,769 I'm gonna give you a tanning like you've never had in your life! 897 01:08:25,936 --> 01:08:29,523 My word is my law! You understand?! Law! 898 01:08:34,778 --> 01:08:36,571 No kid likes being yelled at... 899 01:08:36,738 --> 01:08:39,574 ...but it was precisely Harry's ranting and raving... 900 01:08:39,741 --> 01:08:42,035 ...that gave Matilda the key to her power. 901 01:08:42,202 --> 01:08:46,623 To unlock that power, all she had to do was practice. 902 01:08:56,883 --> 01:08:59,219 You're a little cheat. What, are you stupid? 903 01:08:59,386 --> 01:09:02,514 I'm smart, you're dumb. The apple never rots far from the tree. 904 01:09:02,681 --> 01:09:04,308 I think there is something wrong with that girl. 905 01:09:04,474 --> 01:09:06,810 - I'm right, you're wrong. - Hey, dip-face, here's your book. 906 01:09:06,977 --> 01:09:11,064 You're a Wormwood. It's time you started acting like one! 907 01:10:21,760 --> 01:10:23,303 That was my personal favorite... 908 01:10:23,470 --> 01:10:25,931 ...played especially for all you little bitty pretty ones... 909 01:10:26,098 --> 01:10:27,808 ...moving and grooving on this sunny afternoon. 910 01:10:27,974 --> 01:10:31,228 Playing music to make you smile, So you'd better not touch that d-- 911 01:10:43,490 --> 01:10:45,283 Shouldn't we have a search warrant to do this? 912 01:10:45,450 --> 01:10:47,828 No, this guy's dirty. 913 01:10:47,994 --> 01:10:51,873 Once we show this tape in court, Wormwood's goose is cooked. 914 01:10:52,040 --> 01:10:55,585 I'm sure that box is full of stolen car parts. 915 01:10:55,836 --> 01:10:57,671 You've been taping all week. 916 01:10:57,838 --> 01:11:00,674 How about letting me handle that camera for a while? 917 01:11:00,841 --> 01:11:02,592 You know how to use it? 918 01:11:02,759 --> 01:11:05,345 You know about the zoom and the white balance? 919 01:11:05,512 --> 01:11:09,474 - You know how to adjust the eyepiece? - I can handle it. 920 01:11:12,727 --> 01:11:15,188 Besides, it's my turn. 921 01:11:15,355 --> 01:11:17,941 Yeah, your turn to drop it. 922 01:11:18,108 --> 01:11:20,861 I won't drop it. 923 01:11:21,027 --> 01:11:22,737 Come on. 924 01:11:23,155 --> 01:11:27,200 You two men are gonna be in a lot of trouble very soon. 925 01:11:27,367 --> 01:11:30,036 It's the female minor. 926 01:11:31,329 --> 01:11:33,165 Aren't you supposed to be in school, young lady? 927 01:11:33,331 --> 01:11:35,375 I really hope you have a search warrant. 928 01:11:35,542 --> 01:11:38,837 According to a constitutional law book I read in the library... 929 01:11:39,004 --> 01:11:43,383 ...If you don't have one, you could lose your job or even go to federal prison. 930 01:11:43,800 --> 01:11:45,719 It's your father who's going to federal prison. 931 01:11:46,011 --> 01:11:49,055 - And you know where you'll end up? - In a federal orphanage. 932 01:11:49,222 --> 01:11:51,641 If you cooperate, we'll make sure it's a nice orphanage. 933 01:11:52,017 --> 01:11:56,062 The kind with food and teeny-weeny cockroaches. 934 01:11:56,229 --> 01:11:57,272 What do you say? 935 01:11:58,732 --> 01:12:03,487 There's another crime in the making. Your car's about to run a stop sign. 936 01:12:14,664 --> 01:12:18,251 So she bought a little time for her dad to come to his senses. 937 01:12:18,418 --> 01:12:21,421 But now Matilda had bigger fish to fry... 938 01:12:21,588 --> 01:12:23,632 ...much bigger. 939 01:12:38,188 --> 01:12:41,942 Hey, dip-face, where are you going? 940 01:12:42,108 --> 01:12:44,152 Out. 941 01:12:46,446 --> 01:12:49,950 Hey, dip-face, have a carrot. 942 01:13:03,296 --> 01:13:06,132 Chew your food. You're an animal. 943 01:13:11,471 --> 01:13:13,473 Having power isn't nearly as important... 944 01:13:13,640 --> 01:13:15,559 ...as what you choose to do with it. 945 01:13:15,725 --> 01:13:19,896 And what Matilda had in mind was nothing short of heroic. 946 01:14:44,147 --> 01:14:46,983 Come here. Come on. Lissy Doll, come on. 947 01:14:47,150 --> 01:14:50,153 Come, Lissy. Come on, doll. Please. Come on. 948 01:14:50,320 --> 01:14:52,447 Come on, Lissy. Please come here. 949 01:15:08,296 --> 01:15:09,798 Yes! 950 01:16:53,193 --> 01:16:55,528 Leave me alone! 951 01:17:29,354 --> 01:17:31,397 Magnus! 952 01:18:30,623 --> 01:18:35,086 Miss Honey! Miss Honey, you'll never believe what I got you. 953 01:18:36,296 --> 01:18:38,631 Oh, Matilda. 954 01:18:39,382 --> 01:18:42,302 - Matilda. - Oh, I also brought you this. 955 01:18:42,468 --> 01:18:44,304 I ate mine last night. 956 01:18:58,902 --> 01:19:02,196 I will be teaching your class today. 957 01:19:08,494 --> 01:19:11,873 In the time it took Miss Honey to get very, very nervous... 958 01:19:12,040 --> 01:19:15,084 ...Matilda had formulated a plan. 959 01:19:15,543 --> 01:19:18,004 She is really raving mad. 960 01:19:18,171 --> 01:19:21,591 What is it your father used to call you? Hummingbird? 961 01:19:21,758 --> 01:19:25,261 Bumblebee. I'm sure she knows the doll's missing. 962 01:19:25,428 --> 01:19:27,305 And he called her Trunchbull? 963 01:19:27,472 --> 01:19:31,100 No, I suppose he called her Agatha. Yes, that's-- 964 01:19:31,267 --> 01:19:35,480 - She called him Magnus, right? - Yeah. Yes. 965 01:19:35,647 --> 01:19:37,357 Maybe I could go back to the house... 966 01:19:37,523 --> 01:19:39,943 ...and put the doll back while she's still at school. 967 01:19:40,109 --> 01:19:43,529 - No, I can't do that. - Calm down, Miss Honey. Really. 968 01:19:43,696 --> 01:19:45,615 It's gonna be okay, I promise. 969 01:19:45,949 --> 01:19:49,202 Sweetheart, you promised you wouldn't go back in that house again. 970 01:19:49,369 --> 01:19:53,623 I didn't. I was on the garage roof. I did it with my powers. 971 01:19:53,957 --> 01:19:56,501 Okay, on the garage roof with your powers. 972 01:19:56,668 --> 01:20:00,046 All right, I need to think. Let's see. 973 01:20:18,815 --> 01:20:20,441 Powers. 974 01:20:27,115 --> 01:20:30,743 I think I've got them down. Watch this. 975 01:20:49,095 --> 01:20:51,431 No more Miss Nice Girl. 976 01:20:53,599 --> 01:20:56,602 Get inside. Inside! Quickly, run! 977 01:20:56,769 --> 01:20:59,772 Run! Get against the wall! Against that wall. Quickly! 978 01:20:59,939 --> 01:21:01,733 Don't make me wait. 979 01:21:01,899 --> 01:21:03,985 Water! 980 01:21:04,944 --> 01:21:07,363 And hold the newt. 981 01:21:11,284 --> 01:21:13,786 Join the ranks. Move! 982 01:21:16,956 --> 01:21:21,127 I am here to teach you all a lesson. 983 01:21:24,797 --> 01:21:30,219 Sometimes in life, horrible and unexplainable things happen. 984 01:21:33,848 --> 01:21:38,186 These things are a test of character. 985 01:21:42,482 --> 01:21:44,692 And I have character. 986 01:21:44,859 --> 01:21:49,405 Form a line across the room! Quickly! Run, run, run! Don't keep me waiting. 987 01:21:49,822 --> 01:21:51,324 Fill this gap! 988 01:21:52,575 --> 01:21:56,996 I expect you're wondering what I'm talking about. 989 01:21:57,497 --> 01:21:59,582 Yes. 990 01:21:59,749 --> 01:22:03,086 A child came to my house. 991 01:22:03,252 --> 01:22:07,006 I don't know how, I don't know when, I don't know why. 992 01:22:07,173 --> 01:22:09,842 - Miss Trunchbull, may I--? - No, you may not. 993 01:22:10,760 --> 01:22:13,971 But I know a child came. 994 01:22:14,138 --> 01:22:17,850 So did you know it was illegal... 995 01:22:18,017 --> 01:22:21,687 ...1o enter someone's home without their permission? 996 01:22:21,854 --> 01:22:25,691 - Yes, Miss Trunchbull. - Sir. 997 01:22:25,858 --> 01:22:28,069 Stand straight! Stomachs in! Shoulders back! 998 01:22:29,695 --> 01:22:32,198 Do any of you recognize... 999 01:22:33,199 --> 01:22:34,867 ...this? 1000 01:22:36,786 --> 01:22:39,413 Let's play a game. Shall we? 1001 01:22:39,580 --> 01:22:45,044 Who was wearing a pretty red hair ribbon yesterday... 1002 01:22:45,211 --> 01:22:48,047 ...and isn't wearing one today? 1003 01:22:48,214 --> 01:22:51,300 Can you answer me that? 1004 01:22:51,467 --> 01:22:56,722 Who does this disgusting ribbon belong to? 1005 01:22:58,015 --> 01:22:59,892 I shall personally see to it... 1006 01:23:00,059 --> 01:23:03,563 ...that the demented, drooling, slime-breathed little Lilliputian... 1007 01:23:03,729 --> 01:23:06,399 ...who owns this disgusting ribbon... 1008 01:23:06,566 --> 01:23:11,028 ...will never see the light of day again. You. 1009 01:23:11,195 --> 01:23:14,824 Miss Trunchbull, I was the one who was at your house last night. I know what-- 1010 01:23:14,991 --> 01:23:18,744 I broke your arm once before, I can do it again, Jenny. 1011 01:23:18,911 --> 01:23:21,831 I am not 7 years old anymore, Aunt Trunchbull. 1012 01:23:24,250 --> 01:23:26,586 Shut your holes! 1013 01:23:26,752 --> 01:23:29,422 You will be put away in a place... 1014 01:23:29,589 --> 01:23:34,343 ...where not even the crows can land their droppings on you. 1015 01:23:34,594 --> 01:23:35,761 Look. 1016 01:23:36,929 --> 01:23:39,515 - The chalk. - The chalk. 1017 01:23:39,682 --> 01:23:42,018 - Chalk. - The blinds. 1018 01:23:46,606 --> 01:23:49,942 "A 11] - "Agatha... 1019 01:23:52,612 --> 01:23:55,156 ...this is Magnus. 1020 01:23:57,450 --> 01:23:59,493 Give my... 1021 01:23:59,660 --> 01:24:01,787 ...little Bumblebee... 1022 01:24:01,954 --> 01:24:04,999 ...her house... 1023 01:24:05,166 --> 01:24:06,959 ...and her money." 1024 01:24:07,126 --> 01:24:10,463 - Money? - "Then get out of town. 1025 01:24:10,630 --> 01:24:13,883 If you don't, I will get you. 1026 01:24:14,050 --> 01:24:18,095 I will get you like you got me. 1027 01:24:18,262 --> 01:24:20,348 That is a promise." 1028 01:25:39,218 --> 01:25:41,971 No, no, Miss Trunchbull, please don't throw him. 1029 01:26:48,120 --> 01:26:50,456 - Lavender! - Lavender! 1030 01:26:55,378 --> 01:26:58,214 - Neat! - That's cool. 1031 01:27:07,932 --> 01:27:10,142 It's the Trunch. 1032 01:27:14,021 --> 01:27:15,773 Hey, you guys, look at this. 1033 01:27:15,940 --> 01:27:17,566 Yes! 1034 01:27:20,528 --> 01:27:22,321 Let go. 1035 01:27:26,951 --> 01:27:29,787 Cool. I didn't know I could do that. 1036 01:27:29,954 --> 01:27:31,997 Pretty good, huh? 1037 01:27:47,179 --> 01:27:49,348 Yeah! 1038 01:28:18,461 --> 01:28:23,215 And the Trunchbull was gone, never to be seen or heard from... 1039 01:28:23,382 --> 01:28:26,177 ...never to darken a doorway again. 1040 01:28:28,220 --> 01:28:30,890 Miss Honey moved back into her father's house. 1041 01:28:31,056 --> 01:28:32,391 Teatime. 1042 01:28:32,558 --> 01:28:34,351 Of course, Matilda was a frequent visitor. 1043 01:28:34,518 --> 01:28:38,939 Did you know that the heart of a mouse beats at the rate of 650 times a minute? 1044 01:28:39,231 --> 01:28:42,276 - My, where'd you learn that? - In a book. 1045 01:28:42,443 --> 01:28:46,071 It beats so fast, it doesn't sound like beating. It sounds like it's humming. 1046 01:28:46,280 --> 01:28:49,408 A porcupine's heart beats 300 times a minute. 1047 01:28:49,992 --> 01:28:51,994 - All right. - Quick! 1048 01:28:52,495 --> 01:28:53,787 Hey, you. 1049 01:28:54,830 --> 01:28:57,833 Hey, we're leaving. Let's go. Get in the car. Hurry up. 1050 01:28:58,292 --> 01:29:01,003 Let's wrap up these cookies. Come on, we're leaving. Now. 1051 01:29:01,170 --> 01:29:02,838 I'd be happy to walk her home. 1052 01:29:03,172 --> 01:29:05,841 Well, nobody will be there. We're moving to Guam. 1053 01:29:06,008 --> 01:29:07,510 - Come on, let's go. - Guam? 1054 01:29:07,676 --> 01:29:09,720 Daddy's not gonna be in the auto business anymore. 1055 01:29:09,929 --> 01:29:12,181 I don't want to leave. 1056 01:29:12,348 --> 01:29:14,308 But we're going on a permanent vacation. 1057 01:29:14,683 --> 01:29:17,269 Yeah, and we gotta beat the speedboat salesmen to the airport. 1058 01:29:17,436 --> 01:29:21,023 I love it here. I love my school. It isn't fair. 1059 01:29:21,190 --> 01:29:22,525 Miss Honey, please don't let them take me. 1060 01:29:22,691 --> 01:29:24,109 - Get in the car, Melinda. - Matilda. 1061 01:29:24,276 --> 01:29:26,403 - Whatever. - I want to stay with Miss Honey. 1062 01:29:26,570 --> 01:29:28,364 Well, Miss Honey doesn't want you. 1063 01:29:28,531 --> 01:29:30,616 Why would she want some snotty, disobedient kid? 1064 01:29:30,783 --> 01:29:34,453 Because she's a spectacularly wonderful child, and I love her. 1065 01:29:34,912 --> 01:29:38,332 Adopt me, Miss Honey. You can adopt me. 1066 01:29:38,499 --> 01:29:40,626 Look, I don't have time for all these legalities. 1067 01:29:40,793 --> 01:29:43,128 One second, Dad, I have the adoption papers. 1068 01:29:43,295 --> 01:29:44,713 What? 1069 01:29:44,880 --> 01:29:47,383 Hey, where'd you get those? From a book in the library. 1070 01:29:47,550 --> 01:29:49,718 I've had them since I was big enough to Xerox. 1071 01:29:49,969 --> 01:29:52,096 Are you hearing this, Harry? 1072 01:29:53,556 --> 01:29:56,725 - All you have to do is sign them. - I'll be an only child again. 1073 01:29:56,892 --> 01:30:00,854 Shut up! I can't think with all these sirens. 1074 01:30:02,606 --> 01:30:04,817 What do you think, pumpkin? 1075 01:30:07,319 --> 01:30:10,322 You're the only daughter I ever had, Matilda. 1076 01:30:10,489 --> 01:30:14,243 And I never understood you, not one little bit. 1077 01:30:17,121 --> 01:30:19,331 Who's got a pen? 1078 01:30:21,000 --> 01:30:24,003 - Here. - Thanks. 1079 01:30:25,838 --> 01:30:29,717 And doing, perhaps, the first decent thing they ever did for their daughter... 1080 01:30:29,883 --> 01:30:33,470 ...the Wormwoods signed the adoption papers. 1081 01:30:33,846 --> 01:30:36,765 - And here. - Okay. 1082 01:30:39,560 --> 01:30:42,646 All right, come on. Here. Turn around. 1083 01:30:45,774 --> 01:30:48,527 You're not gonna be calling us for support payments or something like that? 1084 01:30:48,694 --> 01:30:51,822 Oh, no, no. We'll have everything we need. Don't worry. 1085 01:30:51,989 --> 01:30:54,033 All right, here. Let's roll. 1086 01:30:59,705 --> 01:31:00,748 Ciao. 1087 01:31:09,632 --> 01:31:12,009 So Harry and Zinnia got away. 1088 01:31:12,176 --> 01:31:16,639 And as bad as things were before, that's how good they became. 1089 01:31:19,892 --> 01:31:23,020 Miss Honey was made principal of Crunchem Hall... 1090 01:31:23,187 --> 01:31:26,940 ...which had to add an upper school because children never wanted to leave. 1091 01:31:27,107 --> 01:31:30,277 And Matilda found, to her great surprise... 1092 01:31:30,444 --> 01:31:32,196 ...that life could be fun. 1093 01:31:32,363 --> 01:31:36,325 And she decided to have as much of it as possible. 1094 01:31:36,492 --> 01:31:40,287 After all, she was a very smart kid. 1095 01:31:54,760 --> 01:31:56,762 But the happiest part of the story... 1096 01:31:56,929 --> 01:31:59,139 ...Is that Matilda and Miss Honey... 1097 01:31:59,306 --> 01:32:02,142 ...each got what they had always wanted: 1098 01:32:02,309 --> 01:32:04,978 A loving family. 1099 01:32:06,522 --> 01:32:10,484 And Matilda never had to use her powers again. 1100 01:32:10,859 --> 01:32:13,779 Well, I mean, almost never. 1101 01:32:23,831 --> 01:32:26,458 "Call me Ishmael. 1102 01:32:26,625 --> 01:32:29,628 Some years ago, never mind how long precisely... 1103 01:32:29,795 --> 01:32:33,257 ...having little or no money in my purse and nothing particular to...."