Matilda
1996 film directed by Danny DeVito
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Summary
Matilda is a film[1]. Matilda ranks in the top 0.58% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,551 views/month, #541 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Danny DeVito[3]
- Screenwriter: Nicholas Kazan[4], Robin Swicord[5]
- Composer: David Newman[6]
- Genre: fantasy film[7], children's film[8], comedy film[9], drama film[10]
- Based on: Matilda[11]
- Cast member: Rhea Perlman[12], Embeth Davidtz[13], Pam Ferris[14], Mara Wilson[15], Danny DeVito[16], Brian Levinson[17], Jimmy Karz[18], Paul Reubens[19], Jon Lovitz[20], Tracey Walter[21], R. D. Robb[22], Simon Jones[23], Jean Speegle Howard[24], Kiami Davael[25]
- Producer: Stacey Sher[26], Roald Dahl[27], Danny DeVito[28], Michael Shamberg[29], Felicity Dahl[30]
- Production company: Jersey Films[31]
- Director of photography: Stefan Czapsky[32]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
- Distribution format: video on demand[34]
- Review score: 7.5/10[35], 92%[36], 72/100[37]
- Color: color[38]
- Country of origin: United States[39]
- Publication date: January 1, 1996[40], March 20, 1997[41], August 2, 1996[42]
- Distributed by: TriStar Pictures[43], Netflix[44]
- Narrative location: California[45]
- Filming location: Long Beach[46], California[47], Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library[48]
- Main subject: dysfunctional family[49], telekinesis[50]
- Film editor: Lynzee Klingman[51], Brent White[52]
- Described by source: The 200 films to see before you almost grow up[53]
- Executive producer: Martin Bregman[54]
- Title: Matilda[55]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[56]
- MPA film rating: PG[57]
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Adaptations and Inspiration
Matilda's after a work by is recorded as Roald Dahl[58].
Why It Matters
Matilda has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Matilda is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]