Why did we love this stressful movie as little children? We need answers.. Better yet we need betterhelp lmao. I really segway'd my top comment into an ad. Prioritize your mental health. Get 10% off your first month of therapy: HTTPS://betterhelp.com/BillyBinges #MHAM Drink water

In contrast with how they treated matilda as a character, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman treated Mara Wilson incredibly well as her mom was dying of cancer. DeVito even made sure her mom was shown a rough cut of what they had filmed before she had died

as they say: "every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child."

They didn't adopt Matilda-She's their biological child! Harry was just seeing her through the window that dads would see their kids through at the hospital

Fun facts 1. They are married in real life. 2. Danny and his wife took the actress in who played Matilda because her mom was in the hospital. 3. She was super nervous dancing so cast and crew had to dance behind the camera for her. 4. They recreated some of the scenes with the original cast! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ibl2epylub-wZXk.html

The crazy thing is that the actress who plays Ms. Trunchbull also played Aunt Marge in the Harry Potters. Even knowing it’s the same person, she is barely recognizable between the two roles.

I literally never realized her dad was mad because her book was titled Moby Dick and he took offense to the dick part. I always thought he just thought all books were bad lol.

Matilda wasn't adopted. she's biological. She just got dressed before she left the birthing suite. lol

"When I was a little CHILDREN" Billy, how many were you? There was only ONE of me when I was little 🤣🤣🤣

We loved it because Matilda wins. We like to think that if we are kind and smart we can beat powerful cruelty. Neil Gaiman the author of Coraline was asked why he tells dark stories for kids. He said "Children know that dragons exist. They need to know dragons can be beaten."

Another big difference from the book: at the end of the book, Matilda actually does lose her abilities. As it turned out, she was only able to do so because she wasn't being academically challenged in Miss Honeys class, so her brain had to make up for it somehow. But that all stopped once she was transferred to a higher, more appropriate grade, because now for the first time in her life, she's actually struggling, instead of having her smarts go to waste.

Miss Honey is the reason I'm studying an Education Degree. She made it seem like such a chilled job. Can't say teaching young children is how it is in this movie sadly. Teaching children is tiring but still rewarding.

I totally get why you thought she was adopted. Like how could they treat their own flesh and blood that way right? But they did 😂

When the Trunchbull is introduced in the book they explain she gets away with all this stuff BECAUSE it’s so extreme. Nobody believes the kids.

“your mommy is A TWIT” 😂i’m sorry but that line and how she delivers it is hilarious

Why is it just now occurring to me that Danny Devito also did the voice over? That's crazy! I always thought about how nice and calm the voice over was and how loud and horrible her family was. That's hilarious.

As a kid I grew up in an abusive household so this movie was comforting to me because it made me believe life could get better, that there was a chance for me. I lived vicariously through Matilda. Unfortunately I didn't get out anywhere near as early as she did, but, things are better now.

Mara Wilson was actually really nervous about dancing on the table, so Danny Devito got the whole cast to dance behind the camera with her.

Miss Honeys house is very different from the book. The main difference being that there is literally nothing in there besides a small camping stove, and two wooden boxes. Matilda didn't decide to help her just to get justice for Miss Honeys father. She also did it because Miss Honey needed serious help. There's a whole bit that mentions that the Trunchbull told her that now that she's an adult, she has to start paying her back for everything she did for her. The only money she had was a pound a week. The Trunchbull made her sign a paper that would redirect all of her paycheck directly into her bank. ...only now do I realize in all likelihood the Trunchbull did that because the fathers will was ironclad, in that Miss Honey got everything after he passed, and she couldn't touch it. So she stole Miss Honeys salary.

The cake scene: obviously the kid didn't actually eat all of it, but he still did have to eat a lot of it. In fact after they finally finished, he got sick to his stomach. I think what they basically did was have 4 to 5 different cakes, each with more cake missing, to make it look like he'd been eating it.

I think I loved Matilda because it showed me that adults aren't always right, the principle got her comeuppance and Matilda and miss Honey got a happy ending. Edit: and because I loved books and reading and used reading as a way to escape abusive family members too.

Fun fact: the actress that plays Ms. Trunchbull also plays Mr. Dursley’s rude sister in Harry Potter and the Prisioner of Azkaban. She’s the aunt that gets blown up like a balloon in the beginning of the movie, the one with the bulldog.

I experienced something pretty traumatic over the weekend and this was my comfort movie as a kid so the fact that you're reacting to this really is making me feel a lot better

'Matilda' was like the PG-rated children's comedic version of 'Carrie.'

Can you do the Parent Trap? Every time I see Matilda I immediately remember of the Parent Trap, they go hand in hand in my mind haha #Bingers

Loved this movie as a kid. The early - mid 90s were the best era for kids movies. If you haven't seen My Girl or The Sandlot, you're missing out for kids movies. They're absolute classics that really understand kid logic.

Can we talk about the backstage MVP here. These librarian woman who encouraged her love for reading and even suggested that she get a library card so she can read from the safety of her home. I hope she didn't pass in the film. We don't see her again bedside that scene

Are you REALLY a fan if you never tried to manifest telekinetic powers to be like miss ma'am? On another note, I give that "I'm big, you're little" speech to any and everyone who can hear 😂

Fun fact: Roald Dahl, writer of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (book) wrote the book version of Matilda (yes. It was a picture book. I was surprised as well)

I used to have a math teacher that gave me nightmares, she was borderline mentally abusive. Luckily she retired after one year, and the math teacher that came as her replacement was my all-time favorite, best teacher ever. I started liking math for real thanks to him. :D

They really did a great job with Miss Trunchbull. She looks exactly like the illustration in the book.

Hey Billy, I happen to work in libraries and have some answers for you. Why does no one question Matilda? It's part of our privacy policy, we don't ask for personal info unless needed. Our job is to help people navigate their information needs regardless of age or interest. When it comes to children we acknowledge their right for privacy and freedom to learn, independent from that of their parents. In fact, I have not seen or met the parents of over half the children I interact with.

billy saying “when I was a little children” throughout the whole video is so funny to me loll

As a little girl I wanted so bad to be Matilda(those psychic powers never came in sadly) so I gotta say... How dare you put this out on a day I can't watch it lol 😆 I'm gonna come back to give you my view later but I'll drop the like now, hate to miss out on the live chat. Billy when are we gonna do Carrie (1976)? #bingers That's just like this film, with a few small differences 😈

I don’t think the dad was mad about her reading. I think that he thought that she was reading spicy adult stuff because of the surname of the author. It is clearly portrayed that he doesn’t read, he watches tv, so he wouldn’t know the author. Add her age, plus the surname, and boom. Just a thought

All of Roald Dahl stories are pretty much horror. Wonka has the same formula of a Slasher film and even has the crazy guy who warns you.

First off: at the time they filmed this, they actually were husband and wife. So what they did for the hat scene was put on a harness under the suit he's wearing, that connects to the hat, so when she tries to pull it off, he's holding it on with his whole body. So when you see her cutting the hat off in the next scene, she's actually cutting the wires from the harness off of the hat. The shot of the mom backflipping off the table wasn't her, it was a stunt double. And as for the cream tarts, what they did was set up miniature catapult seesaws, put a tart on one end on them, and essentially send them flying.

The way I tried to move things with my mind like Matilda when I was a little children. I really thought I was going to activate my powers

You should try watching The Witches (1990 version) It’s also based on a Dahl book. So is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl wrote in a way that was scary but really satisfying for kids to read. It showed that kids have a lot of power, even if they’re frightened.

This was my favorite movie as a kid mainly because I liked reading as much as Matilda and would have to bring multiple bags to carry out all the books I checked out from the library lol

The comfort is in seeing children rise above abuse. I was basically bullied in school and seeing a kid find a way to bring justice to those around her doing wrong to others on her own after trying to involve others and she Won.

Ms Trunchball also played the fat, mean aunt in Harry Potter, that Harry blew up and she floated away.

Mara Wilson's mother passed before the premiere. Danny Davito brought the finished film to her in the hospital so she was able to at least see it.

My nephews dad screamed at my nephew because he bought a book in Spanish so that his dad (only speaks Spanish) child read to him. He then screamed at him for having books at all. My sister and him are divorced. Thank goodness. When we found out, she filed for full custody of the kids. The kids have a good support system with their aunts, uncles, and grandparents. For example my husband reads with him, writes music with him, and told him he can teach him to dance like MJ like him. Also I grew up with a narcissist mom who was broken because of her up bringing. my sister, brother and I got therapy and promised to try to have our kids have a better future. I know you didn't ask but this movie helped us get over some of the rough times. 🧡

Are we not gonna talk about Billy saying: “I can make her make the Winnie the Pooh noise. OoooOOOhhh” And the “They bouta’ run a choo choo🎶” I screamed!😭😭😭😭 Pirates of the Caribbean #Bingers

Drinking game: take a shot every time billy says “little children”

This author also wrote James and the Giant Peach. James lived with two abusive aunts. They were killed by the peach 🍑. We love stories like this as children. We love tales that reek with gore. We love extremes of good and bad behavior because it’s easy to recognize as children. We love evil characters because they always get what they deserve. The goodies always get rewarded.

"He called that girl Malinda" like you wouldn't have called her that too at some point

In the book, it explains that Miss Phelps (the librarian) thought about talking to the Wormwoods, but eventually decided she didn't want to get involved, it wasn't her business. The way a lot of people feel when casually noticing abuse. In the musical, every time Miss Phelps brings up her family, Matilda either lies or changes the subject.

I feel like Ronald Dahl and Don Bluth exist on the same creative beliefs. Don Bluth said something along the lines of you can show children the worst sides of life in media as long as it ends in a happy ending. Ronald Dahl’s books always feel that way to me.

2:39 "Send Me On My Way" is living rent-free in my head because the first Ice Age movie put it there, and its place in my head was just cemented with Matilda as well. I watched both of these movies on repeat as a child, so there's why. It totally deserves it, though, it's a great road trip song!

This movie had little me stressed. Could feel the trauma through my tv like dang lol

We watched this film as little kids so our parents could point to Matilda’s parents and Miss Trunchbull and say “you could have it worse” when we 90s kids were being little brats and had to be chastised. 😝

Matilda wasn’t adopted by the parents at the beginning , they gave birth to her.

5:52 She did and Matilda told her her parents don't really care what she does, but Mrs phelps just decided that it was best not to get involved with other peoples children. I think that's why she suggested that Matilda get a library card so that she wouldn't have to cross a busy high way and crowded streets by herself every day, guess she figured that would be safer for her. Of course the counterargument would be that if Matilda continues to go to the library every day she'll be under constant adult supervision

I loved the book and the movie “Matilda” when I was a kid. I looked up to Matilda, and I still do. I was inspired by her intelligence, love for reading, and telekinetic powers (who doesn’t want that?). I wanted to be smart like her and fight injustice as she did. Plus, Miss Honey is one of my educational inspirations.

Man, you said you never saw anyone so upset about someone reading a book.... when I was 13 my friend's mother PROHIBIRED her to read, I remember when she told my mum that my friend was reading too much... That was also the end of our friendship cause I'd lend her some of my books and her mother found out 🤡👍 There are so many crazy people out there, believe me

I loved this movie as a kid and I still do. It’s kind of scarier than kids movies that come out now, I must have become jaded lol

I think the reason kids love this movie so much- I know I did- is that it gives us something evil to stand against that’s not based on misunderstandings like most school stories. People want to see a full hero’s tale with a villain they love to hate, most little kids find it harder to appreciate stories with more than one side to things.

Kids movies in the 80s and 90s seemed to always painted adults as either evil or incompetent, but always had one exception who was decent to the kids. Miss Honey, in this case.

Fun fact: Pam Ferris (Miss Trunchbull) also played Aunt Marge in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."

That cake scene HAUNTS me to this day and I’m 30 and saw this as a child.

In the books, they mentioned that their parents never do anything because they don't believe them. That's why Ms Trunchbull makes her punishments ad insane as possible

I truly connected with this film when i was a little girl. i experienced bullying in school and neglect at home so reading all kinds of books helped me overcome all the bad stuff happening around me, and I actually had a superpower which was my memory. I could easily memorize an entire book after reading it twice. Teachers chose me to give speeches all the time and i received a lot of diplomas for being a top student. Sadly, i lost my fantastic memory during high school, and reading became a task more than a fun activity. I still read a lot but can't retain new information. It's a shame. 🥺

You've never seen someone get in trouble for reading? Lol i was so antisocial as a kid all i did was read. During summer break my mom came into my room, took my book, shoved me outside, and locked the door. 😂😂😂 I was also the kid that would try to read books when we went out to eat too.

Another Fun Fact: Ms Trunchbull is Harry's auntie that he blew up in the 3rd movie.

As a parent anytime i buy myself a snack or candy my daughter can’t have I always say “much too good for children in my head” lol 😂 also “you wanted cake you got cake now eat it” anytime someone does something Ik isn’t going to work out 😂

25:48 I’ve been to that house, it’s used a lot in movies like Hocus Pocus and Scream 2. It’s in California (Pasadena I think?) But it’s behind a fence.

My teachers or principals werent necessarily mean but they definitely overreacted. My principal in middle school punished me when I was the one that got beat up and made to bleed. I was suspended in-school which basically meant I had an all day study hall for three days and I wasnt allowed to socialize. I didnt do anything.

This movie and Charmed had my 10-year old-self walking around squinting at everything trying to move things with my mind.

My first grade teacher was a nightmare. We could only go to the bathroom during recess, she always yelled at us, and I felt like she hated me. Actually, my 2nd grade teacher was awful too. I remember it vividly: I was trying to spell “said” but kept putting “sayed”. We had to turn in the paper to go to recess. She looked at my paper, and told me it was wrong and to change it. She never corrected me. So I kept doing it again wrong and giving it back, and she said “No. Do it again.” I don’t remember how many times I did it until I got it right. Once she also shamed me in front of the whole class because she was giving out paper for coloring, and it was all different colors(they were darkish colored paper, blue, purple, green etc). She was going around asking each student what color they wanted. I remember thinking, if I get a colored paper, anything I draw won’t stand out as nicely as on a light colored paper. So when she got to me, I asked for peach. She said “PEACH?! You get nothing.” And she went on giving everyone else their papers. She eventually gave me a white piece of paper, but since then I fucking hated her.

I purposely say "as a little children" instead of 'little kid' bc it annoys the mess out of my hubby 😅😅😅

lool. Matilda wasn't adopted in that first scene, it was her coming home from the hospital

I’ve been at the library every day for the last 10+ years. But then, I am a librarian. 😁😂 The “you are not alone” quote from this book/movie is in my work email signature. And yeah, if our staff saw the same little kid every day with no parents / caregivers we would probably ask some questions. Shoutout to all my fellow book readers out there! 📚📚📚❤️ Keep doing what you do, Billy! It’s great and so much fun to watch.

Loved this movie as a child don't think I have seen it as an adult. The songs are bops. Newborn everyone is born but we are not all the same we are unique in our in way good and sometimes bad which makes us all special . Thanx for doing this Billy enjoy 💕🧡

me: *washing the dishes while watching* billie: go drink the water me: *drink the dish water*

This movie scared me so badly as a kid but I still loved it

When I ran away from home, I was taken in by a mentor from high school. After I graduated I lived with a teacher who helped me get out of the abusive household I lived in. Thanks to people like them I have a better life. Thank God for amazing teachers and mentors. 🧡

Matilda isn't adopted, she's their actual child

As the saying goes “every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child”

Watching these made me realize Billy can Lowkey actually sing

I lived in fear of my elementary school principal. It was a Catholic school. We all did. She wasn't Ms. Trunchbull bad but it wasn't that far off. Even the parents couldn't stand her but she was a nun so she got away with a lot.

I went to the library today. As a nanny, I try to turn every one of my kids into little Matildas 🤣 but without the abuse and neglect.

I vividly remember as a child having to leave the room anytime this film was on. miss trunchbull & the chokey scared me SO much. I only saw the film all the way through as an adult bc I was too scared before😭

When I was a kid I didn't get the "whoever painted that must've had a strong stomach" line. I just thought the person painted it while holding the canvas with their stomach lol

The parents didn’t adopt Matilda I’m pretty sure those are her biological parents 😭😭

You’re wrong. I took a shower and brushed my teeth today. Take that depression!

She isnt adopted, as far as I know. That is their actual flesh in blood in the story.

I rewatched this recently and I was like damn I forgot how dark this is 😂. I watched it loads as a kid..i wanted her powers so much

Finally I’ve been requesting this for months

Danny DeVito would actually "Matilda" to his children every night and he would enjoy it to. Which made this movie happen in the first place. (I have to movie on DVD and it is the limited edition.)

Acclaimed Flop: The movie was not a box office success, but was received very well by critics and audiences for staying true to the book. It gained a bigger audience on video and on television.

Spent the first three minutes going: that's their natural-born baby, not adopted! This was very fun.

Trunchbull is also Aunt Marge from Harry Potter & Prisoner of Azkaban. should've left her flying around Britain...

I had an "educator" in high school that I was terrified of. It seemed like every year she had a new position, so no matter my year she was around. She was a muscular white woman who refused to wear sleeves. She once made the entire senior class spend the night doing boot camp in our gym. We all wanted to rebel but... like... her arms.

I love this movie , i was always obsessed with growing up from home, school and nights at the hostpial. Matilda , madeline, stuart little, annie with coral burnett, old yellower and go go gadget.

Lol. Matilda isn't adopted, no way they'd let those people adopt a kid. I also doubt they'd want to adopt a kid, I don't think they wanted another kid, or particularly liked kids besides their son Michael, and only because he's so much like them. I think Matilda, Little Monsters, The Witches (another movie based on a Roald Dahl book), and The Goonies, are some of my favorite kid movies from late 80s to mid 90s. P.S.: I went to the library like a year and a half ago to get a library card so I can borrow digital books, before that I think I went to donated books a handful of times, and before that when I was in college.

Matilda was not adopted in the beginning of the movie. she is the Wormwood natural daughter. why would you think she was being adopted?

this is the first time I've ever watched with water.... usually I just yell "NO" at you when you tell me to drink water.

Neat fact: In the scene where Miss Trunchbull is hunting down Matilda and Miss Honey the chandelier that falls is back in place in a later scene.