15 Behind the Scenes Facts about Matilda

You're about to discover 15 behind the scenes facts about Matilda, such as: why "Bruce Bogtrotter" didn't really have to eat all that cake, Agatha Trunchbull's make up process, how the death of Mara Wilson's mom affected her career, and how "Matilda" almost never even got made.

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[amylee]

What warms my heart is that Danny Devito and his wife, who played Matilda's mean parents on set, were taking care and looking after Mara Wilson while her mom was sick and eventually died from cancer. Goes to show that the meanest Villians are usually played by the nicest and most caring people you'll ever meet😍❤️

[momowow]

Danny was sweet about matilda to help her with anxiety.

[waveywaves]

That girl who acted as Matilda...is tough. She acted even though her mother was close to dieing. Hats down to this young lady

[Sophie-zkhr]

Those transformations were really weird with Truchbull. I had no clue that it was the same person who played Aunt Marge. That's actually hilarious. 😜

[gaylesbeautycorner]

I just love how Danny and his wife were towards Mara considering what she was going through at the time and it was amazing her mum got to see the movie before she passed away

[WyattGloverTV]

I used to watch Matilda all the time when I was eight years old and I still like it now.

[urfavhalaa]

Who else used to watch Matilda over and over

Edit: tysm all y’all for so much likes!! 💕🛍✨🌸💗☀️

[believersyt]

I just wanna say... Miss Honey was the most adorable character that I’ve ever seen.

[qtkuilu]

I'm having a little sister in a month, she's gonna be called Matilda Grace x

[denardoellisjr]

Fact #12 extra note: Paul Rubens character's partner was also one of the Joker's henchman too from the 1989 Batman movie.

[Charlie-pubx]

"He didn't really eat that cake!" Well that's kind of obvious - it's not like they forced a child actor to eat a massive cake over and over again. 🤦‍♀️
But I still enjoyed this video regardless!

[DidrickNamtvedt]

I saw this movie this past Friday with my parents and my niece. My niece had already seen the movie and knew it well but although I've heard of the movie and knowing it was based off a book, I had actually never seen it before my niece suggested we watch it and I'm glad she did! I laughed, felt worried for Matilda and rooted for her and I loved her bond with her teacher and how she ended up getting adopted by her in the end. I'm glad her parents let her get adopted, it was the best thing they ever did for her.

[willmurphy]

I really loved Matilda when I was little, and I always used wonder how Ms Trunchball want fired or even sent to jail for throwing a boy out the window, only for eating m&m's while she was talking.


P.s I would love it if you do another one of Henry Selick's movies

[clickbaitroblox]

Anyone else found it funny when Bruce said my mums is better on the film

[HBKnowItAll]

I remembered watching this when I was 6 and a half, I loved it and played it several times at my Grandmothers which caused the tape to be worn down, the reason why I watched the film is because it had similar names to the TV show “Madeline” based on the 1930s book of the same name.

[irinaandrews]

I just performed in Matilda the musical! It was an amazing experience. And we used a lot of tricks like these to make our show come alive

[gryffindorolivia]

Danny Devito is the best person on earth. DANNY DEVITO RULES!!

[natasha]

Another little known fact about the movie is that Pam Ferris actually stayed in character as Miss Trunchbull even when the filming wasn't happening, to make the fear of the other characters more realistic.

[ninjamonkey]

I love this movie. Imagine putting some effort in special effects without alot of CGI. This movie was definitely a passion project

[orvine]

This movie never bores me Always excited to watch it over and over again .... It's so brillantly made