Matilda - Trunchbull

Scenes from the movie "Matilda" featuring headmistress Agatha Trunchbull .

The film was released in the United States on August 2, 1996

Production
company

Jersey Films
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Release date August 2, 1996

(United States) December 20, 1996

(United Kingdom)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $36 million[2]
Box office $62.1 million[3]

[cuteladybug]

Miss Trunchbull is the only villain who actually scares me. Pam Ferris should have won an award for this role. She was truly terrifying as Miss Trunchbull. I think she one of the few villains who genuinely scare adults.

[jaaycesholiday]

They need to give Pam Ferris a reward for this acting. She is so great

[FordGT]

Pam Ferris should have gotten an Oscar for her performance of Ms. Trunchbull, like seriously amazing acting here.

[giojo]

She played the shit out of this role. Pam deserves an oscar for this one. Trully terrifying. That yell after she broke the statue. Lol

[cj]

"WHO'S IN MY HOUSE?!" LMFAO She was frightening as hell but hilarious!

[christiancruiz]

She lifted a whole ass old car, jumps from the secound floor, eats half a cake and then breaks a chain with her bare hands lol. She would totally annihilate a person 😂. Love to see this kind of character in mad max or as a inquister in star wars lol

[Darkstar]

Pam Ferris's performance in this film was amazing. I found the Trunchbull terrifying backwhen I was a kid. As an adult, I still find her terrifying to this day.

I love the amount of pure rage Pam put into the role.

[BruhPK]

JEBUS her very presence is extremely intimidating, as if shouting a battle cry "TALLY HO!" and jumping straight downstairs and causing a freakin' earthquake wasn't enough to show her power! The movie was crazy but I loved every moment of it!

[georgeedwards]

Honestly, the music makes you feel like you're watching a serial killer movie instead of a kids one.

[kagomefan]

Miss Trunchbull was truly frightening yet it was incredibly amusing to watch her crazy antics. Pam Ferris really brought the character to life.

[babygiraffe]

That angry shriek @ 4:12 still cracks me up, 25 years later. 🤣

[anjalinair]

3:36 "Some rats are gonna die today" lol I'm screaming

[settenovetre]

Hands down one of the best characters in the history of cinema.

[jarehelt]

What an epic villain! Her absurd strength, the welch accent, and the way she could litterally catch the sent of a child was absolutely terrifying.

[derekknowles]

These scenes always crack me up when she's moving the car and yelling at Mr Wormwood 4:12 was the funniest

[nerdynerd]

4:12 when someone eats the leftovers you’ve been wanting all day

[leahkrokowski]

The single most nerve wracking movie scene of my childhood is when Matilda sneaks into her house 😭😭

[ecymbura]

I don’t think anyone could be played this role better than Pam! She was so good at this role and it really reminds you of times when people in movies actually had real talent unlike today

[Aarontlondon]

This is one of the best portrayals I’ve ever seen on screen. I know the genre wasn’t right, but she deserved an Oscar for this. Brilliant acting!

[pineapple]

despite her awful personality miss trunchbull has to be one of my favorite badass character :)