Rainbow Designs RD1374 Roald Dahl Matilda Plush Toy, Mulit-Coloured

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Jennifer Honey becomes the new principal of Crunchem Hall in the film as opposed to Mr. Trilby in the book. Craig Lamar Taylor is known for his role as wheelchair-bound Stevie on the popular sitcom Malcom in the Middle. The actor made his big screen debut in Matilda, playing the little boy who catches the falling newt. As often happens, there were several differences between the book and the movie. Among them was some "Americanizing" of the story. The location moved from the UK To Los Angeles for the film; the Wormwoods, as well as the majority of the characters, were made American instead of British; and Crunchem Hall is made into an American Public School instead of a British Private School.

13. The screenwriters wrote the film for free just to show Roald Dahl’s widow how they’d do it

Matilda’s last name Wormwood has a secret meaning. Wormwood is a shrub with a bitter taste, and toxic or poisonous properties. When you think about the Wormwoods’ characters, the name is especially fitting.

During the filming of Matilda, actress Mara Wilson’s (Matilda) mother died from breast cancer. The young actress continued on and finished the movie, which she dedicated to her mother’s memory. In the novel, Miss Honey wears glasses, but not in the film (except in one minor instance when she was trying to solve Matilda's math problem of 13 times 379). Twins Keaton and Kylie Tyndall were originally set to star as Matilda, but when they came down with the flu, the role was recast with Mara Wilson. Pam Ferris played the role of the evil principal Agatha Trunchbull in the movie, and to make sure that the kids were scared of her in earnest, she would stay in character even when the cameras stopped filming. Roald Dahl’s Completely Revolting Recipes is a collection of 50 recipes from the author’s most popular books. Among them is a recipe for Bruce Bogtrotter’s Cake, which is based on the chocolate cake that he had to eat in Matilda.Sources: 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29