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Based On Young Adult Novel | Based On Novel Or Book
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1997 | Danny
Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film | 1997 | Mara
1996 | Danny
Best Performance by a Younger Actor | 1997 | Mara
Best Fantasy Film | 1997
Best Supporting Actress | 1997 | Pam
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1997 | Danny
Best Performance in a Feature Film Supporting Young Actress | 1997 | Kira Spencer
Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actress | 1997 | Mara
1996 | Danny
Budget 36,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 33,459,416 USD
Mara Wilson's mother Suzie Shapiro Wilson died of breast cancer while the movie was being filmed. Mara honored her mother by bravely finishing "Matilda", which was dedicated to her mother's memory.
In stark contrast to their characters, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman became very close to Mara Wilson during production. According to Wilson, DeVito and Perlman would often let her stay at their home and keep her entertained while her father was working and her mother was in the hospital receiving cancer treatments.
The picture of Miss Honey's father, Magnus, is actually a portrait of Roald Dahl, the author of the book "Matilda," upon which the film is based.
Mara Wilson was so self-conscious about dancing for the "Little Bitty Pretty One" sequence that Danny DeVito had the entire cast and crew dance along with her on set.
Mara Wilson's mother died during production of the film. She had thought for years that her mother had never gotten to see the completed film. But years later, Danny DeVito revealed he had shown her a rough cut of what they had filmed shortly before she died.
"Matilda: Daddy, you're a crook. Harry Wormwood: What? Matilda: This is illegal. Harry Wormwood: [hands the car drill to Mikey, then walks to Matilda] You make money? Do you have a job? Matilda: No, but don't people need good cars? Can't you sell good cars, Dad? Harry Wormwood: Listen, you little wiseacre: I'm smart, you're dumb; I'm big, you're little; I'm right, you're wrong, and there's nothing you can do about it."
"Agatha Trunchbull: I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me."
