What's the Difference between Matilda the Book and Matilda the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Matilda Wormwood
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Matilda Wormwood
Portrayed by: Mara Wilson
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Mrs. Wormwood
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Zinnia Wormwood
Portrayed by: Rhea Perlman
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Harry Wormwood
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Harry Wormwood
Portrayed by: Danny DeVito
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Michael Wormwood
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Michael Wormwood
Portrayed by: Brian Levinson
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Miss Trunchbull
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Miss Trunchbull
Portrayed by: Pam Ferris
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Miss Honey
Portrayed by: Embeth Davidtz
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Miss Honey
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Stan Lee
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Stan Lee
Portrayed by: No one, as he'd fuckin dead lmao
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Stan Lee
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Stan Lee
Portrayed by: No one, as he'd fuckin dead lmao
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In the Book |
In the Movie |
The novel takes place in England. |
The film takes place in the United States. |
The novel goes into much greater detail about the list of the classical works that Matilda reads. It also goes into detail on how advanced Matilda is. |
Never seen or mentioned.
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Matilda never goes into the Trunchbull's house. |
In the film, Matilda breaks into the Trunchbull's home twice. |
While Matilda and Lavender are friends in the novel, Matilda has no direct interaction with Bruce Bogtrotter and Amanda Thripp. |
In the film, it is implied that there is a friendship between Matilda, Lavender, Hortensia, Bruce Bogtrotter and Amanda Thripp.
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In the novel, Hortensia is a bully and insults Lavender and Matilda during their only encounter with her. |
In the film, Hortensia is nice to Matilda and Lavender. |