Danny DeVito directs and stars in this classic adventure based on the book by Roald Dahl. With Pam Ferris and Rhea Perlman. Matilda Wormwood is an exceptionally gifted and intelligent child, but her parents Harry and Zinnia treat her with her contempt. A keen reader, her dearest wish is to be sent to school, but the establishment Harry selects is Crunchemhall, run by the brutal Miss Trunchball. Her cruelty to her pupils causes Matilda to vow revenge, and her newly discovered telekinetic powers give her the chance to do so.