Matilda1996
Stars: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 102 minutes
Harry:
[as Zinnia cuts the hat inside with scissors] I will not be the figure of ridicule! I want respect, and I want it now! [he groans in pain]
Zinnia:
I still don't see why you glued your hat on, Harry. I mean, I know you say you didn't, but obviously you did.
Harry:
I did NOT glue my hat to my head! The hat shrunk, the fibers fused to my hair!
Zinnia:
Baby, wait a minute. I'm getting it now, I'm getting it now, one more... [the hat finally comes off, with small pieces still stuck to Harry's head] Oh, my God. [laughs while Harry, nonplussed, looks in a mirror]
Harry:
From now on, this family does exactly what I say, WHEN, EXACTLY, WHEN I SAY IT!
Zinnia:
Here's your hat, Harry.
Harry:
Gimme that. [He snatches the hat and throws it aside] And right now, we are eating dinner and watching TV! [turns on TV]
$1,000,000 Sticky Host:
Are you ready to get sticky with Mickey? [The crowd cheers]
Harry:
Shut your light off.
[Michael turns off his lamp]
MDS Host:
I'm just giving it away! For those idiots out there who don't know how to play, here's how it goes - for each correct answer, they'll move one step closer to our Cube of Cash. Once in our Cube of Cash, any money that sticks to your gooey body, you get to take home! [crowd cheering again] For each incorrect answer...
[As the game is explained on TV, Harry looks at Matilda who was still reading her book. He glares at her furiously before standing up and approaching towards her]
Matilda:
[very quiet and slightly nervous] Hi, Dad.
Harry:
Are you in this family?
Matilda:
Mmm-mmm...
Harry:
Hello? Are you in this family?! [turns off Matilda's lamp and starts angrily] Dinnertime is family time. [sees Matilda reading a book she borrowed from the library] What is this trash you're reading?
Matilda:
It's not trash, Daddy. It's lovely. It's called Moby Dick by Herman Melville.
Harry:
[very shocked] Moby WHAT?! [grabs the book and tears the pages off] THIS... IS FILTH! TRASH HERE!
Matilda:
It's not mine! It's a library book!
Harry:
TRASH! [drops the book pages on the floor and starts angrily again] I'm fed up with all this reading! You're a Wormwood, you start acting like one! [holds Matilda's head in place and forces her to watch TV] Sit up, and look at the TV!
MDS Host:
...result for playing our game. Get real sticky and get cash for free. All right, that's enough. Let's get sticky!
Submitted by wikidude on November 05, 2019
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