Matilda

- 2 x 4 is? - 8. 242 00:29:10,282 --> 00:29:13,568 - 2 x 6 is? - 12. 243 00:29:13,744 --> 00:29:16,948 - 2 x 9 is? - 18. 244 00:29:17,123 --> 00:29:22,628 Soon you'll be able to do them all, whether it's 2 x 7... 245 00:29:22,796 --> 00:29:27,541 - 14. - Or 13 x 379. 246 00:29:27,717 --> 00:29:31,300 4,927. 247 00:29:32,889 --> 00:29:37,303 - I beg your pardon? - I think that's the answer. 248 00:29:37,478 --> 00:29:42,224 13 x 379 is 4.927. 249 00:30:00,919 --> 00:30:04,501 - It is. - Wow... 250 00:30:08,593 --> 00:30:16,471 - You can multiply big numbers? - I read a book on mathematics. 251 00:30:18,187 --> 00:30:22,350 - You like to read? - Yes. I love to read. 252 00:30:22,524 --> 00:30:30,900 - What do you like to read? - I've been reading Darls Chickens. 253 00:30:31,075 --> 00:30:35,785 Charles Dickens. I could read him every day. 254 00:30:35,956 --> 00:30:40,083 So could I. 255 00:30:41,419 --> 00:30:47,921 All right, take out your workbooks and let's start with section three. 256 00:30:54,433 --> 00:30:57,683 I'll be back in a moment. 257 00:31:08,406 --> 00:31:13,282 Gotcha! Right in the neck. 258 00:31:15,329 --> 00:31:18,165 Come in. 259 00:31:20,335 --> 00:31:23,289 Almost got you. 260 00:31:23,463 --> 00:31:27,413 Good to see you, Jen. 261 00:31:27,593 --> 00:31:31,543 Time for one of our little heart-to-hearts? 262 00:31:34,057 --> 00:31:39,514 It's about the new girl in my class, Matilda Wormwood. 263 00:31:39,688 --> 00:31:42,358 Her father says she's a real wart. 264 00:31:42,525 --> 00:31:46,475 A carbuncle. A blister. A pustule of malignant ooze. 265 00:31:46,654 --> 00:31:53,072 - Matilda is sweet and very bright. - A bright child? 266 00:31:53,244 --> 00:31:58,405 - She can multiply large sums. - So can a calculator. 267 00:31:58,583 --> 00:32:04,918 I think she might be happier in an older and more advanced class. 268 00:32:05,090 --> 00:32:10,084 You can't handle the little viper, so you're trying to get rid of her. 269 00:32:10,262 --> 00:32:15,055 - No... - Typical, slothful cowardice! 270 00:32:15,226 --> 00:32:22,225 The distance the shot-put goes depends on your effort. 271 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:28,936 If you can't handle the little brat, I'II lock her in the Chokey! 272 00:32:30,992 --> 00:32:34,326 - Get it? - Yes. Ma'am. 273 00:32:34,496 --> 00:32:38,079 Everything I do is for your own good. 274 00:32:38,250 --> 00:32:42,746 And the good of those putrescent, little children! 275 00:33:07,739 --> 00:33:11,819 <i>- Mom. I'm home. - How was school?</i> 276 00:33:11,993 --> 00:33:17,498 - I get to do sixth grade work. - Hold on a minute. 277 00:33:17,666 --> 00:33:22,908 - Can't you see I'm on the phone? - You just asked me how school was. 278 00:33:24,423 --> 00:33:29,381 - The baby wasn't his. - Well, it was really great. 279 00:33:29,553 --> 00:33:34,382 - No way. They have to be implants. - The principal is insane. 280 00:33:34,559 --> 00:33:41,060 - She threw a girl over the fence. - You should wax yours, too. 281 00:33:41,232 --> 00:33:44,268 I have the most wonderful teacher. 282 00:33:44,444 --> 00:33:50,031 Mine are driving me crazy. Six hours at school is not enough. 283 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,359 I'll say. 284 00:33:52,536 --> 00:33:58,242 A whack to the belly. A smack to the face. Burns is hurt. 285 00:33:58,417 --> 00:34:00,955 Saved by the bell. 286 00:34:01,128 --> 00:34:05,920 - Packages at this hour? - Come here. 287 00:34:09,387 --> 00:34:14,298 - Hello. - We don't give money, charity... 288 00:34:14,476 --> 00:34:18,852 I'm Jennifer Honey. I'm Matilda's teacher. 289 00:34:19,020 --> 00:34:25,191 What's she done now? You! Go to your room, right now! 290 00:34:25,362 --> 00:34:31,365 - She's your problem now. - There is no problem. 291 00:34:31,535 --> 00:34:35,284 Then beat it. We're watching TV. 292 00:34:35,455 --> 00:34:42,787 If a TV show is more important than Matilda, you shouldn't be a parent. 293 00:34:42,963 --> 00:34:46,249 Turn it off and listen to me. 294 00:34:50,430 --> 00:34:55,886 Come on in. Get this over with. Mrs. Wormwood won't like this. 295 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:01,357 - Close the door. - Who is it? 296 00:35:01,524 --> 00:35:05,392 Some teacher. 297 00:35:06,363 --> 00:35:11,026 - What did you do that for? - What do you want? 298 00:35:11,202 --> 00:35:16,907 - Matilda has a brilliant mind. - Yeah, right. Give me a beer. 299 00:35:17,082 --> 00:35:21,709 - Her math skills are extraordinary. - Do you want one? 300 00:35:21,879 --> 00:35:28,761 No thank you. She's reading material that I didn't see until college. 301 00:35:28,929 --> 00:35:31,051 College! 302 00:35:31,222 --> 00:35:36,430 With private instruction, she'd be ready for college in a few years. 303 00:35:36,603 --> 00:35:42,606 A girl does not ge...