Story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her wonderful teacher vs. the worst parents ever and the worst school principal imaginable.
Our predictions: Will it hold up?
Ryan- Yes.
Ashley- Yes.
Things we discussed in this episode:
-We talk about Mara Wilson’s other films and we question whether she still acts.( Answer: She does more voice acting now.)
-Ashley compares Matilda to Harry Potter’s homelife.
-“Internet things.”
– We talk about Clueless and our #figurefriday.
-Bette Midler?
– We mention Reno 911 a lot. (But it kind of ties in with Danny DeVito being a producer for the show.)
– We talk about Pee-Wee Herman and how Ashley watched Big Top Pee Wee alot as a kid. (even though she cant get the name right.)
-Ryan wasn’t allowed to watch Pee-Wee Herman.
-We talk about offensive comedy.
-Does anyone watch Quibi?
-Bob the Goon.
-Ryan’s mind is blown when he realizes who Thrunchbull is.
-We head to Tangent City and talk about high school athletics.
-We discuss eating dinner in the living room.
-We question whether Matilda’s parents neglecting her was actually the best possible scenerio for her.
-We question if Matilda was just waiting for a random stranger to be willing to adopt her because she had adoption papers already ready to go.
-We go back to Tangent City and discuss bad teachers.
-We discuss the Bruce and the chocolate cake.
-Ryan thinks that Trunchbull would have made a great Batman villian.
-Is this movie a possible supervillian origin story?
-Dipface.
Award Winners:
Ryan: The “Cagey”– Brian Levinson (Michael)
The “Hanxy”– Mara Wilson (Matilda)
Ashley: The “Cagey” – Brain Levinson (Michael)
The “Hanxy”– Mara Wilson (Matilda)
Does it hold up?
Ryan: Yes.
Ashley: Yes.
Facts from 1996:
- This movie was released on August 2nd, 1996.
- Hit TV Shows:
- The Single Guy
- Home Improvement
- Touched by an Angel
- Hit Songs:
- “Un-break My Heart” by Toni Braxton
- “You’re Makin’ Me High” by Toni Braxton
- “Because You Loved Me” by Celine Dion
- Hit Movies:
- Birdcage
- A Time to Kill
- 12 Monkeys
- Where you can stream it:
- DirectTV, Freeform App (with ads).
- Rent on various streaming services.
Resources:
- Movie streaming info from Justwatch.com
- Facts from https://pop-culture.us
- Music Clips in episode: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Fanas/Or_Up_We_Fall
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