This means the entire family is being monitored, allowing Matilda to even trick them at one point.

This could be explained as the FBI not wanting to give themselves away by alerting child services.

However, it’s worth noting that Harry’s actions may have more grisly repercussions.

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Because Harry sells defective cars, they suffer mechanical problems.

Harry might quietly have a lot more blood on his hands than the movie indicates.

It’s entirely possible that he’s only picking on her to fit in with his parents.

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However, even under the best of circumstances, film production can have all sorts of challenges and accidents.

This is exactly what happened to Pam Ferris, who played Trunchbull.

As Ferris revealed during an interview withRadio Times,Ferris was repeatedly injured while filmingMatilda.

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Matilda is the 1996 live-action movie adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1988 novel of the same name. It tells the story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a child prodigy who develops telekinetic powers while dealing with her abusive family and her school’s dictatorial principal Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris) with the help of her teacher Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz). Danny DeVito directs the film and plays Matilda’s father, Harry.

To film the scene, a harness was attached to Amanda’s actress and Ferris' fingers.

However, these little details highlight justhow harrowing Miss Honey’s backstory really was.

Jennifer Honey has a quietly terrifying story inMatilda, which at least has a happy ending.

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Trunchbull is a vicious educator who relishes in tormenting her students.

Despite this, none of the parents of the students under her care seem to mind all that much.

This is supported by Hortensia, who says her parents simply didn’t believe her about Trunchbull’s abuses.

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Luckily, she lands outside the fence and in a patch of flowers, which softens her landing.

However, it’s worth how considering how frightening they would look from an outside perspective.

If they come to light, she could get even more negative attention.

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