TylerTristar2IsBack Presents the Opening to Matilda VHS (12-17-96) (USA)

Printed during the 42nd week of 1996. Oft-uploaded opening to the original home video release of comedian Danny DeVito's fifth film in the director's chair (after THE RATINGS GAME, THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN, THE WAR OF THE ROSES and HOFFA) and his first aimed at a family audience. Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, the film tells the story of a young genius (Mara Wilson) posessed with the gift of telekinesis, which she uses to combat her oppressive principal (Pam Ferris) and her shady parents (Mr. Devito and his wife, Rhea Perlman) who do not value education as a top priority. In 1997, this family comedy was one of the first titles to be available on DVD, coming in CD-type packaging. The uploader has been looking for that particular DVD of the film for years. Columbia TriStar Home Video #86860 Contents: Logo: Columbia TriStar Home Video/"Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You:" Buddy (to be numbered #21600) "Coming Soon to Home Video:" Fly Away Home (to be numbered #82433), Alaska (to be numbered #80200; one of the very last Castle Rock releases through Columbia TriStar before the completion of Time Warner's purchase of Castle Rock's parent corporation Turner Broadcasting) "Now Available on Home Video:" Magic In The Water (#01090), Dragon Flyz: The Magic Begins (#74050), Jumanji (#11743), Columbia TriStar Family Collection FBI Warning Indicator: Surround Sound Text: "This film has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fit this screen." (NEVER issued in its original 2:35:1 aspect ratio in ANY format until its Blu-ray release in 2013) Logo: TriStar Pictures