- The Trunchbull used to be in the Olympics. Shot put, javelin, hammer throw.
- The hammer throw is her specialty.
8 seconds sound clip from the Matilda (1996) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:25:14.955 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Hi.
- She doesn't really hit children with that riding crop, does she?
- No, it's mostly for scare. What she does is worse.
- And Julius Rottwinkle ate two M and M's during her lesson.
- After being thrown out the window? Of course he wasn't okay. He lived, if that's what you mean.
- The Trunchbull used to be in the Olympics. Shot put, javelin, hammer throw.
- The hammer throw is her specialty.
- So she does this all the time?
- Better than being put in the choky.
- Choky?
- Get inside, you festering ball of puss!
- I've been in twice. Sometimes she leaves you in there all day.
- Didn't you tell your parents?
- They didn't believe me. I mean, would your parents believe it?
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