Michael "Mikey" Wormwood is the eldest son of Zinnia and Harry, and the older brother of Matilda. He is the quaternary antagonist of the novel and film.
Film[]
In the original film, Michael wants to be the only child in the family (like in the book, he is an ordinary child, unlike Matilda). Michael's nickname for Matilda is Dip Face. In the adoption scene (which is seen near the end of the film) the Wormwoods are moving to Guam. Matilda wants to continue going to the same school (Crunchem Hall Elementary School) and be with Ms. Honey. When Michael hears about the adoption, he says he might be an only child again. That is, if Matilda is not with him. (He --Michael-- says, "I AM GOING TO BE AN ONLY CHILD AGAIN!".) And his father asks him to shut up. Zinnia is the only one who waves goodbye and says "Ciao" (while smiling). That is, as Michael stares dumbly at Matilda and Ms. Honey. For the Wormwoods, they eventually catch their flight and make it to Guam. And they successfully get their new house there. However, they were presumably arrested (in Guam) by the police. And they were permanently sentenced to jail, spent their lives (in jail), and eventually died. (That is, for scamming their business and child abusing on Matilda). Michael's now-discontinued sister spends the rest of her childhood with her teacher Ms. Honey. And she lives a happy life with both her teacher and her school.
Michael does not appear in the 2022 film adaptation of Matilda the Musical.
Film and Book[]
In both the film and the book, Michael was educated by his father as he is to inherit the used car dealing business in the future; however, in the film, Harry was more unto showing Michael some details, and Michael developed an interest and fascination in the business.
Musical[]
In the 1996 film adaptation and the musical, Michael and does not even pay attention to Matilda
Appearances[]
Book[]
In the book, Michael leaves Matilda alone, and waves goodbye to her at the end, suggesting that he is at least on friendly terms with his sister, unlike in the film adaptation.
1996 film[]
When Michael was in his car seat, he uses his toy to play with. When Michael got older, he threw marshmallows at Matilda, while calling her "Dip face."
Later in the movie, Michael says, "Hey, Dip face. Have a carrot" and used a spoon to throw the carrot directly at Matilda, but she turns around and uses her telekinesis to make it stop right in front of her, causing him to look shocked. Matilda then shoots the carrot back over to Michael, who drops the spoon the counter right before the carrot enters his mouth. Matilda laughs a little as Michael then begins coughing; Harry then calls, "Chew your food! You're an animal!"
(In the film trailer, Matilda says "Nah. You eat it" to Michael before telekinetically throwing it back to him; however, the line went unused when the film was released.)
In the book, Michael is an ordinary boy, but a messy eater. He likes mostly peanut butter and jam sandwiches, which he makes haphazardly and messily eats the resulting mess. He does not interact with Matilda.
Relationships[]
In the 1996 film, Michael bullies Matilda and his nickname for her is Dip Face. He wants to be an only child. Matilda also has telekinetic powers and superhuman intelligence, unlike her brother. Michael also throws marshmallows and a carrot at Matilda.
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