In the 1996 film Matilda, Harry Wormwood’s family has the surname Wormwood.
Harry Wormwood is Matilda’s dishonest father and a used-car salesman who dismisses books and encourages questionable business practices. His attitude contrasts sharply with Matilda’s intelligence, imagination, and love of reading. The surname is shared by Matilda, her mother Zinnia, and her brother Michael.
The film adapts Roald Dahl’s 1988 children’s novel Matilda. Danny DeVito directed the movie and also played Harry Wormwood. Mara Wilson portrayed Matilda, while Rhea Perlman played Zinnia Wormwood and Embeth Davidtz played Miss Honey.
The surname Honey belongs to Matilda’s teacher, Miss Jennifer Honey, whose difficult childhood connects her to the story’s main conflict. Miss Trunchbull is the school’s cruel headmistress, not a member of Matilda’s family. These names are easy to confuse because the characters’ family and school relationships drive the plot.