diff --git a/core/src/avm1/globals/matrix.rs b/core/src/avm1/globals/matrix.rs
index ab34995f8..4c91ce20d 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/globals/matrix.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/globals/matrix.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ pub fn value_to_matrix<'gc>(
     avm: &mut Avm1<'gc>,
     context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
 ) -> Result<Matrix, Error> {
-    object_to_matrix(value.as_object()?, avm, context)
+    let a = value.get("a", avm, context)?.as_number(avm, context)? as f32;
+    let b = value.get("b", avm, context)?.as_number(avm, context)? as f32;
+    let c = value.get("c", avm, context)?.as_number(avm, context)? as f32;
+    let d = value.get("d", avm, context)?.as_number(avm, context)? as f32;
+    let tx = Twips::from_pixels(value.get("tx", avm, context)?.as_number(avm, context)?);
+    let ty = Twips::from_pixels(value.get("ty", avm, context)?.as_number(avm, context)?);
+
+    Ok(Matrix { a, b, c, d, tx, ty })
 }
 
 pub fn gradient_object_to_matrix<'gc>(
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/globals/point.rs b/core/src/avm1/globals/point.rs
index 1fd036488..c7ee3c2ce 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/globals/point.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/globals/point.rs
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@ pub fn value_to_point<'gc>(
     avm: &mut Avm1<'gc>,
     context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
 ) -> Result<(f64, f64), Error> {
-    if let Value::Object(object) = value {
-        object_to_point(object, avm, context)
-    } else {
-        Ok((NAN, NAN))
-    }
+    let x = value.get("x", avm, context)?.as_number(avm, context)?;
+    let y = value.get("y", avm, context)?.as_number(avm, context)?;
+    Ok((x, y))
 }
 
 pub fn object_to_point<'gc>(
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ fn equals<'gc>(
     this: Object<'gc>,
     args: &[Value<'gc>],
 ) -> Result<ReturnValue<'gc>, Error> {
-    if let Some(Value::Object(other)) = args.get(0) {
+    if let Some(other) = args.get(0) {
         let this_x = this.get("x", avm, context)?;
         let this_y = this.get("y", avm, context)?;
         let other_x = other.get("x", avm, context)?;
@@ -155,14 +153,8 @@ fn distance<'gc>(
 
     let a = args.get(0).unwrap_or(&Value::Undefined);
     let b = args.get(1).unwrap_or(&Value::Undefined);
-    let delta = a
-        .call_method("subtract", &[b.to_owned()], avm, context)?;
-    if let Value::Object(object) = delta {
-        let length = object.get("length", avm, context)?;
-        Ok(length.into())
-    } else {
-        Ok(Value::Undefined.into())
-    }
+    let delta = a.call_method("subtract", &[b.to_owned()], avm, context)?;
+    Ok(delta.get("length", avm, context)?.into())
 }
 
 fn polar<'gc>(
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/value.rs b/core/src/avm1/value.rs
index 17bec094f..c0f5c12eb 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/value.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/value.rs
@@ -556,6 +556,19 @@ impl<'gc> Value<'gc> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn get(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+        avm: &mut Avm1<'gc>,
+        context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
+    ) -> Result<Value<'gc>, Error> {
+        if let Value::Object(object) = self {
+            object.get(name, avm, context)
+        } else {
+            Ok(Value::Undefined)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn call(
         &self,
         avm: &mut Avm1<'gc>,