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Addams Family / Addams Family Values [VHS]

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Since expanding beyond the written page in 1964, the Addamses have starred in four television sitcoms plus a TV movie and a direct-to-video feature. A new Addams film is slated for 2014. Additionally, the mysterious and spooky clan opened off-Broadway on 4/8/10 in a Tony-winning musical starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth.


THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991) and ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (1993) are a pair of deliciously gothic movies. Although considered comedies, there's enough horror elements in these pictures based on the Charles Addams New Yorker magazine panels to qualify them as fright films.

Stand-out in both is a very young Christina Ricci. She was quite a talent, even then. Director Barry Sonnenfeld cameos as a passenger on Gomez' toy train in the first effort and has a slightly larger, credited role in the sequel. He's Mr. Glicker. The second movie has several celebrity cameos including Lane (the musical Gomez) as a desk sergeant.

The only downside is a reliance on too many "Thing" sight gags, otherwise, I'd give this two-fer five stars instead of four.


Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll ratings.

(6.6) The Addams Family (1991) - Anjelica Huston/Raul Julia/Christopher Lloyd/Dan Hedaya/Elizabeth Wilson/Carel Struycken/Christina Ricci/Jimmy Workman/Christopher Hart/Sally Jessy Raphael (uncredited: Barry Sonnenfeld)

(6.3) Addams Family Values (1993) - Anjelica Huston/Raul Julia/Christopher Lloyd/Joan Cusack/Christina Ricci/Carol Kane/Carel Struycken/Christopher Hart/David Krumholtz/Barry Sonnenfeld/Nathan Lane/David Hyde Pierce/Peter Graves/Tony Shalhoub

At first look, I didn't think anyone else could play the zany role of Gomez like John Asten. I was right. Raul Julia brings his own wacky interpretation. Together with Angelica Houston and Christopher Lloyd, you get two great films: The Addams Family and Adams Family Values. The ADDAMES FAMILY - (1991) Uncle Fester is found. For 1/4 of decade, he's been wandering the Bermuda Triange. But there is something odd to this honored Addam's family member. Could he be the real deal? The family of Addams decide to test him. ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES - (1993) Morticia is pregnant with a third child. Historically, the Addams family has a gruesome tradition for such an event. Watch out Pugsly. In order to keep domestic peace, Gomez hires a strange normal-looking babysitter who keeps from telling him about her criminal past. **These stories are family fun to watch. Special effects, great costumes, enjoyable dialogue exchanges. I like the new Wednesday. She's good.