Addams Family Values (1993)

A comical Gothic horror-movie-type family tries to rescue their beloved uncle from his gold-digging new love.

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers:

Charles Addams (characters), Paul Rudnick

Stars:

Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anjelica Huston	...	Morticia Addams
Raul Julia	...	Gomez Addams
Christopher Lloyd	...	Uncle Fester Addams
Joan Cusack	...	Debbie Jellinsky
Christina Ricci	...	Wednesday Addams
Carol Kane	...	Granny
Jimmy Workman	...	Pugsley Addams
Kaitlyn Hooper	...	Pubert Addams
Kristen Hooper	...	Pubert Addams
Carel Struycken	...	Lurch
David Krumholtz	...	Joel Glicker
Christopher Hart	...	Thing
Dana Ivey	...	Margaret Addams
Peter MacNicol	...	Gary Granger
Christine Baranski	...	Becky Martin-Granger

Storyline

On any day of the week, you could expect a newborn baby to be nurtured and loved by his older sister. Except, of course, if it's Wednesday. Pubert is the latest addition to the Addams family and, to prevent sibling rivalry escalating to fratricide, Wednesday and Pugsley are shipped off to summer camp and a nanny is hired. Debby Jellinsky is great with wrinkling baldies, which makes her the perfect nanny for Pubert and the unlikely wife of Uncle Fester. The question is..."Is she grave-digging or gold-digging?"

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Plot Keywords:

nanny | uncle fester | summer camp | baby | love | 

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Taglines:

The Family Just Got A Little Stranger.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for macabre humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Addams Family 2

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£932,222 (UK) (10 December 1993)

Gross:

£6,342,043 (UK) (4 February 1994)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Krumholtz played head elf Bernard in the first two The Santa Clause movies with Tim Allen. Joan Cusack (villian Debbie), Sam McMurray (Becky Buckman's father Don), Kaitlyn Hooper and Kristen Hooper (who both play Baby Pubert) would all go onto to act along side Tim Allen as well. McMurray and the Hooper Twins had guest spots on Tim Allen's sitcom Home Improvement. Cusack plays Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl in Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 with Allen's Buzz Lightyear (Cusack and Allen's characters are love interests.). Tony Shalhoub, who plays Jorge the sailor in the "Macho Man" scene, would later star alongside Allen in Galaxy Quest.

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Goofs

During the whole movie, in some scenes where the Addamses wear pale make-up, they suddenly change from pale make-up to regular make-up.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Wednesday: [giving a funeral to a cat in a shoe-box] Come, sorrow; we welcome thee. Let us join in grief, rejoice in despair, and honor the fortunate dead.
Grandma: Dearly beloved...
Wednesday: [the cat mews and Wednesday shakes the box] Shh! Quiet!
Grandma: [starts piling dirt on the box]

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Connections

Spoofs Unsolved Mysteries (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Eat Us"
by Marc Shaiman and Paul Rudnick
Performed by Jimmy Workman (uncredited)

User Reviews

An improvement on the original film

Almost everybody who was in the original "The Addams Family" returns to reprise their roles in this sequel which is actually better than the first film. The laughs come at a faster and better pace and Joan Cusack makes a delightfully sinister villain who masquerades as a nanny, marries Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd), and wants to get her hands on the Addams Family riches. It's up too all of the Addams along with new arrival Baby Pubert to stop her. Thing and Cousin Itt are also along for the ride once again.