Addams Family Reunion (Video 1998)

The Addams Family goes on a search for their relatives.

Director:

Dave Payne

Writers:

Rob Kerchner, Scott Sandin,

Stars:

Daryl Hannah, Tim Curry, Nicole Fugere

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daryl Hannah	...	Morticia Addams
Tim Curry	...	Gomez Addams
Nicole Fugere	...	Wednesday Addams
Jerry Messing	...	Pugsley Addams
Carel Struycken	...	Lurch
Christopher Hart	...	Thing
Patrick Thomas	...	Uncle Fester (as Pat Thomas)
Kevin McCarthy	...	Grandpa Addams
Estelle Harris	...	Grandma Addams
Alice Ghostley	...	Granny
Phil Fondacaro	...	Cousin Itt
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Phillip Adams
Ray Walston	...	Walter Adams
Diane Delano	...	Dolores Adams
Heidi Lenhart	...	Melinda Adams (as Heidi Noelle Lenhart)

Storyline

Gomez and Morticia are horrified to discover that Grandpa and Grandma Addams have a rare disease that is slowly turning them "normal". The only chance they have of curing them is to organise a family reunion, hoping that someone knows a home remedy. Unfortunately, due to a printing error, the family arrives at the reunion of an ordinary family named Adams (with one D). While Gomez and Morticia, oblivious to the mistake, search for a cure amongst a family divided by the wish to inherit; Pugsley and Wednesday are busy making new friends...explode; Uncle Fester and Thing search for a vicious Chihuahua that lives on human hair; and Lurch falls in love. Meanwhile, a couple going to the reunion are given the wrong address and end up at the Addams mansion where Granny and Cousin Itt are staying. No-one's life will ever be the same...

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Plot Keywords:

addams family | family relationships | based on adaptation | sequel | campy | 

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Taglines:

A killer comedy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for comic violence and morbid humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Addams Family 3

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Family Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carel Struycken (Lurch) and Christopher Hart (Thing) are the only cast members to star in all three Addams Family movies.

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Connections

References The Shining (1980)

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Soundtracks

Waltz from "Faust"
Performed by Wayne Hinton
Written by Charles Gounod

User Reviews

Ack!

Poor old Raul Julia would be spinning in his grave like a rotisserie chicken if he could see what had become of the Addams Family series. Along with "Super Mario Bros.", this would undoubtedly be one of the most appalling major studio films ever to appear; made for video or not, there's no excuse to make movies which suck so utterly it's painful to watch them all the way through. When my former housemate borrowed this one evening I watched it like a rubbernecker gawks at a road accident. An adequate cast struggles desperately with an idiotic script playing characters made familiar by other people, far more convincingly: Nicole Fugere couldn't begin to come close to Christina Ricci's Wednesday if she lived to be a million. Only Tim Curry has any sparkle, but he could ham up the phone book and make it work. Turkey, with a capital "T"