| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Anjelica Huston | ... | Morticia Addams | |
| Raul Julia | ... | Gomez Addams | |
| Christopher Lloyd | ... | Uncle Fester Addams / Gordon Craven | |
| Dan Hedaya | ... | Tully Alford | |
| Elizabeth Wilson | ... | Abigail Craven / Dr. Greta Pinder-Schloss | |
| Judith Malina | ... | Granny | |
| Carel Struycken | ... | Lurch | |
| Dana Ivey | ... | Margaret Alford | |
| Paul Benedict | ... | Judge Womack | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Wednesday Addams | |
| Jimmy Workman | ... | Pugsley Addams | |
| Christopher Hart | ... | Thing | |
| John Franklin | ... | Cousin It | |
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Tony Azito | ... | Digit Addams |
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Douglas Brian Martin | ... | Dexter Addams |
The Addams Family steps out of Charles Addams' cartoons. They live with all of the trappings of the macabre (including a detached hand for a servant) and are quite wealthy. Added to this mix is a crooked accountant and his loan shark and a plot to slip the shark's son into the family as their long-lost Uncle Fester. Can the false Fester find his way into the vault before he is discovered? Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Generally, speaking this a pretty "fun movie" for most people, kids and adults. I think "fun" is the adjective most people would use in describing this film.
As one who remembered the television series, I thought I would check this out, too. Angelica Huston certainly didn't match Carolyn Jones' beauty but she, along with Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd and Christinia Ricci all were entertaining to watch.
There certainly were no end to the colorful imagines, unique scenes and dialog, special-effects and - for those with a surround system, good sound. It all made for an entertaining and fast-moving film.
I didn't find a lot of laugh-out-loud moments but it did bring a lot of smiles to my face. A lot of this is dark humor, so it helps to appreciate that type of comedy.