The Addams Family
When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.
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Barry Sonnenfeld
Joe Camp III
Ian Woolf
Thomas Johnston
Joseph Brad Kluge
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CinemaSerf
I reckon central casting could have searched for an hundred years and never cast a better "Morticia" than Anjelica Huston in this enjoyable big screen adaptation of the television series. Happily married to "Gomez" (another inspired casting choice in Raul Julia), they live their nocturnally focussed lives with children "Pugsley" (Jimmy Workman),"Wednesday" (an almost unrecognisable Christina Ricci) and stoic, eight-foot tall, butler "Lurch" (Carer Struycken) in their Gothic mansion. Their idyllic existence is put under threat, though, when their erstwhile kindly uncle "Fester" (Christopher Lloyd) is duped by a couple of arch-cons to try and claim their family fortune - and home - and thus render them broke and homeless. Now, can "Gomez" thwart this cunning plan before his family are actually reduced to sleeping in graves - for real? The casting, writing and direction from a top-of-his game Barry Sonnenfeld make for an entertaining spoof of all thing macabre whilst still extolling a semblance of family virtues and loyalty - told in real time and using some amiable flashbacks from when they were all "younger". The visual effects are understated and effective - especially regarding their loyal retainer that is the disembodies "hand" and the script allows Lloyd in particular, but all in general to deliver a dialogue that raises a smile without raising an eyebrow. This is great fun and on a big screen, well worth a watch.
Gimly
A tonally loyal adaptation of the 60's TV show. Some nonsensical moments and lacklustre scenes but Huston and Julia steal the thing with such fervour you can't help but enjoy yourself at least a little. _Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go._
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The directors of The Addams Family are Barry Sonnenfeld, Joe Camp III, Ian Woolf, Thomas Johnston, and Joseph Brad Kluge.
The cast of The Addams Family includes Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester, Dan Hedaya as Tully Alford, Anjelica Huston as Morticia Addams, Darlene Levin as Fauna Amor, Maureen Sue Levin as Flora Amor, Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams, Paul Benedict as Judge Womack, Kate McGregor-Stewart as Employment Agent, Eugene Jackson as One-Armed Bass Player, Carel Struycken as Lurch, Elizabeth Wilson as Abigail Craven, Dana Ivey as Margaret Alford, and more.
The duration of The Addams Family is 1h 40 mins.
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The Addams Family was released on 22 Nov 1991.
The Addams Family is listed under Comedy and Fantasy on Fanbiz.
The Addams Family has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "I reckon central casting could have searched for an hundred years and never cast a better "Morticia" than Anjelica Huston in this enjoyable big screen adaptation of the televisi..."
