Addams Family Values
The family just got a little stranger.
Overview
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.
Backdrop
What makes this movie Worth Watching
Released in 1993, "Addams Family Values" arrived during a period of increasing societal focus on traditional family values, a concept the film gleefully subverts. The movie uses the Addams family's macabre lifestyle as a satirical commentary on the perceived normalcy of suburban life, highlighting the hypocrisy and superficiality often hidden beneath a veneer of perfection.
- Anjelica Huston's masterful portrayal of Morticia Addams, capturing her elegance, wit, and unwavering devotion to her family.
- The sharp, dark humor and witty dialogue, which consistently delivers laugh-out-loud moments.
- The film's exploration of family dynamics and unconventional love, showcasing the Addams' unwavering loyalty and acceptance of each other's eccentricities.
- Christina Ricci's iconic performance as Wednesday Addams, whose deadpan delivery and morbid curiosity are endlessly entertaining.
Fun Facts
- Joan Cusack, who played Debbie Jellinsky, was almost replaced because director Barry Sonnenfeld didn't think she was 'funny enough' during early takes. However, she proved him wrong.
- The original script had Debbie Jellinsky killing Gomez and Morticia. The studio insisted on a happier ending, fearing audiences wouldn't accept the death of such beloved characters.
- Nathan Lane was considered for the role of Uncle Fester, but Christopher Lloyd ultimately landed the part.
Available Languages
English
US
Title:
"The family just got a little stranger."
Deutsch
DE
Title: Die Addams Family in verrückter Tradition
"Die Familie begrüßt ihren kleinen Fremden."
Italiano
IT
Title: La famiglia Addams 2
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Pусский
RU
Title: Ценности семейки Аддамс
""Семья просто стала немного чужой""
Français
FR
Title: Les Valeurs de la famille Addams
"Le cercle de la famille s’agrandit. Pour le pire et pour le pire."
Español
ES
Title: La familia Addams: La tradición continúa
"La familia acaba de recibir a un pequeño extraño."
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Reviews
Almost thirty years after their first on screen appearance, and more than **fifty** after their creation, The Addams Family proved itself still relevant in the 1990s. _Addams Family Values_ specifically though, might be my favourite part of the whole franchise.
_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
As sequels go, this one is really quite good fun. The arrival of baby "Pubert" doesn't exactly thrill "Wednesday" (Christina Ricci) nor "Pugsley" (Jimmy Workman) and they determine that he has to go! Meantime, parents "Morticia" (Anjelica Huston) and "Gomez" (Raul Julia) decide that they need to get him a nanny - and they alight on "Debbie" (Joan Cusack) who immediately sets her sights on "Uncle Fester" (Christopher Lloyd). The children are sent to one of those horrible summer camps run by the kumbaya brigade where they don't quite fit in with the curriculum of the nauseatingly gloopy "Becky" (Christine Baranksi) and her abundance of twee students straight out of "Little House on the Prairie". Scene set for some deliciously dark antics as the kids must escape from the monstrousness of their retreat - causing a maximum of damage and delivering quite a potent assessment of the plight of the native American en route - and deal with their domestic interloper. Speaking of interlopers, it's also clear that nanny has quite a malevolent streak of her own - and "Fester" might soon be destined to join her long list of deceased spouses. As ever, it's Huston who steals the show here - she barely features, but when she does she imbues the whole thing with a certain menacing dignity. The rest of the ensemble work well together and the story is peppered with plenty of daft (adult) humour, a little bit of gentle slapstick and "Lurch" (Carer Struycken) is there to keep order. There's plenty of attention to the detailed look of the film and in the end I was was probably with the siblings about the young "Pubert"!
Oscar Awards
Wins
Haven't Won A Oscar
Nominations
ART DIRECTION - 1993
Ken Adam, Marvin March
Media
Clip
Wednesday ESCAPES Summer Camp
Clip
Gomez teaches Uncle Fester How To "Romance" A Lady
Trailer
Paramount Movies Trailer