Addams Family Values

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Barry Sonnenfeld

Overview

When the Addams family welcomes a new baby, they hire a devious nany, Cussack, who falls in love with and marries Fester. Her true intentions are revealed as a serial killer who marries wealthy men but she is no match for the insanity of the Addams.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/01/2019
UPC:	0032429328915
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	35,306

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Joan Cusack	Debbie Jellinsky
Raul Julia	Gomez Addams
Christopher Lloyd	Uncle Fester Addams
Christina Ricci	Wednesday Addams
Anjelica Huston	Morticia Addams
Jimmy Workman	Pugsley Addams
David Krumholtz	Joel Glicker
Peter MacNicol	Gary Granger
Christine Baranski	Becky Martin-Granger
Carel Struycken	Lurch
Carol Kane	Granny
Christopher Hart	Thing
Dana Ivey	Margaret Addams
Kaitlyn Hooper	Pubert Addams,Pubert Addams
Mercedes McNab	Amanda Buckman
Sam McMurray	Don Buckman
Harriet Sansom Harris	Ellen Buckman
Julie Halston	Mrs. Glicker
Barry Sonnenfeld	Mr. Glicker
Nathan Lane	Desk Sergeant
John Franklin	Cousin Itt
Charles Busch	Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
Laura Esterman	Cousin Ophelia
Maureen Sue Levin	Flora Amor,Fauna Amor
Carol Hankins	Dementia
Steven M. Martin	Donald,Dexter
Ryan Holihan	Lumpy Addams
Lois de Banzie	Delivery Nurse
Vickilyn Reynolds	Forceps Nurse
Cynthia Nixon	Heather
Eyde Byrde	Mrs. Montgomery
David Hyde Pierce	Delivery Room Doctor
Andreana Weiner	Obnoxious Girl
Peter Graves	Host
Rick Scarry	Lawyer
Monet Mazur	Flirting Woman
Francis Coady	Flirting Man
Ian Abercrombie	Driver
Camille Saviola	Concetta
Chris Ellis	Moving Man
Zack Phifer	Passport Clerk
Tony Shalhoub	Jorge
Jeffrey Van Hoose	Irwin
Micah Winkelspecht	Mordecai
Matthew Beebe	Wheelchair Camper
Kristy Shirvani	Consuela
Micah Hata	Yang
Jamie Gordon	Esther
Joey Wilcots	Jamal
Jason Fife	Camper #1
Karl David-Djerf	Camper #2
Haley Peel	Young Debbie
Matthew Bartilson	Dancing Camper
Adena Bjork	Girl Camper
Alex Gaona	Indian Boy
Nichole McAuley	Snobby Mom
Rob Sanchez	Sailor
Lenny Wilson	Extra
Zack Milan	Singing Sailor
Debra Zane	Actor
Marc Shaiman	Composer

Technical Credits

Paul Rudnick

Barry Sonnenfeld	Director
Paul Rudnick	Screenwriter
Scott Rudin	Producer
Susan Ringo	Executive Producer
David Nicksay	Executive Producer
Frank Howard	Sound Effects
Noah Blough	Sound Effects
Steve Mann	Sound Effects
Suhail Kafity	Sound Effects
David Rubin	Casting
Ken Pepiot	Special Effects
Debra Zane	Casting
M.A. Page	Producer
Peter Kurland	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Although it didn't enjoy the unbridled success of its predecessor, this comic sequel is tons of squeamish fun, finally capturing the ghoulishly funny, dark edge of the cartoons upon which the '60s television series and first film were based. Screenwriter Paul Rudnick has been permitted a freer hand, his trademark wit and biting social satire presenting themselves in the form of a scheming gold digger played with gusto by Joan Cusack and a wholesome summer camp that is systematically destroyed and traumatized by the Machiavellian plotting of Wednesday Addams. The latter is a breakout role for actress Christina Ricci, making a major impression with her gloomy demeanor and blessed with perfect gothic looks. Cinematographer-turned-director Barry Sonnenfeld provides his usual crisp, flawlessly composed images, but the film definitely lacks the sitcom bathos of the first film, to the delight of some and dismay of others. It comes down to a battle between those who prefer the demonically humorous art of Charles Addams and those who prefer the watered-down TV show and sitcom gag-writer vibe of the first film. It seems the tastes of the latter group won, as Addams Family Values grossed only a fraction of the first film, its failure consigning further sequels to the direct-to-video bin.