Addams Family Values [Blu-ray]

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:	0032429328434
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	24,323

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Anjelica Huston	Morticia Addams
Raul Julia	Gomez Addams
Christopher Lloyd	Uncle Fester Addams
Joan Cusack	Debbie Jellinsky
Christina Ricci	Wednesday Addams
Carol Kane	Granny
Jimmy Workman	Pugsley Addams
Kaitlyn Hooper	Pubert Addams,Pubert Addams
Carel Struycken	Lurch,Actor
David Krumholtz	Joel Glicker
Christopher Hart	Thing
Dana Ivey	Margaret Addams
Peter MacNicol	Gary Granger
Christine Baranski	Becky Martin-Granger
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 It
Cheryl Chase	Pubert
Debra Zane	Actor
Zack Phifer	Passport Clerk

Technical Credits

Charles Addams

Paul Rudnick

Charles Addams	Screenwriter
Paul Rudnick	Screenwriter
Barry Sonnenfeld	Director
David Nicksay	Executive Producer
Scott Rudin	Producer
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.