Addams Family Values

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    Addams Family Values
    1993

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Joan CusackDebbie Jellinsky
    • Raúl JuliáGomez Addams
    • Christopher LloydUncle Fester Addams
    • Christina RicciWednesday Addams
    • Anjelica HustonMorticia Addams
    • Jimmy WorkmanPugsley Addams
    • David KrumholtzJoel Glicker
    • Peter MacNicolGary Granger
    • Christine BaranskiBecky Martin-Granger
    • Carel StruyckenLurch

    Recommendations

    • 80

      Variety

      It’s the kind of wickedly delicious comedy one can savor without adding the proviso of guilty pleasure.
    • 75

      Chicago Sun-Times

      What is most beguiling about Addams Family Values is the way the relationship between Gomez and Morticia has ripened.
    • 75

      Chicago Tribune

      Addams Family Values is another big opportunistic, pre-marketed studio show, but it has laughs, flair. At its best, it's a valentine of venom, sent with mirth and malice aforethought.
    • 70

      The New York Times

      Mr. Sonnenfeld repeats some of the first film's favorite visual stunts without wearing out their welcome, and he sustains much more exuberance than a sequel might be expected to have. The cast, which now includes Carol Kane playing Granny Addams, remains foolproof and great fun.
    • 60

      Empire

      It is a rare feat to make a sequel better than its predecessor but here Sonnenfeld manages to do just that. With such a strong adult cast, it comes as a surprise when the children steal the show. With such dry and morbid humour, it feels that at times he was filming more for the parental viewers than the childrens.
    • 60

      Los Angeles Times

      Sonnenfeld does somewhat better with Addams Family Values than he did with Addams Family. But he still gooses the film with hyperactive slapstick whenever things get talky; he doesn't trust the performers enough, or the material, which seems designed for a less frenetic approach.
    • 60

      TV Guide Magazine

      Like the first ADDAMS FAMILY, this continuation of the macabre clan's misadventures is really just a string of sight gags and one-liners. The good news is that the one-liners are much funnier than the first time, mainly thanks to the increased input of screenwriter Paul Rudnick.
    • 50

      Washington Post

      As with most sequels, Addams Family Values is a thinner, airier reunion. For those who enjoyed the original The Addams Family, the flavor is still there. But you feel a little undernourished.

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