Addams Family Values Movie Review 1993

The creepy Addams' are back, but this time they leave the dark confines of the mansion to meet the "real" world. New baby Pubert causes homicidal jealousy in sibs Wednesday and Pugsley, causing Mom and Dad to hire a gold-digging, serial-killing nanny (Cusack) with designs on Uncle Fester to watch over the tot. A step above its predecessor, chock full of black humor, sub-plots, and one-liners. Cusack fits right in with an outrageously over the top performance and Ricci nearly steals the show again as the deadpan Wednesday.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Nannies & Governesses, Adapted from a Cartoon, Adapted from Television, Monster Yuks, Aunts & Uncles, Nieces & Nephews, Summer Camp, Yuppie Nightmares, Serial Killers, Renegade Body Parts, Parenthood, Bringing Up Baby, Femme Fatale, Family Comedy

Screenplay

Paul Rudnick

Cast

Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack, Carol Kane, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman, Kaitlyn Hooper, Kristen Hooper, Carel Struycken, David Krumholtz, Christopher Hunt, Dana Ivey, Peter MacNicol, Christine Baranski, Mercedes McNab

Director

Barry Sonnenfeld

Music

Marc Shaiman

Producer

Scott Rudin, David Nicksay, Paramount Pictures

Awards

Golden Raspberries 1993: Worst Song ("WHOOMP! There It Is").