Addams Family Values
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Directed by	Barry Sonnenfeld
Produced by	Scott Rudin
Written by	Charles Addams(characters) Paul Rudnick
Starring	Anjelica Huston Raúl Juliá Christopher Lloyd Peter MacNicol Joan Cusack Christina Ricci Carol Kane Jimmy Workman Kaitlyn and Kristen Hooper Carel Struycken
Music by	Marc Shaiman Ralph Sall
Cinematography	Donald Peterman
Editing by	Jim Miller Arthur Schmidt
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	November 19, 1993
Running time	94 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Gross revenue	$48,919,043 (domestic)[1]
Preceded by	The Addams Family
Followed by	Addams Family Reunion
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Addams Family Values (1993) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated sequel to the 1991 comedy The Addams Family. The movie was written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and many cast members from the original returned for the sequel, including Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston and Christina Ricci. Compared to the previous movie, which has a madcap approach comparable to the 1960s sitcom, Values is darker and more macabre, more like Charles Addams' original comic strips. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (507x755, 88 KB) Paramount Pictures http://www. ... Barry Sonnenfeld American film maker Barry Sonnenfeld (born New York City, April 1, 1953) worked as cinematographer for the Coen Brothers, then later he directed and produced big budget films such as Men in Black. ... Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an American motion picture producer known not only for his award-winning films, but also for his legendary temper. ... Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 - September 28, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his particularly black humor and macabre characters. ... Paul Rudnick is a screenwriter and playwright. ... Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and former fashion model. ... Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay [IPA: raul rafael xulia i aɾselai] (better known as simply Raúl Juliá) (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Golden Globe award winning actor from Puerto Rico who lived and worked for many years in the United... For other persons named Christopher Lloyd, see Christopher Lloyd (disambiguation). ... Peter MacNicol (born April 10, 1954 in Dallas, Texas) is an Emmy Award winning American actor. ... Joan Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and comedian. ... Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American actress. ... Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952, Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is an American actress. ... Carel Struycken (born July 30, 1948 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is a character actor in film, television, and stage. ... Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a composer, lyricist, arranger and performer for films, television and theatre. ... James Miller may refer to any number of individuals: James Miller, a the 19th century United States general and politician James Miller, a United States Civil War Medal of Honor winner James Miller, a British cameraman shot by the Israel Defence Force whilst making a documentary in the Gaza strip... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1993 in film involved many significant films. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Addams Family is an Academy Award-nominated comedy film based on the popular characters, The Addams Family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams. ... The Addams Family Reunion was the third movie of The Addams Family series, released in 1998. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Comedy film is genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. ... The Addams Family is an Academy Award-nominated comedy film based on the popular characters, The Addams Family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams. ... Paul Rudnick is a screenwriter and playwright. ... Barry Sonnenfeld American film maker Barry Sonnenfeld (born New York City, April 1, 1953) worked as cinematographer for the Coen Brothers, then later he directed and produced big budget films such as Men in Black. ... Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 - October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor who lived and worked for many years in the United States. ... Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and former fashion model. ... Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American actress. ... Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 - September 28, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his particularly black humor and macabre characters. ...

Plot synopsis

At the beginning of the film, Morticia gives birth to a new baby boy, Pubert Addams. When Wednesday and Pugsley jealously try to kill him, Morticia and Gomez hire a nanny named Debbie Jellinsky, who is really a fortune hunter/serial killer known as "The Black Widow". When invited to welcome her, Wednesday says "Be afraid, be very afraid". Debbie is after Uncle Fester and the vast Addams Fortune. When Wednesday begins to suspect this, Debbie convinces Morticia to send both the older children to Camp Chippewa, a summer camp for privileged children. Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Uncle Fester on the left next to Morticia and Gomez Addams, with Thing in the foreground Uncle Fester is a character in The Addams Family. ...

Debbie marries Fester, then tries repeatedly to kill him. However, as an Addams, he is practically indestructible, and he mistakes her murder attempts for ordinary affection. Frustrated, Debbie turns nasty, and tells Fester she won't have sex with him unless he promises never to see his family again. In anguish, he agrees and moves into a white mansion. It has been suggested that Duration of sexual intercourse be merged into this article or section. ... a family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 Family is a Western term used to denote a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent (demonstrated or stipulated) from a common ancestor, marriage or adoption. ...

With Uncle Fester gone, his younger brother Gomez goes into a decline, and Pubert comes down with a "disease" that makes him blond, rosy, and cheerful. A horrified Gomez learns that his son might even develop dimples. After the Addams' visit Fester, only to be turned away, Gomez takes to his bed, weeping and singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is a United States spiritual folk song. ...

Meanwhile, at camp, Wednesday and Pugsley are uncomfortable; Wednesday, however, does meet a soulmate of sorts in the person of Joel, an introverted Jewish boy plagued by allergies, as well as a rival in the person of Amanda, the golden girl of the camp. It's thanks to Joel that Wednesday sees her suspicions about Debbie's identity confirmed.

Wednesday (Christina Ricci) at Camp Chippewa.

When Wednesday refuses to play Pocahontas in the end-of-summer play (a salute to Thanksgiving penned by one of the counsellors and entitled A Turkey Called Brotherhood), all three "little outcasts" are locked in the "Harmony Hut" and forced to watch The Sound of Music, The Brady Bunch, Annie, and a series of Disney movies. When they finally emerge, pale and dishevelled, Wednesday tells the counsellors in level tones that she wants to be perky, and sing, and dance, and be Pocahontas; she then summons up a ghastly smile, frightening the other children. During the play however, the misfits of the camp, led by Wednesday, launch a surprise attack, taking over the camp and setting it on fire as well as humiliating the camp instructors as well as Amanda, who was playing pilgrim leaderess Sarah Miller. Afterwards, Wednesday and Pugsley make their escape and hurry home. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American actress. ... For other uses, see Pocahontas (disambiguation). ... The First Thanksgiving, painted by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930). ... Rodgers and Hammersteins The Sound of Music is a 1965 film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews in the lead role. ... The Brady Bunch is an American television situation comedy, based around a large blended family. ... Annie is a musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. ... The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... For other uses, see Fire (disambiguation). ...

Meanwhile, when Debbie blows up her new house with Fester inside, only to see him emerge smiling from the smoke, she loses her temper entirely, brandishes a gun, and snarls "I want you dead, and I want your money!" He escapes, with Thing at the wheel (and pedals) of Debbie's Lincoln. However, she follows him in hot pursuit to the Addams mansion, where she ties everyone to electric chairs - except baby Pubert, who returns to normal as soon as Fester comes home. Pubert escapes from his nursery and crosses the wires, so that when Debbie throws the switch to electrocute everyone, she is incinerated, leaving only a pile of ashes, her shoes, and a couple of credit cards. The electric chair is an execution method in which the person being put to death is strapped to a chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body. ...

In the epilogue, Gomez and Morticia give Pubert a birthday party. Among the guests is a potential new love for Fester, a bald nanny named Dementia who works for It and Margaret Addams (who have an It jr.). Joel, dressed like Gomez, also attends. Later, Joel and Wednesday are in the graveyard. He asks her if she would ever want to get married and have children, to which she flatly says no. He then asks her, "What if you found a guy who would do anything for you, who would be your devoted slave?" and she responds, "I'd pity him." Joel drops the subject and kneels in front of Debbie's grave, expressing sympathy for her. Wednesday informs him that Debbie was just sloppy, and that if she, Wednesday, wanted to kill her husband, she wouldn't get caught. Joel asks her how, and she replies, "I'd scare him to death." Joel shrugs this off, and proceeds to place flowers on Debbie's grave. Before he can, however, Thing bursts out of the ground and grabs Joel's arm, while Wednesday looks on, satisfied with Joel's screams. An epilogue, or epilog, is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature or drama, usually used to bring closure to the work. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Look up flower in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Thing (foreground) with Uncle Fester, Morticia and Gomez Addams Thing was a fictional character in the television series The Addams Family (1964-66) , the revived series The New Addams Family (1998), and in the related movies The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993). ...

Cast

Raúl Juliá, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Christopher Hart, Carel Struycken and Jimmy Workman, who all reprise their roles as, respectively, Gomez, Morticia, Fester, Wednesday Addams, Thing, Lurch and Pugsley. In addition, Dana Ivey's character, Margaret Addams (Alford in the original film; now married to Cousin Itt) makes a return appearance. Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay [IPA: raul rafael xulia i aɾselai] (better known as simply Raúl Juliá) (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Golden Globe award winning actor from Puerto Rico who lived and worked for many years in the United... Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and former fashion model. ... For other persons named Christopher Lloyd, see Christopher Lloyd (disambiguation). ... Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American actress. ... Christopher Hart is an American actor, famous for playing Thing (Addams Family) in the 1991 and 1993 movies, The Addams Family (movie), and Addams Family Values ... Carel Struycken (born July 30, 1948 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is a character actor in film, television, and stage. ... Gomez Addams is the fictional patriarch of The Addams Family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams for The New Yorker magazine in the 1930s. ... Four major characters from the original television adaptation: Thing (foreground) with Uncle Fester, Morticia and Gomez Addams The Addams Family is the creation of American cartoonist Charles Addams. ... Uncle Fester on the left next to Morticia and Gomez Addams, with Thing in the foreground Uncle Fester is a character in The Addams Family. ... Wednesday Friday Addams is a member of the fictional Addams Family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams for The New Yorker. ... Thing (foreground) with Uncle Fester, Morticia and Gomez Addams Thing was a fictional character in the television series The Addams Family (1964-66) , the revived series The New Addams Family (1998), and in the related movies The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993). ... Lurch is the fictional manservant to The Addams Family created by cartoonist Charles Addams. ... Pugsley Addams is a member of the fictional Addams family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams. ... Dana Ivey (born August 14, 1942) is an American actress. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Carol Kane replaces Judith Malina in the role of Grandmama Addams. Joan Cusack co-stars as professional black widow Debbie Jellinsky, and David Krumholtz plays Wednesday's love interest, Joel Glicker. Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952, Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is an American actress. ... Judith Malina (born June 4, 1926) is an American theater and film actor, writer, and director, who is one of the founders and leaders of The Living Theatre. ... Four major characters from the original television adaptation: Thing (foreground) with Uncle Fester, Morticia and Gomez Addams The Addams Family is the creation of American cartoonist Charles Addams. ... Joan Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and comedian. ... David Krumholtz in NUMB3RS David Krumholtz (born May 15, 1978 in Queens, New York) is an American actor who currently stars in the CBS television show NUMB3RS. David Krumholtz began his acting career at the age of 13 when he followed his friends to an open audition for the Broadway...

Peter MacNicol, Christine Baranski, Mercedes McNab, and Harriet Sansom Harris have supporting roles; Peter Graves, director Barry Sonnenfeld, Nathan Lane, Tony Shalhoub and David Hyde Pierce have cameo roles. Mercedes McNab, who appeared as the girl scout in the first film, appears as the character Amanda Buckman. Cynthia Nixon appears as one of the potential nannies. Peter MacNicol (born April 10, 1954 in Dallas, Texas) is an Emmy Award winning American actor. ... Christine Baranski Christine Baranski (born 2 May 1952) is an American actress. ... Mercedes McNab in 2004. ... Harriet Sansom Harris (born January 8, 1955), is an American actress born in Fort Worth, Texas. ... Peter Aurness (born March 18, 1926 [1]), better known as Peter Graves, is an American actor. ... Barry Sonnenfeld American film maker Barry Sonnenfeld (born New York City, April 1, 1953) worked as cinematographer for the Coen Brothers, then later he directed and produced big budget films such as Men in Black. ... Nathan Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actor of the stage and screen. ... Tony Shalhoub (Arabic: ), (born October 9, 1953) is a three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor. ... David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is a Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the sitcom Frasier. ... Mercedes McNab in 2004. ... Cynthia Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is a Tony- and Emmy Award-winning American actress who is best known for her portrayal of lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the popular HBO dramedy Sex and the City (1998–2004). ...

Pop culture

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The book Joel is caught reading before being sentenced to the Harmony Hut is Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time. David Krumholtz now has a starring role as a mathematician whose abilities manifested in early childhood on the CBS television series Numb3rs. The series also stars Peter MacNicol as Krumholtz's mentor, a physicist and cosmologist. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA, (born 8 January 1942) is a British theoretical physicist. ... Cover of A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time is a popular science book written by Professor Stephen Hawking and first published in 1988. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... Numb3rs (also capitalized as NUMB3RS and pronounced as Numbers) is an American television show produced by brothers Ridley Scott and Tony Scott. ...

When Fester escapes from Debbie with Thing she yells "I'll get you my pretty and your little hand too!". An obvious reference to the line from the Wizard of Oz.

Morticia reads "The Cat in the Hat" to baby Pubert when he is 'sick' with rosy cheeks and blond curly hair.

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See also

• Addams Family Values: Music from the Motion Picture
• Addams Family Values: The Original Orchestral Score

References

External links

• Addams Family Values at the Internet Movie Database

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