Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld 1991 | 99 minutes | Color | Dolby SR | 1.85 : 1
Synopsis
The film opens on a recreation of the magazine cartoon wherein the ghoulish Addamses prepare to pour hot oil upon a group of merry Christmas carolers. After a series of vignettes which establish the characters of Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley and family servants Lurch and Thing, the plot proper gets under way. A stranger shows up on the Addams doorstep, claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester. It appears, however, that Fester is a ringer, in cahoots with attorney Tully Alford to strip the Addamses of their fortune. In their usual against-the-grain fashion, the Addams Family seems to delight in the possibility that they're being hoodwinked-indeed, not even kidnapping or death threats dampen the Addams clan's joy of living (or should we say dying?).
Main Cast
Anjelica Huston Raul Julia Christopher Lloyd Dan Hedaya Elizabeth Wilson Judith Malina Carel Struycken Dana Ivey Paul Benedict Christina Ricci Jimmy Workman Christopher Hart John Franklin Tony Azito Douglas Brian Martin
Morticia Addams Gomez Addams Uncle Fester Addams / Gordon ... Tully Alford Abigail Craven / Dr. Greta Pinde... Granny Lurch Margaret Alford Judge Womack Wednesday Addams Pugsley Addams Thing Cousin It Digit Addams Dexter Addams
Production Companies
Orion Pictures Paramount Pictures Scott Rudin Productions