The Addams Family
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Paramount Pictures  (1991) 99 mins PG-13

6.5 (23,591 votes)
Weird is Relative.

Looking for something CREEPY...SPOOKY...KOOKY...and altogether OOKY?

Come join The Addams Family for the most hilarious scarefest of this season or any other! When long-lost Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) reappears after twenty-five years in the Bermuda Triangle, Gomez (Raul Julia) and Morticia (Anjelica Huston) plan a celebration to wake the dead.

But Wednesday (Christina Ricci) barely has time to warm up her electric chair before Thing points out Fester's uncommonly "normal" behavior. Could this Fester be a fake, part of an evil scheme to raid the Addams fortune?

Based on Charles Addams' beloved cartoons and following the success of the hit TV series, The Addams Family is a visual funhouse, packed with plenty of treats, tricks and turns by director Barry Sonnenfeld.

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Cast and Crew
Anjelica Huston  ......  Morticia Addams
Raul Julia  ......  Gomez Addams
Christopher Lloyd  ......  Uncle Fester / Gordon Craven
Elizabeth Wilson  ......  Abigail Craven / Dr. Greta Pinder-Schloss
Christina Ricci  ......  Wednesday Addams
Judith Malina  ......  Grandma
Director  .....  Barry Sonnenfeld
Producer  .....  Scott Rudin
Writer  .....  Charles Addams; Caroline Thompson; Larry Wilson
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Margaret is examining the Chinese finger trap with Morticia, she inserts both her fingers in the device, which would trap them. In the next shot, her fingers have escaped the trap. Then, she inserts them a second time and this time they become stuck. (more)

Trivia:
In the television series, Fester was Morticia's uncle (and hence not technically an Addams), but in the films, he is Gomez's brother and is referred to as Fester Addams. (more)

Filming Locations:
Brentwood Theatre - 11000 Wilshire Blvd., Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Gomez: [to Thing] Think of it, Thing. For twenty-five years we've attempted to contact Fester in the great beyond, and for twenty-five years, nothing. I'm beginning to think my brother truly is lost.
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 12 nominations (more)