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The Addams Family

Weird Is Relative

7.1 / 10

100 minutes

1991-11-22

English

US

Actors :

Raúl Juliá, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Carel Struycken, Dan Hedaya, Jimmy Workman, Elizabeth Wilson, Dana Ivey, Judith Malina, Paul Benedict, Christopher Hart, John Franklin, Tony Azito, Mercedes McNab

Description

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.

Reviews

Gimly

Gimly

6/23/2021, 3:57:56 PM

A tonally loyal adaptation of the 60's TV show. Some nonsensical moments and lacklustre scenes but Huston and Julia steal the thing with such fervour you can't help but enjoy yourself at least a little. _Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go._

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2/12/2023, 5:36:39 PM

I reckon central casting could have searched for an hundred years and never cast a better "Morticia" than Anjelica Huston in this enjoyable big screen adaptation of the television series. Happily married to "Gomez" (another inspired casting choice in Raul Julia), they live their nocturnally focussed lives with children "Pugsley" (Jimmy Workman),"Wednesday" (an almost unrecognisable Christina Ricci...