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Addams Family Values

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This article is about the 1993 film. For the 2021 animated film, see The Addams Family 2.

Addams Family Values is a 1993 American supernatural black comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Paul Rudnick, based on the characters created by Charles Addams. It is the sequel to The Addams Family (1991). The film features almost all the main cast members from the original film, including Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Carel Struycken, Jimmy Workman, and Christopher Hart. Joan Cusack, Carol Kane, and David Krumholtz joined the cast for this film.

Addams Family Values
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBarry Sonnenfeld
Written byPaul Rudnick
Based onCharacters
by Charles Addams
Produced byScott Rudin
Starring
CinematographyDonald Peterman
Edited by
Music byMarc Shaiman
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 19, 1993 (1993-11-19) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$47 million[1]
Box office$111 million[2]

Compared to its predecessor, which retained something of the madcap approach of the 1960s sitcom, Addams Family Values is played more for very dark and macabre laughs.[3] The film revolves around the family's adjustments to the birth of new baby Pubert. Subplots include Fester Addams marrying Pubert's nanny Debbie Jellinsky, who is a serial killer intending to murder him for his inheritance; and teenagers Wednesday and Pugsley Addams being sent to summer camp.

The film was released by Paramount Pictures on November 19, 1993. In contrast to its predecessor's mixed reception, the film was well received by critics; however, it was a box office disappointment, with a box office gross of $111 million against a budget of $47 million. In the decades since its release, the film has become acclaimed for its humor and performances. This would be Julia's final film released during his lifetime; he would appear posthumously in one more film, Street Fighter (1994).

Plot edit

Gomez and Morticia Addams hire a nanny named Debbie Jellinsky to take care of their newborn son Pubert after a number of failed attempts by his siblings Wednesday and Pugsley to kill him, for which Gomez and Morticia gently rebuke them. Unbeknownst to them, Debbie is a serial killer who marries rich bachelors and murders them to collect their inheritances. After Debbie seduces Uncle Fester, Wednesday becomes suspicious of her intentions. To maintain her cover, Debbie tricks Gomez and Morticia into believing Wednesday and Pugsley want to go to summer camp.

Wednesday and Pugsley are sent to Camp Chippewa, managed by the always cheerful and lively Gary and Becky Granger, where they are singled out by the counselors and popular and snobbish girl Amanda Buckman for their macabre appearance and behavior. Joel Glicker, a nerdy bookworm and fellow outcast, becomes attracted to Wednesday. Debbie and Fester become engaged.

At her bachelorette party, Debbie is repulsed by the Addams family and their relatives. At their wedding, Fester passionately and with great emotion declares his everlasting devotion, while Debbie offers a lackluster response. On their honeymoon, she tries unsuccessfully to kill Fester by throwing a boombox into the bathtub. Frustrated, Debbie forces him to cut ties with his family; when they try to visit Fester and Debbie at their home, they are removed from the premises. The Addamses are alarmed to find that Pubert has transformed into a blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked, blond-haired baby. Grandmama diagnoses this as a result of his disrupted family life, and Gomez becomes horribly depressed.

At camp, the counselors cast Wednesday as Pocahontas in Gary's Thanksgiving play. When she refuses to participate, she, Pugsley, and Joel are all sent to the camp's "Harmony Hut" and forced to watch hours of wholesome family entertainment movies and television shows. Afterwards, the three feign cheerfulness, and Wednesday agrees to take part. However, during the performance, she reveals her deception and returns to her true self. With help from Joel, Pugsley, and the other outcast campers, they capture Amanda, Gary, and Becky and ignite the pilgrim set. Later, Wednesday and Joel share their first kiss before separating, with Joel staying behind to lead their friends to ensure the camp's permanent destruction. Pugsley and Wednesday return home in a stolen camp van.

Debbie tries to kill Fester by blowing up their mansion, but he survives. She then pulls a gun and reveals she never loved him and that she was only interested in his money. Thing helps Fester escape by knocking Debbie aside with her own car. Fester apologizes to Gomez upon his return to the Addams mansion, and Wednesday and Pugsley return, successfully reuniting the family. Debbie arrives in another car, holds the family at gunpoint, and straps them into electric chairs with the intent of killing them all. As the Addamses listen sympathetically, she admits that she killed her parents and her first two husbands for incredibly frivolous and materialistic reasons. Pubert, now restored to his normal, pale, mustachioed self, escapes from his crib and reaches the rest of the family via a series of improbable events. As Debbie throws the switch to electrocute the family, Pubert connects two loose wires that route the current through her instead. Debbie's body burns to ashes, leaving only her shoes and credit cards intact.

Some time later, the Addamses and their relatives gather to celebrate Pubert's first birthday, with Joel also attending. Fester laments Debbie's loss, but soon becomes smitten with Dementia, a nanny whom Cousin Itt and his wife Margaret Alford have hired to care for their child. Out in the family graveyard, Wednesday tells Joel that Debbie was a sloppy killer, and that Wednesday would have scared her victim to death and made sure not to be caught. As Joel lays flowers on Debbie's grave, a hand emerges from the earth and grabs him, prompting Wednesday to smile as he screams.

Cast edit

Cameo roles edit

Production edit

The "family values" in the film's title is a tongue-in-cheek reference by writer Paul Rudnick to a 1992 speech ("Reflections on Urban America") made by then-vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle. In the speech, Quayle controversially blamed the 1992 Los Angeles riots on a breakdown of "family values".[4]

Production of Addams Family Values began in Los Angeles on February 8, 1993.[5] According to Anjelica Huston, it became increasingly clear during filming that Raul Julia's health was deteriorating. He had trouble eating and was losing weight as a result.[4] He died in October 1994, less than a year after the film was released. Sequoia National Park, particularly Sequoia Lake, in the Sierra Nevada of California, was the site of the movie's "Camp Chippewa".[6]

Music edit

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

Michael Jackson's involvement edit

Singer Michael Jackson was supposed to feature a song in the film called "Addams Groove/Family Thing".[7] The song is mostly rumored to have been removed due to the child sexual abuse allegations against Jackson; in reality, it was because of contractual differences with Paramount Pictures.[8] The song has since been leaked online.[9] Jackson is referenced in the film via a poster in the Harmony Hut advertising his 1992 single "Heal the World", which horrifies Joel.

Reception edit

Box office edit

Addams Family Values opened at number 1 at the US box office in its opening weekend with a reported gross of $14,117,545.[10] In its second week, the film dropped to number 2 behind Mrs. Doubtfire, and in its third week to number 3 behind Mrs. Doubtfire and A Perfect World.[11] Its final box office gross in the United States and Canada was $48,919,043, a significant decline from the previous film's domestic total of $113,502,426.[12] Internationally it grossed $62 million, for a worldwide total of $110.9 million.[2]

Critical response edit

I'm of the firm belief that the Addams Family are the most loving, caring and connected family that has ever graced the silver screen. They are wildly devoted to each other, show an interest in what the others are doing and spend tons of quality time together. In all honesty, there's quite a bit to be jealous [of] when watching them.

Jonathan Barkan, Bloody Disgusting, 2015[13]

Addams Family Values was well received, receiving significantly better reviews than the first film.[14] On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 75% based on 114 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "New, well-developed characters add dimension to this batty satire, creating a comedy much more substantial than the original".[15][16] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[17] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, a grade up from the "B" earned by the previous film.[18]

Janet Maslin of The New York Times wondered if "the making of this sequel was sheer drudgery for all concerned", then answered herself by writing: "There's simply too much glee on the screen, thanks to a cast and visual conception that were perfect in the first place and a screenplay by Paul Rudnick that specializes in delightfully arch, subversive humor".[19] Leonard Klady of Variety was slightly less enthusiastic than Maslin: "It remains perilously slim in the story department, but glides over the thin ice with technical razzle-dazzle and an exceptionally winning cast".[20] Richard Schickel, writing for Time, was even less enthuastic than Klady, calling the film "an essentially lazy movie, too often settling for easy gags and special effects that don't come to any really funny point".[21] Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert had disliked the first film. Siskel gave Addams Family Values a mixed review and accused Sonnenfeld of caring more about how the film looks than how the jokes play. Ebert, however, gave the film three stars out of four and thought that, unusually for a sequel, it improved upon its predecessor. He enjoyed the various subplots and recommended the film.[22][23]

Accolades edit

The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction (Ken Adam, Marvin March), but lost to Schindler's List;[24] and Huston was nominated for the 1993 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her performance as Morticia, a reprise of her Golden Globe-nominated performance in the 1991 original. The film won also a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song for the Tag Team track "Addams Family (Whoomp!)".[citation needed] Addams Family Values was nominated for AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs.[25] In 2016, James Charisma of Playboy ranked the film #15 on a list of 15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals.[26]

Home media edit

The Addams Family Values video game was produced by Ocean Software.

The film was released on VHS and DVD in 2000 with only two theatrical trailers as special features. It was re-released in 2006 with the first film on a single disc, with no new features.

In October 2019, the film debuted on the Blu-ray format when Paramount Pictures[27] released double feature of Addams Family and Addams Family Values on Blu-ray in the United States, along with standalone releases.[28] In Australia, the film was released on VHS by Paramount Home Entertainment (Australasia) in 1994. In 2002, the film was released on DVD with theatrical trailers in the extra features.

Legacy edit

In retrospect, Barry Sonnenfeld recalled: "I was disappointed in the box office for the second film. I think the first film is more romantic and the second film is funnier. Part of the reason it didn't do as well is that the marketing of the movie was so similar to the first one that people didn't think it was going to be any value-added and I really wanted to push the Pubert of it all and the Fester of it all. Instead, the whole campaign was back with the original Addams Family, so it wasn't really promising anything new. I think that's in part why it didn't do as well. Many people love it as much or more as the first one".[29]

In the decades since its release, the film has been reassessed with retrospective acclaim. Once a source of mixed reception, the film's dark humor and satire has become lauded.[30][31][32] Ricci and Cusack's performances have also received praise, with Cusack's role in particular becoming the source of several memes and tribute videos on YouTube dedicated to her performance.[30][32]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Cheryl Chase provided vocal effects for Pubert Addams.

References edit

  1. ^ "AFI Catalog - Addams Family Values". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Top 100 grossers worldwide, '93-94". Variety. October 17, 1994. p. M-56.
  3. ^ Levy, David (December 20, 1993). "Charles Addams Might Grimace at This 'Family'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  4. ^ a b Huston, Anjelica (2014). Watch Me. Scribner's. pp. 262–263. ISBN 9781476760346.
  5. ^ "ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (1993)". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Addams Family Values Filming Locations". movie-locations.com. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  7. ^ Halstead & Cadman 2003, p. 8.
  8. ^ Halstead & Cadman 2003.
  9. ^ "Michael Jackson - Family Thing [Full Song HQ available]". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  10. ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for November 19–21, 1993". Box Office Mojo.
  11. ^ "Addams Family Values (1993) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo.
  12. ^ "The Addams Family box office totals". Box Office Mojo.
  13. ^ Barkan, Jonathan (April 14, 2015). "Which Addams Family Member Are You?". Bloody Disgusting. The Collective. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  14. ^ Brew, Simon (November 22, 2019). "How 1991's The Addams Family Nearly Got Derailed". Den of Geek.
  15. ^ "Addams Family Values (1993)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  16. ^ Rainer, Peter (November 19, 1993). "Let's Have a Hand for 'Addams Family Values'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  17. ^ "Addams Family Values Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  18. ^ . www.cinemascore.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  19. ^ Maslin, Janet (November 19, 1993). "Review/Film; The Addams Family's New Addition". The New York Times.
  20. ^ Klady, Leonard (November 13, 1993). "Addams Family Values". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  21. ^ Schickel, Richard (November 29, 1993). . Time. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  22. ^ "Addams Family Values". Siskel & Ebert. Season 8. Episode 11. 20 November 1993. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  23. ^ Ebert, Roger (November 19, 1993). "Addams Family Values". It's the rare sequel that is better than its original
  24. ^ "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  25. ^ (PDF). afi.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  26. ^ Charisma, James (March 15, 2016). . Playboy. Archived from the original on 2016-07-26. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  27. ^ "Addams Family & Addams Family Values Double Feature". Blu-ray.com.
  28. ^ Larson, Dr. Stephen (2019-10-01). "Addams Family Values Blu-ray Release Date October 1, 2019". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  29. ^ "THE ADDAMS FAMILY Interview: Barry Sonnenfeld Talks the Film's Legacy on Its 30th Anniversary (Exclusive)". ComicBookMovie.com. 28 October 2021.
  30. ^ a b Abrams, Simon (November 21, 2018). "The Hidden Message of 'Addams Family Values'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  31. ^ Sims, David (November 20, 2018). "Addams Family Values Is a Darkly Funny Thanksgiving Classic". The Atlantic. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  32. ^ a b Terasaki, Kimberly (November 17, 2023). "30 Years Later, 'Addams Family Values' Is Still the Best Addams Family Adaptation". The Mary Sue. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

Bibliography edit

  • Halstead, Craig; Cadman, Chris (2003). Michael Jackson: The Solo Years. Hertford: Authors Online. ISBN 0755200918. OCLC 52975896.

External links edit

 
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This article is about the 1993 film For the 2021 animated film see The Addams Family 2 Addams Family Values is a 1993 American supernatural black comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Paul Rudnick based on the characters created by Charles Addams It is the sequel to The Addams Family 1991 The film features almost all the main cast members from the original film including Anjelica Huston Raul Julia Christopher Lloyd Christina Ricci Carel Struycken Jimmy Workman and Christopher Hart Joan Cusack Carol Kane and David Krumholtz joined the cast for this film Addams Family ValuesTheatrical release posterDirected byBarry SonnenfeldWritten byPaul RudnickBased onCharactersby Charles AddamsProduced byScott RudinStarringAnjelica Huston Raul Julia Christopher Lloyd Joan Cusack Christina Ricci Carol KaneCinematographyDonald PetermanEdited byArthur Schmidt Jim MillerMusic byMarc ShaimanProductioncompanyScott Rudin ProductionsDistributed byParamount PicturesRelease dateNovember 19 1993 1993 11 19 United States Running time94 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 47 million 1 Box office 111 million 2 Compared to its predecessor which retained something of the madcap approach of the 1960s sitcom Addams Family Values is played more for very dark and macabre laughs 3 The film revolves around the family s adjustments to the birth of new baby Pubert Subplots include Fester Addams marrying Pubert s nanny Debbie Jellinsky who is a serial killer intending to murder him for his inheritance and teenagers Wednesday and Pugsley Addams being sent to summer camp The film was released by Paramount Pictures on November 19 1993 In contrast to its predecessor s mixed reception the film was well received by critics however it was a box office disappointment with a box office gross of 111 million against a budget of 47 million In the decades since its release the film has become acclaimed for its humor and performances This would be Julia s final film released during his lifetime he would appear posthumously in one more film Street Fighter 1994 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2 1 Cameo roles 3 Production 4 Music 4 1 Michael Jackson s involvement 5 Reception 5 1 Box office 5 2 Critical response 5 3 Accolades 6 Home media 7 Legacy 8 Notes 9 References 10 Bibliography 11 External linksPlot editGomez and Morticia Addams hire a nanny named Debbie Jellinsky to take care of their newborn son Pubert after a number of failed attempts by his siblings Wednesday and Pugsley to kill him for which Gomez and Morticia gently rebuke them Unbeknownst to them Debbie is a serial killer who marries rich bachelors and murders them to collect their inheritances After Debbie seduces Uncle Fester Wednesday becomes suspicious of her intentions To maintain her cover Debbie tricks Gomez and Morticia into believing Wednesday and Pugsley want to go to summer camp Wednesday and Pugsley are sent to Camp Chippewa managed by the always cheerful and lively Gary and Becky Granger where they are singled out by the counselors and popular and snobbish girl Amanda Buckman for their macabre appearance and behavior Joel Glicker a nerdy bookworm and fellow outcast becomes attracted to Wednesday Debbie and Fester become engaged At her bachelorette party Debbie is repulsed by the Addams family and their relatives At their wedding Fester passionately and with great emotion declares his everlasting devotion while Debbie offers a lackluster response On their honeymoon she tries unsuccessfully to kill Fester by throwing a boombox into the bathtub Frustrated Debbie forces him to cut ties with his family when they try to visit Fester and Debbie at their home they are removed from the premises The Addamses are alarmed to find that Pubert has transformed into a blue eyed rosy cheeked blond haired baby Grandmama diagnoses this as a result of his disrupted family life and Gomez becomes horribly depressed At camp the counselors cast Wednesday as Pocahontas in Gary s Thanksgiving play When she refuses to participate she Pugsley and Joel are all sent to the camp s Harmony Hut and forced to watch hours of wholesome family entertainment movies and television shows Afterwards the three feign cheerfulness and Wednesday agrees to take part However during the performance she reveals her deception and returns to her true self With help from Joel Pugsley and the other outcast campers they capture Amanda Gary and Becky and ignite the pilgrim set Later Wednesday and Joel share their first kiss before separating with Joel staying behind to lead their friends to ensure the camp s permanent destruction Pugsley and Wednesday return home in a stolen camp van Debbie tries to kill Fester by blowing up their mansion but he survives She then pulls a gun and reveals she never loved him and that she was only interested in his money Thing helps Fester escape by knocking Debbie aside with her own car Fester apologizes to Gomez upon his return to the Addams mansion and Wednesday and Pugsley return successfully reuniting the family Debbie arrives in another car holds the family at gunpoint and straps them into electric chairs with the intent of killing them all As the Addamses listen sympathetically she admits that she killed her parents and her first two husbands for incredibly frivolous and materialistic reasons Pubert now restored to his normal pale mustachioed self escapes from his crib and reaches the rest of the family via a series of improbable events As Debbie throws the switch to electrocute the family Pubert connects two loose wires that route the current through her instead Debbie s body burns to ashes leaving only her shoes and credit cards intact Some time later the Addamses and their relatives gather to celebrate Pubert s first birthday with Joel also attending Fester laments Debbie s loss but soon becomes smitten with Dementia a nanny whom Cousin Itt and his wife Margaret Alford have hired to care for their child Out in the family graveyard Wednesday tells Joel that Debbie was a sloppy killer and that Wednesday would have scared her victim to death and made sure not to be caught As Joel lays flowers on Debbie s grave a hand emerges from the earth and grabs him prompting Wednesday to smile as he screams Cast editAnjelica Huston as Morticia Addams Raul Julia as Gomez Addams Christopher Lloyd as Fester Addams Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams Christopher Hart as Thing Carel Struycken as Lurch Jimmy Workman as Pugsley Addams Carol Kane as Grandmama Addams replacing Judith Malina John Franklin as Cousin Itt Joan Cusack as Debbie Jellinsky Dana Ivey as Margaret Alford Addams wife of Cousin Itt Addams David Krumholtz as Joel Glicker Kaitlyn and Kristen Hooper as Pubert Addams a Peter MacNicol as Gary Granger Christine Baranski as Becky Martin Granger Mercedes McNab as Amanda Buckman a camper at Camp Chippewa McNab played the Girl Scout in the first film Cameo roles edit Director Barry Sonnenfeld and Julie Halston as the parents of Joel Glicker Nathan Lane as the police desk sergeant Lane would eventually go on to play Gomez in the Addams Family Broadway musical David Hyde Pierce as the delivery room doctor Peter Graves as America s Most Disgusting Unsolved Crimes anchorman Sam McMurray and Harriet Sansom Harris as Amanda s parents Ian Abercrombie as a driver Chris Ellis as a furniture delivery driver Tony Shalhoub as Jorge Cynthia Nixon as Heather a nanny intervieweeProduction editThe family values in the film s title is a tongue in cheek reference by writer Paul Rudnick to a 1992 speech Reflections on Urban America made by then vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle In the speech Quayle controversially blamed the 1992 Los Angeles riots on a breakdown of family values 4 Production of Addams Family Values began in Los Angeles on February 8 1993 5 According to Anjelica Huston it became increasingly clear during filming that Raul Julia s health was deteriorating He had trouble eating and was losing weight as a result 4 He died in October 1994 less than a year after the film was released Sequoia National Park particularly Sequoia Lake in the Sierra Nevada of California was the site of the movie s Camp Chippewa 6 Music editMain article Addams Family Values The Original Orchestral Score Main article Addams Family Values Music from the Motion Picture Michael Jackson s involvement edit Singer Michael Jackson was supposed to feature a song in the film called Addams Groove Family Thing 7 The song is mostly rumored to have been removed due to the child sexual abuse allegations against Jackson in reality it was because of contractual differences with Paramount Pictures 8 The song has since been leaked online 9 Jackson is referenced in the film via a poster in the Harmony Hut advertising his 1992 single Heal the World which horrifies Joel Reception editBox office edit Addams Family Values opened at number 1 at the US box office in its opening weekend with a reported gross of 14 117 545 10 In its second week the film dropped to number 2 behind Mrs Doubtfire and in its third week to number 3 behind Mrs Doubtfire and A Perfect World 11 Its final box office gross in the United States and Canada was 48 919 043 a significant decline from the previous film s domestic total of 113 502 426 12 Internationally it grossed 62 million for a worldwide total of 110 9 million 2 Critical response edit I m of the firm belief that the Addams Family are the most loving caring and connected family that has ever graced the silver screen They are wildly devoted to each other show an interest in what the others are doing and spend tons of quality time together In all honesty there s quite a bit to be jealous of when watching them Jonathan Barkan Bloody Disgusting 2015 13 Addams Family Values was well received receiving significantly better reviews than the first film 14 On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes the film received an approval rating of 75 based on 114 reviews with an average rating of 6 7 10 The site s critical consensus reads New well developed characters add dimension to this batty satire creating a comedy much more substantial than the original 15 16 On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100 based on 21 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 17 Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B on an A to F scale a grade up from the B earned by the previous film 18 Janet Maslin of The New York Times wondered if the making of this sequel was sheer drudgery for all concerned then answered herself by writing There s simply too much glee on the screen thanks to a cast and visual conception that were perfect in the first place and a screenplay by Paul Rudnick that specializes in delightfully arch subversive humor 19 Leonard Klady of Variety was slightly less enthusiastic than Maslin It remains perilously slim in the story department but glides over the thin ice with technical razzle dazzle and an exceptionally winning cast 20 Richard Schickel writing for Time was even less enthuastic than Klady calling the film an essentially lazy movie too often settling for easy gags and special effects that don t come to any really funny point 21 Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert had disliked the first film Siskel gave Addams Family Values a mixed review and accused Sonnenfeld of caring more about how the film looks than how the jokes play Ebert however gave the film three stars out of four and thought that unusually for a sequel it improved upon its predecessor He enjoyed the various subplots and recommended the film 22 23 Accolades edit The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction Ken Adam Marvin March but lost to Schindler s List 24 and Huston was nominated for the 1993 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her performance as Morticia a reprise of her Golden Globe nominated performance in the 1991 original The film won also a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song for the Tag Team track Addams Family Whoomp citation needed Addams Family Values was nominated for AFI s 100 Years 100 Laughs 25 In 2016 James Charisma of Playboy ranked the film 15 on a list of 15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals 26 Home media editThe Addams Family Values video game was produced by Ocean Software The film was released on VHS and DVD in 2000 with only two theatrical trailers as special features It was re released in 2006 with the first film on a single disc with no new features In October 2019 the film debuted on the Blu ray format when Paramount Pictures 27 released double feature of Addams Family and Addams Family Values on Blu ray in the United States along with standalone releases 28 In Australia the film was released on VHS by Paramount Home Entertainment Australasia in 1994 In 2002 the film was released on DVD with theatrical trailers in the extra features Legacy editIn retrospect Barry Sonnenfeld recalled I was disappointed in the box office for the second film I think the first film is more romantic and the second film is funnier Part of the reason it didn t do as well is that the marketing of the movie was so similar to the first one that people didn t think it was going to be any value added and I really wanted to push the Pubert of it all and the Fester of it all Instead the whole campaign was back with the original Addams Family so it wasn t really promising anything new I think that s in part why it didn t do as well Many people love it as much or more as the first one 29 In the decades since its release the film has been reassessed with retrospective acclaim Once a source of mixed reception the film s dark humor and satire has become lauded 30 31 32 Ricci and Cusack s performances have also received praise with Cusack s role in particular becoming the source of several memes and tribute videos on YouTube dedicated to her performance 30 32 Notes edit Cheryl Chase provided vocal effects for Pubert Addams References edit AFI Catalog Addams Family Values American Film Institute Retrieved April 27 2018 a b Top 100 grossers worldwide 93 94 Variety October 17 1994 p M 56 Levy David December 20 1993 Charles Addams Might Grimace at This Family Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2010 08 24 a b Huston Anjelica 2014 Watch Me Scribner s pp 262 263 ISBN 9781476760346 ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES 1993 American Film Institute Retrieved December 27 2023 Addams Family Values Filming Locations movie locations com Retrieved 2018 11 29 Halstead amp Cadman 2003 p 8 Halstead amp Cadman 2003 Michael Jackson Family Thing Full Song HQ available YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 11 07 Retrieved 2021 03 24 Weekend Box Office Results for November 19 21 1993 Box Office Mojo Addams Family Values 1993 Weekend Box Office Results Box Office Mojo The Addams Family box office totals Box Office Mojo Barkan Jonathan April 14 2015 Which Addams Family Member Are You Bloody Disgusting The Collective Retrieved February 3 2017 Brew Simon November 22 2019 How 1991 s The Addams Family Nearly Got Derailed Den of Geek Addams Family Values 1993 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Retrieved December 7 2022 Rainer Peter November 19 1993 Let s Have a Hand for Addams Family Values Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2010 08 24 Addams Family Values Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved June 18 2022 Cinemascore Movie Title Search www cinemascore com Archived from the original on 2018 12 20 Retrieved 2018 11 22 Maslin Janet November 19 1993 Review Film The Addams Family s New Addition The New York Times Klady Leonard November 13 1993 Addams Family Values Variety Retrieved January 1 2021 Schickel Richard November 29 1993 Looking for Mr Goodfather Time Archived from the original on 4 November 2009 Retrieved November 24 2009 Addams Family Values Siskel amp Ebert Season 8 Episode 11 20 November 1993 Retrieved May 18 2023 Ebert Roger November 19 1993 Addams Family Values It s the rare sequel that is better than its original The 66th Academy Awards 1994 Nominees and Winners oscars org Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 Retrieved 2011 08 04 AFI s 100 Years 100 Laughs Nominees PDF afi com Archived from the original PDF on 2015 12 20 Retrieved 2011 12 02 Charisma James March 15 2016 Revenge of the Movie 15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals Playboy Archived from the original on 2016 07 26 Retrieved July 19 2016 Addams Family amp Addams Family Values Double Feature Blu ray com Larson Dr Stephen 2019 10 01 Addams Family Values Blu ray Release Date October 1 2019 Blu ray com Retrieved 2021 03 30 THE ADDAMS FAMILY Interview Barry Sonnenfeld Talks the Film s Legacy on Its 30th Anniversary Exclusive ComicBookMovie com 28 October 2021 a b Abrams Simon November 21 2018 The Hidden Message of Addams Family Values The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved December 27 2023 Sims David November 20 2018 Addams Family Values Is a Darkly Funny Thanksgiving Classic The Atlantic Retrieved December 27 2023 a b Terasaki Kimberly November 17 2023 30 Years Later Addams Family Values Is Still the Best Addams Family Adaptation The Mary Sue Retrieved December 27 2023 Bibliography editHalstead Craig Cadman Chris 2003 Michael Jackson The Solo Years Hertford Authors Online ISBN 0755200918 OCLC 52975896 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Addams Family Values Addams Family Values at IMDb nbsp Addams Family Values at the TCM Movie Database Addams Family Values at AllMovie Addams Family Values at Box Office Mojo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Addams Family Values amp oldid 1209292737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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