Addams Family Values
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.
Critics Sentiment
Wednesday subverts the Thanksgiving play as Pocahontas
Debbie isolates Fester from the Addams family
The film jumps from its lowest point during Fester's isolation to its comedic peak with Wednesday's subversive Thanksgiving performance.
Critics consistently praised the performances, particularly Christina Ricci's scene-stealing turn as Wednesday and Joan Cusack's gleefully villainous Debbie. The summer camp storyline, especially the Thanksgiving play sequence, was universally acclaimed as comedy gold. While some found certain middle sections forgettable and noted the film's more slapstick tone compared to the original, most reviewers considered it equal to or better than its predecessor.
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Anjelica Huston
Morticia Addams
Raúl Juliá
Gomez Addams
Christopher Lloyd
Uncle Fester
Joan Cusack
Debbie Jellinsky
Christina Ricci
Wednesday Addams
Carol Kane
Granny
Jimmy Workman
Pugsley Addams
David Krumholtz
Joel Glicker
Peter MacNicol
Gary Granger
Christine Baranski
Becky Martin-Granger
Carel Struycken
Lurch
Christopher Hart
Thing
Dana Ivey
Margaret Addams
Kaitlyn Hooper
Pubert Addams
Kristen Hooper
Pubert Addams
Mercedes McNab
Amanda Buckman
Sam McMurray
Don Buckman
Harriet Sansom Harris
Ellen Buckman
Julie Halston
Mrs. Glicker
Barry Sonnenfeld
Mr. Glicker
Crew
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