The Addams Family (film)
- Anjelica Huston: Morticia Addams
- Raúl Juliá: Gomez Addams
- Christopher Lloyd: Uncle Fester ( Gordon Craven )
- Elizabeth Wilson: Abigail Craven
- Christina Ricci: Wednesday Addams
- Judith Malina: grandmother
- Dan Hedaya: Tully Alford
- Carel Struycken: Lurch
- Paul Benedict: Judge Womack
- Jimmy Workman: Pugsley Addams
The Addams Family ( The Addams Family ) is an American comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld from the year 1991. The characters are based on the cartoons of Charles Addams The Addams Family. Two years later, the sequel The Addams Family originated in crazy tradition. Due to a complex legal situation ( Orion Pictures Corporation began shortly before the insolvency film production, which was acquired by Paramount Pictures before theatrical release ), the film in Germany is not officially available on DVD. On October 11, 2013, the film was released in Germany on Blu- Ray disc.
Action
Fixed arises in the family Addams and maintains the years lost brother of Gomez Addams to be. He knows many details not, which would have to know the brother of Gomez. Wednesday, his niece, becomes suspicious, but has too much to do to get rid of her brother.
Actually Fester is a cheater with the correct name Gordon Craven, who wants to bring the Addams family assets along with Abigail Craven. With time shows that many of his character traits corresponding to those of the Addams. It turns out that he really is Uncle Fester, but by an accident lost his memory.
At the end of Morticia Addams announced that she was pregnant.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times 22 November 1991, numerous scenes were funny, but not to the extent in which he would have expected it after the trailers.
Rita Kempley praised in the Washington Post of 22 November 1991, the representations of Anjelica Huston and Raúl Juliá.
Awards
Ruth Myers was nominated in 1992 for the costumes for the Oscar. Anjelica Huston was in 1992 nominated for a Golden Globe.
The film received four nominations for the 1993 Saturn Award, including Raúl Juliá for, Christina Ricci and Best Fantasy Film. He also received two nominations for the BAFTA Award, including the make -up.
Marc Shaiman won the 1992 Film and Television Music Award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Jimmy Workman won the 1993 Young Artist Award, Christina Ricci was nominated for the same price.
The song Addams Groove 1992 received the Golden Raspberry.