Addams Family Values
Screened in April 2009
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld. Cast: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Joan Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman, Carol Kane, David Krumholtz, Carel Struycken, Christine Baranski, Peter MacNicol, Mercedes McNab, Harriet Sansom Harris, Sam McMurray, Julie Halston, Barry Sonnenfeld, Nathan Lane, Charles Busch, David Hyde Pierce, Dana Ivey, Cynthia Nixon, Tony Shalhoub. Screenplay: Paul Rudnick (based on characters created by Charles Addams).
Twitter Capsule: Zany, sometimes zesty film scores less fully than it should. Mordant sarcasm feels hollow, a bit desperate.

Photo © 1993 Paramount Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C+


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Art Direction: Ken Adam; Marvin March

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Anjelica Huston

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