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| General |
| Produced by
| Universal Pictures;
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| Amblin Entertainment; | |||
| The Harvey Entertainment Company | |||
| Runtime | 101 minutes | ||
| Certification | PG | ||
| Cast | |||
| Christina Ricci | Wednesday Addams | ||
| Anjelica Huston | Morticia Addams | ||
| Raul Julia | Gomez Addams | ||
| Chrisopher Lloyd | Fester Addams | ||
| Joan Cusack | Debbie Jellinsky | ||
| Carol Kane | Grandma Addams | ||
| Jimmy Workman | Pugsley Addams | ||
| Carel Struycken | Lurch | ||
| Chrisopher Hart | Thing | ||
| Carol Hankins | Dementia | ||
| Sam McMurray | Don Buckman | ||
| Credits | |||
| Director | Barry Sonnenfeld | ||
| Producers | Scott Rudin; | ||
| Susan Ringo; | |||
| David Nicksay | |||
| Screenplay | Paul Rudnick; | ||
| David Levy (televsion series); | |||
| Charles Addams (comics) | |||
| Production design | Ken Adam | ||
| Music | Marc Shaiman | ||
| Editor | Jim Miller; | ||
| Arthur Schmidt | |||
| Costume design | Theoni V. Aldredge | ||
| Assistant director | Burtt Harris;
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| Mark McGann
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| Art director | William J. Durell; | ||
| William J. Durell Jr. | |||
| Special effects | Kenneth D. Pepiot | ||
| Summary | |||
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This movie is that rare bird, a sequel that is better than its predecessor. Fortunately, playwright/screenwriter Paul Rudnick has seemingly been allowed to have free rein this time out, and the results are mostly hilarious. Sure, the plot is on the thin side, but there are so many priceless lines and scenes that you will hardly notice the narrative slack. There's a brand new baby in the Addams household. Pubert's a cute little bugger with slicked-back hair and a pencil-thin moustache just like Daddy Gomez. Pubert is something of a cross-dresser too, as he is played by the Hooper twins, Kaitlyn and Kristin. Wednesday and Pugsley, the darling Addams children, are less than thrilled with the new competition of a bouncing baby brother. They are sent off to summer camp after attempting some baby bouncing of their own. At uppity Camp Chippewa, the favored campers are blondes with names like Amanda, Muffy and Heather from privileged families. Needless to say, Pugsley and Wednesday don't exactly fit in. It all culminates in one hilarious and revengeful Thanksgiving pageant, "A Turkey Named Brotherhood." Meanwhile, back at the family manse, Uncle Fester has his eye on the new nanny, a shapely gold digger named Debbie. Debbie has a shady past and seems anxious to waltz Fester down the aisle. "Till death do us part," indeed. Angelica Huston (loved her eye lighting) and Raul Julia are again marvelous as Morticia and Gomez Addams, though their parts are scaled down for this sequel. Mr. and Mrs. Addams do get a showstopping dance number, however. The ever-delightful Joan Cusack playing the nanny gets her share of laughs as Debbie does Fester. Christina Ricci, as Wednesday, gets the best lines, and she makes the most of her opportunity. | |||
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