The Addams Family

Radio Times
Review by:
Jane Rackham

This darkly enjoyable film, based on the macabre cartoon characters created by Charles Addams and the subsequent 1960s TV series, stars Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd and a very young Christina Ricci (as Wednesday). There’s a wafer-thin plot but plenty of opportunity for sight gags and ghoulish humour, while the cast are a sheer delight.

About this programme

Creepy couple Morticia and Gomez find their unconventional life threatened by a man claiming to be a long-lost relative. When they welcome him with open arms, they fall prey to a plot that could cost them their ancestral home and the family fortune. Black comedy based on the 1960s TV series, starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman and Carel Struycken.

Cast and crew

Cast

Morticia Addams
Anjelica Huston
Gomez Addams
Raul Julia
Uncle Fester Addams / Gordon Craven
Christopher Lloyd
Tully Alford
Dan Hedaya
Abigail Craven
Elizabeth Wilson
Granny
Judith Malina
Lurch
Carel Struycken
Wednesday Addams
Christina Ricci
Pugsley Addams
Jimmy Workman
Margaret Alford
Dana Ivey
Judge Womack
Paul Benedict

Crew

Director
Barry Sonnenfeld
Categories
Comedy

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