Addams Family Values (1993)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1993
Running Times: 94 mins
Format: DeLuxe     35mm
Ratio: 1.37:1 (negative ratio)     1.85:1 (intended ratio)
Sound: Dolby Digital

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Orion Pictures/Paramount Pictures
Executive Producer: David Nicksay
Producer: Scott Rudin
Associate Producer: Susan Ringo
Co-Production Co-Ordinator: Daren Hicks

SCRIPT
Screenplay: Paul Rudnick
Characters: Charles Addams
TV Series: David Levy

DIRECTION
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Donald Peterman
Camera Operator: David E. Diano
Gaffer: Hugo Cortina
Key Grip: Calvin Sterry
Stills: Melinda Sue Gordon

EDITING
Editors: Jim Miller, Arthur Schmidt
Assistant Editors: Carin-Anne Strohmaier, Karin Rasch

MUSIC
Music: Marc Shaiman
Addams Family Theme: Vic Mizzy
Music Supervisor: Ralph Sall
Music Programer: Nick Vidar
Orchestrator: Brad Dechter
Choreographers: Adam Shankman, Peter Anastos

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Theoni V. Aldredge
Associate Costume Designer: Alina Panova
Wardrobe Supervisors: Wallace G. Lane Jr

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Alterian Studios/VCE
SpFx Sup: Alan Munro
Effects Editor (VCE): Jo Martin
Animator: Kevin Kutchaver
Prosthetic Animals: Animal Makers
Main Title Sequence Designer: Pablo Ferro

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Ken Adam

OTHER CREW
Script Supervisor: Judi Townsend
Assistant To Sonnenfeld: Maggie Davis
Office Personal Assistant: David M. Bernstein
Transportation Manager: Randy Peters
Unit Accountant: Susan Towner
Unit Publicist: Kathy Orloff
Puppeteer: Brian Penikas

LOCATIONS
Location Manager: Karen White

CAST
Anjelica Huston (Morticia Addams)
Raul Julia (Gomez Addams)
Christopher Lloyd (Uncle Fester Addams)
Joan Cusack (Debbie Jellinsky)
Christina Ricci (Wednesday Addams)
Carol Kane (Grandma)
Jimmy Workman (Pugsley Addams)
Kaitlyn Hooper, Kristen Hooper (Pubert Addams)
Carel Struycken (Lurch)
David Krumholtz (Joel Glicker)
Christopher Hart (Thing)
Dana Ivey (Margaret Addams)
Peter MacNicol (Gary Granger)
Christine Baranski (Becky Martin-Granger)
Mercedes McNab (Amanda Buckman)
Sam McMurray (Don Buckman)
Harriet Sansom Harris (Ellen Buckman)
Julie Halston (Mrs Glicker)
Barry Sonnenfeld (Mr Glicker)
Nathan Lane (desk sergeant)
John Franklin (Cousin Itt)
Charles Busch (Cousin Aphasia)
Laura Esterman (Cousin Ophelia)
Maureen Sue Levin (Flora Amor)
Darlene Levin (Fauna Amor)
Carol Hankins (Dementia)
Steven M. Martin (Donald)
Douglas Brian Martin (Dexter)
Ryan Holihan (Lumpy Addams)
Lois De Banzie (delivery nurse)
Vickilyn Reynolds (forceps nurse)
Cynthia Nixon (Heather)
Eyde Byrde (Mrs Montgomery)
David Hyde Pierce (delivery room doctor)
Andreana Weiner (obnoxious girl)
Peter Graves (host)
Rick Scarry (lawyer)
Monet Mazur (flirting woman)
Francis Coady (flirting man)
Ian Abercrombie (driver)
Chris Ellis (moving man)
Camille Saviola (Concetta)
Zack Phifer (passport clerk)
Tony Shalhoub (Jorge)
Jeffrey Van Hoose (Irwin)
Micah Winkelspecht (Mordecai)
Matthew Beebe (wheelchair camper)
Kristy Shirvani (Consuela)
Jamie Gordon (Escher)
Micah Hata (Yang)
Joey Wilcots (Jamal)
Jason Fife (camper 1)
Karl David-Djerf (camper 2)
Haley Peel (young Debbie)
Cheryl Chase (voice of Pubert)

There's a new arrival in the Addams' household as baby Pubert swells the ranks. Uncle Fester falls for Debbie, Pubert's babysitter, who in turn has fallen for Fester's money. But all is not well as Wednesday and Pugsley resent the new arrival and have to be packed off to summer camp for the baby's safety.

Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures (UIP)
Video Distributor: Argentina Video Home

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures (UIP)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Video/Laserdisc Distributor: Paramount Home Video

Argentina
Rating: 13

Finland
Rating: K-10

Spain
Rating: 13

Sweden
Rating: 11

UK
Rating: PG

USA
Rating: PG-13

1993
February
8: USA - production begins

November
19: USA - theatrical release
25: Australia - theatrical release

December
10: UK - theatrical release
10: Finland - theatrical release
22: France - theatrical release
22: Spain - theatrical release

1994
January
13: Germany - theatrical release
28: Sweden - theatrical release

March
25: Denmark - theatrical release

1994
May
Day Unknown: USA - video release

1995
June
10: UK - television broadcast (on Sky Movies)

1996
May
13: USA - television broadcast (on Fox Network)

1997
April
26: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)

1998
August
15: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)

1999
August
7: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)

The family just got a little stranger.

Motherhood just got a little stranger.

Die Addams Family in verrnckter Tradition - German title
La Famiglia Addams 2 - Italian title

SEQUEL TO
The Addams Family (1964 - 1966)
The Addams Family (1973 - 1975)
The Addams Family (1991)

SEQUEL
Addams Family Reunion (1998)

SEE ALSO
Annie (1982)
Bambi (1942)
Black Widow (1986)
Carrie (1976)
The Fly (1986)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)

MAGAZINES

Empire January 1994 p.28
review

FilmMagasinet June/July 1994 p.85
review (by Dag Tufte)

Premiere (France) January 1994 p.10
review (by Jean-Paul Chaillet)

Sight and Sound February 1994
credits, synopsis, review

Studio January 1994 p.12
review (by Michel Rebichon)

Svenska Dagbladet 28 January 1994
review (Addams upprepar sig by Jeanette Gentele)

Videoscope 2:9 p.3
review

BOOKS

Creature Features Strikes Again p.11
credits, review

Elliott's Guide to Home Entertainment (4th Edition) p.5
credits, review

The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film p.3
credits

Horror and Science Fiction Films IV p.3
credits

Psychotronic Video Guide p.4
credits, review

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Last Updated: 15 October, 2008