The Addams Family Values | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Commentary

[@hyruleorchestra4339]

When asked if she would ever reprise the role of Morticia Addams, Anjelica Huston was quoted as saying “I'm sorry but not without my Gomez”

[@brianl8481]

Which is completely understandable.

[@nigeldepledge3790]

That's really poignant.

[@catdonut6690]

What I love about the Addams is that even when they thought the kids wanted to go to camp, they supported it. When the baby became, "normal" you see Morticia reading Dr. Seuss to him. Even if what the kids love "terrifies" them they support them. Really, a healthy family dynamic. ❤

[@ApesAmongUs]

Til the very end, if Debbie wasn't trying to separate the family, she would have been welcome to it. She could have even kept trying to kill Fester and would have fit in.

[@marcusfridh8489]

​@@ApesAmongUsHer greed was her worst enemy

[@solvingpolitics3172]

@@catdonut6690 Almost like “Adams Family Values”🤡

[@TheZProtocol]

Thats what many people overlook on what the Addams family is. a true healthy family. Many many people just think "oh, occult loving family" and thats it,not seeing beyond. Each character on their own have many positive qualitiies too

[@DrLipkin]

Paul Rudnick, the writer of Addams Family Values, had this to say. "I did also want the movie’s name to be a response to the Republican Party’s constant harping on “family values,” as if only conservatives could define a loving family. In Republican terms, “family values” is always code for censorship and exclusion, and Republicans still refuse to respect or even acknowledge, for example, LGBTQ families. I like to believe that the Addams Family is far more loving and accepting than their enemies." So, yeah. Spot on correct.

[@jrobwoo688]

Raul Julia was such a gift. We lost him far too soon.

[@PaxBisonica89]

Pretty unbelievable he was already sick by this point and would die pretty much 11 months after release.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

indeed....

[@solvingpolitics3172]

@@jrobwoo688 Didn’t he die of a brain tumor? I know he was buried in his native Puerto Rico.

[@Serai3]

When asked if there would be another Addams film, Anjelica Huston said, "Not without my Gomez".

[@jrobwoo688]

@ I believe that it had to due with stomach cancer

[@Ehud1513]

The way Joan Cusack says "*MALIBU* Barbie" has been stuck in my head for 30 years.

[@VixR]

+to this day, that's how it *always* sounds whenever I read it (or whenever I've had to say it out loud)

[@molamola7093]

I was a ballerina, graceful, delicate!

[@STOCKHOLM07]

If my family ever talks about someone named DEBBIE we pronounce it like Fester.

[@gojiberry7201]

I loved it during the slide show when her husband says "We have to set an example," and she snaps, "SET THIS!!"

[@JayPadrig]

I know, that line delivery was great. Must have been some truth to that story and her disgust of Malibu Barbie.

[@DonRoccoRicardo]

"I'll be the victim!" "All your life." Might be the greatest line in all of cinema 😂

[@ryanrmcshane]

I literally go back and watch this clip over and over - it’s the most perfect delivery in all of cinema!

[@brianl8481]

That moment lives rent free in my head.

[@bhelliom3]

“Subscribe to our goddamn channel.” Simone if I could again I would, stop yelling at me

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

That is the most honest thing in a KZbin video ever. I laughed so hard.

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

you love it don't lie

[@ScottBlade-e9v]

Same here

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

The guy who was tied to the bumper of the wedding car was uncle niknak. He doesn't get out much.

[@MLawrence2008]

The actress playing Debbie, that transformation from fake sobbing to manic laughter is so amazing!

[@theaikidoka]

Joan Cusack is outstanding in pretty much everything she's in.

[@torontomame]

Christine Baranski (the female camp leader) is a gem. She's great in comedy, drama, and on Broadway in musicals. A fabulous actress.

[@melhenline8438]

Her latest role in The Gilded Age is wonderful!

[@SaraTiggs]

You bringing up broadway musicals just made me realize she was the Evil Stepmother in Into The Woods.

[@7rollface]

Two takeaways: Firstly, that smile would be impressive from an adult actor, so the fact that Ricci did it so well while being a literal child really speaks to her talent. Secondly, Morticia hates what Pubert has become but she still reads him The Cat In The Hat because it's what *he* wants and is what's best for him. No matter what, she's a good mother.

[@PuppyMonsters]

Wednesday's smile reminds me of Anthony Perkins on one of the posters for "Psycho"

[@leihamada4672]

I still love how Morticia's disproval over Debby's decor created a physical reaction out of Debby. Like it might be just a frame, but Debby's shocked face was spot on.

[@Cadinho93]

What's so funny about Debbie is she tries to murder Fester thinking she'll get all the money, not realizing murder is the Addams Family love language. Also, the ironic thing is if Debbie was just herself. She would have fit into the Addams Family.

[@3Rayfire]

And had all the money she'd ever want. And as long as she wasn't trying to scam them Wednesday and Pugsley would love to have a famous serial killer for an aunt.

[@ClanMcDuck]

Her only mistake was to turn her intentions towards the Addams. “We gladly feast on those who would subdue us.”

[@gamebeast4191]

@@ClanMcDuck oh so true

[@Nykrus]

The "No, that's the baby's nickname, "What." From the obstetrician." line is criminally underappreciated

[@EvHervey]

"Clue" is probably the closest you're going to get to a low-energy Christopher Lloyd performance.

[@ThisLoveIsSweet]

Or the TV show Taxi 📺

[@alexthorpe6583]

I recently noticed that he had a small part in 'Mr. Mom' with Michael Keaton.

[@dupersuper1938]

He played a reasonably normal human in an old Frasier episode. His appearance in The Mandalorian was pretty low energy, but I think that's just due to his current age.

[@dostatochno]

​@@alexthorpe6583he's still fairly manic in that one, despite having fairly little screen time.

[@levi1929]

He did a terrible show with Pamela Anderson where he was very low key, if I recall. Plenty perverted, but perhaps too aged for his old randy self.

[@MrYin90210]

Yep Granny Addams was recast in this one - Carol Kane who was indeed in Princess Bride. Please watch Scrooged over christmas, underrated Bill Murray movie also starring Kane

[@seattlecryptid]

Carol Kane never not makes me laugh in Scrooged. Lol 😂

[@dupersuper1938]

See also: Taxi, Transylvania 6-5000, Joe Vs the Volcano, Gotham, Carnal Knowledge, Dog Day Afternoon, Annie Hall, When a Stranger Calls, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, The Dead Don't Die, License to Drive, Man on the Moon, Kung-Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five, The Muppet Movie, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a bunch of TV guest spots...

[@vincegamer]

She and C Lloyd were both on Taxi

[@hellomark1]

She's now the Chief Engineer on Star Trek Strange New Worlds and she's fantastic.

[@ScottBlade-e9v]

Scrooged is one of my favorite movies in general. Not just Christmas

[@tremorsfan]

The scene with Amanda on the airplane was added to show that she had survived the encounter as test audiences didn't like the idea of Wednesday being a straight up murderer.

[@nigeldepledge3790]

Wait, what? Wednesday Addams is a stone-faced killer-in-waiting, but they didn't like the possibility that she actually killed someone? Test audiences are weird!

[@tremorsfan]

@@nigeldepledge3790 Also remember that we never see her successfully kill anybody.

[@kinokind293]

Let's not neglect Peter Macnicol, the male camp counselor who, among many other credits, played Dr. Janosz Poha, the evil museum guy in the second Ghostbusters movie. And the director, Barry Sonnenfeld, plays the father of Wednesday's love interest.

[@joshuagoforth1658]

He’s such an underrated actor

[@aerthreepwood8021]

He's the best part of that movie. Even if him with the stroller flying terrified me as a child.

[@thejamppa]

And he was so good in: Dracula Dead and Loving it!

[@PowerSurge82]

he is brilliant in "Bean" being the straighter man to Rowan Atkinson

[@johnmoreland6089]

​@@thejamppaHe was a perfect Renfield.

[@Uncle_T]

The. Best. Thanksgiving. Play EVER!!! Almost as scary as Wednesday trying to smile. It's so sad that Debbie can't see that she's actually a perfect match for the family and could have had a great life as part of it if she wasn't so stuck on her plan.

[@bhelliom3]

Joan is absolutely GORGEOUS in this one, she fits this role so well.

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

Can I get you anything Mr. Trainer? Coffee? Tea? Me?

[@ThreadBomb]

She's always great, but I get her confused with Joan Allen, who has a similar vibe.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

She is stunning in this movie.

[@Serai3]

The female counselor at Camp Chippewa is played by the fabulous Christine Baranski. She was also Leonard Hofstetter's mom in "The Big Bang Theory" and Armand's ex-wife in "The Birdcage",

[@AlmaCynthiaVerdejo]

She plays Leonard's mom. Sheldon's mom is played by Laurie Metcalf.

[@3Rayfire]

@@AlmaCynthiaVerdejo Though she did love Sheldon more than Leonard.

[@Serai3]

@@AlmaCynthiaVerdejo Quite right. Thanks!

[@chris...9497]

Katherine was never married to Armand; they only had a brief involvement and when she got pregnant from it, he took custody of Val.

[@Yavanna79]

@@AlmaCynthiaVerdejo And in Young Sheldon, Sheldon's mom is played by Laurie Metcalf's daughter.

[@Patriiiiick]

So good. I think it's rare for a comedy sequel to be better than the first. Also, Tony Shalhoub turning up for that little scene is the best. I like to think it was Monk in his youth.

[@KitsyX]

It’s rare for any sequel to be better than the first film lol.

[@TylerKnox-u4e]

Joan Cusack is insanely good in this one! her face, her lines, her delivery, all of it, is so brilliant ! and so so quotable!

[@TranquilZoo]

Amy Fisher (The Girl from the trading card scene) was the Mistress of a Auto Mechanic Joey Buttafuoco. Amy showed up to Joey's house and shot his wife's face, she survived. In the States, Fisher's story was on every headline.

[@CumpasFilms]

The Long Island Lolita.

[@tjm6983]

​@@CumpasFilmsYes named that because she was a teenager at the time, I think 18 or 19 at the oldest but maybe younger. I don't know for sure, just that she was real young.

[@JeremyAustin-hw1qy]

She was 17 in 92 I Googled it because I was curious myself

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

I'll admit, I only know part if the story because of a song on Comedy Central, The Buttafuoco Song.

[@josepha5885]

Amy is a porn actress today.

[@justinnaniong7872]

Fun fact: Nathan Lane who played the cop Gomez reports Debbie to played Gomez Addams in the Broadway musical version of The Addams Family.

[@merchillio]

Broadway musical? Well.. even as an Addams, one does want a hint of color.

[@Kr0nicDragon]

He’s also in the adorable comedy “mouse hunt” amongst quite a long list of other movies. Also the voice of the original Timon from the good og lion king.

[@johndoecook]

@@merchillio But will he ever get his goddamn pinky down?

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Good to know.

[@albertjimeno5315]

@Kr0nicDragon MOUSE HUNT is not “adorable.” It’s twisted, disturbing, sickening, and very sexual and pornographic masquerading as a family movie. If you think it’s “adorable” then you’re delusional.

[@ferchrissakes]

12:25 “what’s the perfect vacation for the family?” Oh, so many options. Paris, the catacombs. A body farm (look it up, or don’t) with a petting zoo. The Overlook Hotel. The Dyatlov Pass. The Donner Pass. And of course, the Bermuda Triangle, but Fester’s been already.

[@RustyDust101]

A butcher factory, any concentration camp, a major battle site... the list of gross disgusting horrible things is long.

[@Cau_No]

The suicide forest in Japan, with visits to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There's also Okiku's well at Himeji Castle (inspiration for The Ring). And Transsylvania, for some leisure time.

[@seattlecryptid]

And Gomez and Morticia went on their second honeymoon lol 😆

[@kazimierasmickus8097]

dyatlov pass. did not expect to see this comment. but yeah it would work.

[@falxonPSN]

​@@Cau_Nothat Forest is actually pretty lovely. I would like to visit it at some point because at the very least you're guaranteed that it's going to be nice and quiet

[@robertburns4429]

These movies are an example of what you get when the producers/director are truly devoted to doing right by the subject.

[@Warlocke000]

The Addams have vacationed in the Okefenokee Swamp, for one example. Raul Julia was a real trooper: The scenes where Gomez was 'dying' hit different, knowing he was battling cancer during the filming.

[@gamebeast4191]

I thought gomez actor died of a stroke

[@ScottBlade-e9v]

His last movie was Street Fighter. Easily the best part of it

[@mr.battle20]

@@gamebeast4191 He did, but he had been battling stomach cancer for about three years as well.

[@dfbovey]

Christopher Lloyd in the TV show Taxi. He's a super low energy burn out in that.

[@dandry3853]

What does a yellow light mean?😂

[@ApesAmongUs]

Yet still manages to seal every scene.

[@dfbovey]

@@dandry3853 The best scene!

[@dfbovey]

@@ApesAmongUs Absolutely does

[@memecity9849]

​@dandry3853 "Slow down " "Whhhhaaaaaat....dooooessss.....yeelllloowww.....meeeaaaannn?"

[@ShutterSnapped]

I know it's said over and over again but Raul Julia and Angelica Huston are seriously one of the most charming and positive couples in film.

[@shadowdramon01]

8:28: Kathy Lee Gifford. She was the co-host of a morning chat show called Live! with Regis and Kathy Lee in the mid-80s-early 2000s and the Today! with Kathy Lee and Hoda in the 2010s

[@MH-jx1hc]

Jim Ignatowski, Taxi. When I think of Christopher Lloyd, I always think of him as Jim, the archetypal low energy role.

[@ChrismicroART]

Yes!!! I was going to mention the same how most of us (gen xers) knew him before doc brown

[@autocosm]

Also Professor Plum

[@parrothd007]

What does a yellow light mean?

[@ivaneames4354]

The Klingon captain Kruge in Star Trek 3 is pretty low energy.

[@WastedPo]

He was so good in Taxi. I wish they could somehow remaster that show so it would look decent on people's HD televisions now. I feel like that's the only thing from preventing it from people rediscovering it.

[@JCG52577]

The most impressive thing in Morticia and Gomez’s dance is that he puts the table cloth back under everything on the table!

[@agent3257]

As a native American, Wednesday spoke for us 🥲

[@marcusfridh8489]

This movie made her an honouary member of all the first nation tribes

[@darkflames9789]

Lolz I was just about to say this I'm also native American and this was/is my favorite movie

[@Kr0nicDragon]

Yea Americans kinda did y’all quite dirty, like to levels the Geneva convention would cringe at and they even have the cajones to celebrate it 😑

[@solvingpolitics3172]

Raul Julia was a force. What a shame that he died so young. This franchise could have continued indefinitely.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

rip indeed.....

[@McPh1741]

"Isn't he a lady killer." "Acqiutted." i love Raul Julia as Gomez compared to the original comic and most other portrayals. Instead of making him a short, round, and dumpy, they made him a handsome, suave gentleman. RIP Mr. Julia. It was kind of a departure for him as he plays th evillain a lot like it "Moon Over Parador", "The Rookie" and "Street Fighter." Whether the movie is good or not, he turns in a top notch performance ever time.

[@seattlecryptid]

I would argue that he does a really good balance between the suave handsome gentleman in the kind of creepy, slimy factor that Gomez has in both the animated series in the comics.

[@christhompson2006]

Loved him in the Gumball Ralley.

[@ThreadBomb]

What a weird assertion. The other most famous Gomez, John Astin from the original TV series, also played it suave and handsome. Raul Julia's performance was basically an update of that.

[@McPh1741]

@@ThreadBomb Astin did play a good Gomez and the one I was first exposed to watching re-runs back in the late 80s. I agree that he wasn't short or dumpy. However, I would say his Gomez was more eccentric than suave and Julia was vise versa. Also, nothing against Angelica Huston, but Caroline Jones was way hotter as Morticia.

[@sonofmoss]

George’s shuddering during the Kumbayah scene was hilarious

[@somthingbrutal]

the " I'll be the victim" girl is Mercedes McNab probably best know for playing Harmony in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[@jculver1674]

She was also the snotty Girl Scout in the first movie.

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

All your life.

[@theaikidoka]

She's wonderfully, relentlessly annoying in both Buffy and Angel. Her flip-flopping between antagonist and 'ally' is hilarious.

[@mj_SR22]

Fun Fact: Christina Ricci (Wednesday) had an oddly Wednesday-like childhood. Her father, before becoming a lawyer, was a lay practitioner of "primal scream therapy"--wherein it was believed that patients could purportedly scream their way to a psychological breakthrough. While growing up, Christina could hear the screaming coming through the the vents in her room (her father did his therapy sessions at home), and would act them out in front of her mother. -per her IMDB trivia.

[@chris...9497]

John Lennon tried Primal Scream Therapy. His song "Mother" incorporates primal screaming in it.

[@NeverMemoria]

Love the timely Thanksgiving release. So many memories with this one and so quotable. Everyone killed it in this movie, especially Christina Ricci's Wednesday and Joan Cusack. "I'll be the victim" "All your life" has such a savage nonchalant delivery; Gets me every time. The play is such an iconic scene too. Glad to see you guys react to this one.

[@rocketeer3667]

George: "Christopher Lloyd’s most serious movie is likely “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975). This film is a drama directed by Miloš Forman, and it tells the story of a group of patients in a mental institution. Christopher Lloyd plays the role of Taber, a patient who is one of the few who has been involuntarily committed. "The film received widespread critical acclaim, including five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, and Christopher Lloyd’s performance in it is considered one of his most nuanced and serious. "While Lloyd has appeared in many films throughout his career, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” stands out as a particularly dramatic and intense role, showcasing his ability to portray complex and serious characters."

[@3Rayfire]

I also love how Wednesday did a little Morticia strut up to Amanda and snaked her head a little when she held that lit match. The attitude was perfect, looked at her like, "Now what Bitch? You wanted to see me smile, what's wrong?"

[@synical13]

My cat suddenly died this morning and I desperately need distraction. Being the day before Thanksgiving, pretty much no one else I subscribe to is uploading anything, so thank you for giving me a little break from feeling like garbage.

[@johnmoreland6089]

I'm so sorry for your loss. 😰

[@deborahcornell171]

@synical13 I know what that's like & I'm so very sorry. If there's a scarcity of new reactions to help distract you or help pass the time right now, I'd like to suggest something. I'm addition to Simone & George, my favorite reaction channels are TBR Schmitt and EOM Reacts. If you're not already familiar with them you might look at their playlists for your favorite movies & those reactions would be new for you. At TBR Schmitt, he & his wife Samantha are great together, very amusing with comedies & have interesting outro discussions with more serious fare. And they have great chemistry together. At EOM, JL is hilarious (especially with scary movies) & also has a tender heart, not afraid to shed tears which some viewers have found cathartic in a way. He has two puppers, his "co-pilots", who sometimes accidentally become part of the video. If that might make you feel sad, skip that suggestion but in future you might enjoy the channel. Both channels are really entertaining & I'm hoping you might find something just right to help you through today & the next few. Again, my heart truly goes out to you. I still miss my fur-babies that both passed in the last few years & there were some days that watching reactions helped me through it, when I couldn't even concentrate on a good book. Please hang in there. Wishing you the best. Much love from Kentucky.🩵✨️🩵

[@GarrettJayChristian]

RIP Kitty 😢

[@BRUXXUS]

Aww, that's heartbreaking. I imagine that your cat got to have a happy life with you. ❤

[@ScarlettM]

So sorry for your pain and loss! Maybe after AGI and ASI people will figure out how to bring back our lost loved ones.

[@brewstopher2233]

Saw this as a wee lad in the theater and Wednesday became one of my first crushes.

[@thseed7]

The Camp play is brilliant. The Addams were perfectly cast and performed and will never be surpassed.

[@sumelar]

The acting in these movies is incredible.

[@positivelynegative9149]

Simone, that was the best "Like & subscribe." ever. 🤣

[@CaptainFirefred]

15:40 - the joke, that all these girls are destined for plastic surgery, was a little bit on the nose ... still, there are Simone and George with their pure, innocent hearts. Edit for commas I missed and it drives me nuts.

[@johnmoreland6089]

Clearly, they never watched Friends, with Rachel's old nose in the flashbacks (and Amy's jab about Emma inheriting it). 😅

[@alfje5492]

They did see Spaceballs, where Dark Helmet threatens to give the princess her old nose back!

[@georgezee5173]

@@alfje5492 I was going to mention that Spaceballs too 😂 The scene in The Addams Family had the same energy

[@donsample1002]

Christopher Loyd’s breakout role, in the tv sitcom _Taxi,_ played a guy who was basically stoned, all the time. He was very laid back.

[@justinnaniong7872]

I just got the double meaning of the tagline: "The family just got a little stranger" as in "the family just became a bit weirder" or "the family just acquired a little stranger (as in the baby)"

[@EddieHenderson92]

One of the best sequels ever made. I love this movie.

[@_Tim115]

Amy Fisher shot and severely wounded Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the face after her husband Joey Buttafuoco initiated a relationship with the underaged Fisher in 1990. Fisher eventually pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated assault and served seven years in prison been released in 1999. After relase Fisher became a writer, a webcam model, and an adult actress. Two movie's were made in 1993 about the case one staring Alyssa Milano and another Drew Barrymore.

[@aerthreepwood8021]

"relationship"

[@oscardiggs246]

"I'll be the victim" "All your life." This may be the greatest response in movie history.

[@Aurochhunter]

Fester: (holds present to ear.) It’s a bomb! He’s right, but it doesn’t bother him in the slightest, even after the house is destroyed, he’s completely unfazed by it.

[@donaldfleming5049]

Fun fact: The actress who played Amanda later went on to play Harmony Kendall in the first 5 seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer & one episode during season 2 of Angel before becoming a series regular at the start of season 5.

[@Crowley575]

Christ, I love watching you guys react to my favourite old movies. You guys actually laugh and engage with the plot, rather than stare blankly like half the other youtubers out there.

[@locnar1]

My fave thing about Values (other than being the better film)is how Cousin Itt and Tully's widow have their plotline also continue despite it being very minor.

[@Sopmylo]

"But Debbie....pastels?" Shakespearean greatness

[@w415800]

38:30 I just realised these yappies actually took two plane trips for a summer camp, one to drop her off, and now going home.

[@MsSwordwolf]

Fun fact: Joel Glicker is played by David Krumholz, who grows up to be Mr. Universe in the movie Serenity.

[@theoneandonlyoni]

The watch “Camp Nowhere” Lloyd plays a couple quirky characters in it, but it’s mostly a laid back role. The movie is about a bunch of kids that there parents by saying they’re all going to different summer camps, like math, space, military and arts camps, But then really going to one camp where the kids run the show..

[@Eidlones]

"But grandma lives in Milwaukee"

[@theoneandonlyoni]

“Milwaukee!” “Milwaukee!”

[@BRCBrick]

They did recast the Grandmother, with the actress from Princess Bride (Carol Kane). The original actress (Judith Malina) didn't return because she supposedly wasn't asked to come back after having an animous relationship with the cast and crew, but other reports say they just wanted a younger actress because the role became more physically demanding

[@Panik637]

Good catch Simone, grandma in this one is played by Carol Kane. She’s absolutely fabulous in everything. The last time my partner and I watched The Princess Bride the moment she came on the screen he said “look how young she was!” And I laughed for the entire rest of the movie about it.

[@philrob1978]

We told you so! This was unalloyed joy, haven't smiled so much for ages - thank you both!

[@MyInitialsAreCBD]

8:27 "Is that supposed to be someone?" "Who is that?" Oh my elder millenial bones are creaking, though this probably wasn't a show that aired in Canada. That's Kathie Lee Gifford. She was one-half of the morning talk show "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" alongside Regis Philbin (my knowledge). She departed as co-host in 2000, while Philbin stayed on until 2011 (Wikipedia knowledge here on out). Kathy Lee's replacement was Kelly Ripa whose been there since 2000. Co-hosts have varied, but as of 2023 is Ripa's husband Mark Consuelos. Debbie, as a black widow serial killer, will model herself on others and in this case she's going with Kathie Lee.

[@Dilligff]

If I'm recalling the story correctly, the Girl Scout/Camp Mean Girl roles were initially intended to be entirely different characters, but the girl returned to audition as a background extra and the director remembered her from the first movie and felt she was the perfect fit for the lead role.

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Having George as Thing in the thumbnail is exceptionally creative and funny.

[@somthingbrutal]

Joan Cusack also does a great turn in Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

[@shreknet]

I love her in both..

[@chappie_nottherobot]

Also a very underrated part of High Fidelity.

[@davevannatta985]

Both of which starred her brother John Cusack

[@potterj09]

She has a brother who has been in a movie or two.

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

@@potterj09 1408 was amazing. The theatrical version that is.

[@meowpurpur]

Hey, Tony Stark built that bistro in a cave... With a box of scraps! 12:43

[@-nav-398]

18:57 George giving an almost perfect replication of "Sideshow Bob and the rake" shudder/grumble.

[@JakkFrost1]

I've been on YT for 17 years, and you two have just earned my first bell click! Love both of your reactions that much! ✌️😁 And yes, that is Carol Kane from The Princess Bride who took over as Grandmama. She is a highly underrated comedic actress. She also has a hilarious role in Scrooged, but you haven't reacted to that yet.

[@joshuah9109]

Some might think I'm crazy, but Joan Cusack gave a performance worthy of an OSCAR nomination!! The muffled laugh (when she's in that car) that just builds and builds is GOLD and considered how brilliantly she delivers her final monologue.

[@ScarlettM]

Cusack was the best in this movie. And that's considering amazing performance by main cast.

[@antman0719]

Fester howling in the beginning is a callback to the first movie when he was freaking out in the bed after trying to fall asleep and Gomez & Morticia knew he was home bc of the screaming lmao

[@betsyduane3461]

Has Christopher Lloyd ever played low energy? He became famous as stoned out hippy Reverend Jim Ignatowski on the TV show Taxi 1978-1983. It is the actress from Princess Bride, Carol Kane, she was also in the TV show Taxi with Christopher Lloyd in the 70's.

[@clockwork204]

Holy crap, I just realized the lady camp master was Leonard's mother in Big Bang Theory.

[@muppzor51]

I like this duo. She has silly bunny rabbit vibes. He looks loke a pervy henchman from an 80s kung fu movie.

[@3Rayfire]

"Wait, we cannot break bread with you" The WHOLE mood changed. Wednesday said, "Fun n Games are *over."*

[@Blynat]

Christopher Lloyd's calmest character that I have seen would probably be the dad in "Nobody".

[@lazyperfectionist2]

40:30 "Is she a _zombie?"_ "😄 Eh, no. I think it's just _her_ scaring him to death." "Oh." Wednesday wanted to play a prank and Thing was game, so she _recruited_ him.

[@ArfurFaulkesHake]

America's Most Disgusting Unsolved Crimes anchor man is portraied by Peter Graves, who is best known for his role of Jim Phelps in several instalments Mission Impossible series as well as the first movie, Airplane, Airplane2 and several B-Movies that featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000.

[@jonathanpark7245]

I love that every shot of Morticia is in shadow except for her eyes

[@betweenlakes]

I always love to see people reacting to this movie. It's so much fun

[@faesolada445]

This whole movie was beautiful and hilarious. I love Simone and George’s reaction to the summer camp 🤣 And during the scenes where Debbie was telling her “tragic” backstory, when she asks “The corpse. And his adorable family. You took me in, you accepted me, but did any of you love me? Really love me?” And Gomez yells: “Hands!” If you listen closely, you can hear a rattle of the cuffs (since the family was bound) 🤣 Looking forward to your next review! ❤️❤️

[@DavidLopez-qi8hb]

3:12 Fun fact, the baby actor was actually 2 girls.

[@gen77c]

hahaha, that's not true!!!!!.... it was two girls...

[@MrSmartAlec]

I love how Morticia's eyes are always perfectly lit.

[@NicoAnimation]

Regarding your question at 4:33 about Christopher Lloyd: maybe Jim on the TV series Taxi? He's kind of a 60s burnout 15 years later in life, and is funny but not wacky or energetic like you're asking.

[@jstraight1667]

Suburban Commando. He plays the "straight man" opposite Hulk Hogan

[@Villa22Lobos2]

I second Jim from Taxi: perhaps the greatest stoner television character ever. Watch him taking the driver’s test. Funniest scene in tv history IMO. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2aVYWCIfMdribcfeature=shared

[@Pengi_SMILES]

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest

[@pete_lind]

Reverend Jim Ignatowski was not normal but low energy, humor in Taxi is a bit similar than in the Simpsons because James L. Brooks one of the creators of both.

[@Dularr]

There was also a flashback episode. Showing pre drug burnout Jim as a preppy college student before discovering drugs.

[@joshallanmpls4495]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it here yet, but yes, Chris Lloyd played a low energy stoner character named Jim Ignatowski in the 1978 tv series "Taxi", which ran for 5 seasons. It's one of the best tv sitcoms of all time.

[@geckogo7328]

Wednesday's speech at the Thanksgiving play is one of my fave movie moments.

[@marcusfridh8489]

And made her an honouary member of all first nation tribes

[@robertkendzie3]

Tiny Skateboards go back all the way to the 1980s. Christopher Lloyd got famous playing a character on the TV show "Taxi" who was a spaced-out pothead and that's probably one of his "Chillest" roles. :D

[@dracoargentum9783]

12:36 Hotel Transylvania, of course… 🙄

[@richardzinns5676]

The "It's an Addams!" line is a takeoff on an original Charles Addams cartoon, in which a nurse tells the new father, "Congratulations! It's a baby!"

[@benschultz1784]

The Girl Scout Cookie joke is one of the best dark humor moments in cinema!

[@xcmvp2007]

The sexy passionate dance intermixed with breadstick walrus kills me every time.

[@robling1937]

Fester: ...there might be someone out there... Gomez: theres always thing Gomez is reminding Fester he doesnt need a woman, he has a hand....

[@ThreadBomb]

We know, they literally reacted to that line in the video.

[@robling1937]

@ThreadBomb yes, but they just said, "I guess thing and fester have hooked up." I was pointing out that they may have missed the masterbation joke

[@ink-cow]

"Pubert" was one of the names submitted by Charles Addams himself for Puggsley when developing his unnamed characters for TV. Puggsley was chosen instead. Using "Pubert" is one more of these two films' direct homages to the cartoonist. The three-legged baby jumper was directly from one of the original Charles Addams cartoons, way back in the New Yorker magazine. Only in his illustration, it was four legs (iirc). That was the gag, Gomez elated as he enters the living room and finds Morticia knitting the weird jumper. Christopher Lloyd has done normal at times. In the old Taxi sitcom, he was less energetic and more druggy as Reverend Jim. In a flashback episode, he played the character in college, when he was a straight-arrow preppie (before being introduced to the devil's weed).

[@betsyduane3461]

Amy Fisher (the Long Island Lolita) shot the wife of the married guy she was dating, the wife survived. She served seven years and was granted parole in May 1999

[@Jestahz]

Laughter really is the best medicine, Simone was sounding better as the movie went on😊

[@movieatorfilms]

Raul Julia left this world much too soon.

[@AdmiralKnight]

Debbie: Don't I deserve love?!....and jewelry? Morticia: *tearfully nodding in agreement*

[@tumbleheart4664]

That thumbnail is freaking ART!

[@Theou_Aegis]

The music Lurch plays at the wedding is "Sunrise, Sunset" from the 1966 musical 'Fiddler On The Roof'.