WATCHING "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" FOR THE FIRST TIME (REACTION)

[@shainewhite2781]

I love these characters!! RIP Raul Julia. He was the best Gomez Addams I've ever seen.

[@Sly55555]

The best who will ever be

[@fRo0tLo0p]

None better.

[@DanJackson1977]

Weeeell, let's give credit where its due... Raul's Gomez wouldnt exist without John Astin's TV version. Both are equally great.

[@Ashwgun]

Yeah, John Astin deserves serious credit, but Julia really ate it up

[@louisxvii2137]

Second best.

[@Geth-Who]

A lot of psychologists have said that Gomez and Morticia have the healthiest relationship, and the Addamses the healthiest and most loving family life, of any seen in media. They're always unswervingly supportive of each other, they share and indulge one another's interests, and even when there seems to be a betrayal, they never, ever give up on each other. The fact they're weird and goth doesn't change a damn thing about how loving and accepting they are. And yes, Wednesday is AWESOME - when I was ten, Wednesday was my first celebrity crush.

[@sRp517]

👏👏👏 well said!

[@neolithiumproduction]

Agreed. I think that's why you can't not love the whole family. Weird and goth, but wonderfully wholesome somehow.

[@thomaskilroy4573]

The Addams family are NOT monsters or magic. They are just normal people who delight in the macabre and horrific. The exact opposite of the Munsters, where the comedy comes from the fact that they actually are monsters who act like normal people

[@Codametal]

I found that the Addams Family was more entertaining than the Munsters. It was a poor attempt from that network to try to come up with something to compete with the Addams Family.

[@seasickviking]

Sorta... The storyline goes that they themselves are only partially human, due to being the descendants of monsters. While not outright vampires or werewolves, like the family from Dark Shadows franchise, the Addams family had abilities akin to the Dorian Grey variety (being blessed/cursed with extreme durability), hence why being stabbed, poisoned and electrocuted on a regular basis didn't faze them.

[@thomaskilroy4573]

@Seasick Viking I don’t know where the hell you got all that from but it’s bullshit. Their family were ancestrally Spanish who crossed the ocean to Florida and quickly left for New York after being repulsed by all the retired old people. The whole point is that they are humans who are just quirky in the true sense of the word. They live through things that would kill most people and have a Frankenstein’s monster as a butler. But if you actually try and assume they have special powers or are anything other than creepy, kooky etc. Then you are really thinking too much into it. It’s not supposed to be taken seriously at all. They are absolutely human. Just not ‘normal’, because they choose not to be.

[@thalia9789]

I don't know, they definitely have something mystical going on. A walking hand is a part of the family and Grandmama is clearly a witch

[@Codametal]

@@thalia9789 and they fact none of them have died due to their "dangerous" antics is a miracle. Or extremely continuous streak of luck. But then again, they've been doing it for years. Maybe it's total skill.

[@slayerwatcher]

This is the absolute best adaptation of the Addams Family...EVER. The sequel is even better. A thousand likes or not, you need to check out the sequel.

[@racafritz]

You have become Mr. Debbie!

[@CrownlessKing88]

He actually WAS Fester, he just had amnesia and his “mother” found him and made him Gordon

[@marieguillou8808]

I think it would be fun if he was actually not the real Fenster but that the Addams addopt him as he was.

[@peterkoester7358]

@@marieguillou8808 That had actually been the original plan but test audiences hated that ending so the ending was re-shot to make him the real Fester.

[@marieguillou8808]

@@peterkoester7358 Thanks, I didn't know that.^^

[@christopherwall2121]

@@peterkoester7358 Not just test audiences, the cast hated that idea too, feeling that with all the emphasis put into showing Gomez's guilt over the falling out with Fester, it'd be a cheat if he didn't actually get to reconcile with him.

[@UnlicensedOkie]

He actually was the long lost brother There’s a throwaway line that the “mother” says about how she should’ve left him where she found him. He had amnesia.

[@agenttheater5]

Rumour has it when the 60s tv series came out it was aimed at adults but the kids enjoyed watching it as well - not only because of the quirkiness of the house and the family (and some level of a love of morbidness the authors of Horrible Histories knew many children have), but also because when asked many children allegedly said "The mommy and daddy love each other".

[@VelkanAngels]

Yeah, I don't think I've ever known any parent-couple that seemed to love each other. All either divorced or were on the brink of getting divorced. My nephew is the only kid in his class, who lives with both of his parents. The west is so rich and wonderful in some ways and so poor and sad in others :/

[@DavidRomigJr]

“Can’t tell that to kids.” They used to. Fairy tales were grim stories to teach children lessons. They only started removing the gore in retellings in the last… century I think.

[@ZacBrzuchalski]

Exactly. I grew up hearing/ reading the Grimm fairy tales.... Even the old disney fairy tales have lessons (not as dark as the Grimm version).

[@Sophie-mv7bd]

Everyone in the Addams family is Human just with some supernatural elements

[@filthycasual8187]

The Addams family operates off the laws of cartoon physics. Anything that would kill a normal person just tickles them. Unless of course the plot demands that it doesn't. (Not criticizing, btw, I love this about them.)

[@ne3856]

Yes

[@beowuff42]

I would add that the "supernatural" elements specifically rely on 4th wall breaking hilarity. Why can Gomez flip the calendar so fast? Because it's hilarious!

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Lurch, Itt, Thing, etc. are human?

[@VictorPoncioni]

Fun fact: the moment you were talking about "who directed this movie", the director himself appeared in the scene as the man inside the train Gomez plays.

[@christophermcbride2522]

It's funny that you mentioned Cher possibly playing Morticia. She was considered, but like other roles for iconic characters, people would just see Cher being a character instead of simply seeing Morticia. For example, Christopher Reeve was cast as Superman because he was an unknown actor. Audiences would see Superman on screen instead of a big name actor in a costume.

[@ibenfrederiksen6343]

Yes Cher wanted to play Morticia, but as we know Anjelica got it, funnily years earlier, Anjelica wanted the role in Witches of Eastwick but Cher got it instead :D

[@nickstadler1906]

Apparently the studio wanted Cher, and she was interested, but Barry Sonnenfeld defied the studio and insisted on Angelica Huston.

[@Ofnir_Grabacr_]

The reason the Addams’ are so wealthy is a combination of inherited wealth (through pirate ancestors) and the fact that Gomez Addams is one of the most successful investors in literary history. He invests in things that would never seem to return a profit, yet somehow so long as Gomez is involved they do. He once bought a swamp no one wanted and it had a massive oil deposit. He own numerous crocodile farms which he named “Crocodiles Unlimited.” He is quite literally one of the top 10 wealthiest characters in literary history.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

He was also a lawyer in the 1964-1966 sitcom, with him losing cases for his criminal defendants, but not really caring much about it.

[@maximillianosaben]

You would be doing yourself a great disservice not to watch the sequel.

[@jjjones8609]

Cusack's performance in the sequel is perfection.

[@darkwolf1202]

@@jjjones8609 and Ricci

[@josemorales5117]

Another sequel that tops the first one yes!

[@katecassidy9357]

It’s funny, I’ve never thought of the Addamses as having “powers” and I’m not sure why. I guess I see it more like they’re so weird, different rules apply in their orbit.

[@SuddenReal]

I don't think as having them powers either. For me it's like, society says what you can and can't do, while the Addamses just go "nah, I'll do my own thing". I mean, who knows, maybe the only reason why I can't do a triple backflip from a standing position is simply because everyone always said that's impossible.

[@JM-pm1yb]

Wednesday is awesome! And Raul Julia did such an amazing job, that it’s hard to accept other interpretations of the Gomez character.

[@herbyragan7801]

Well John Austin did a pretty good job.

[@HermanVonPetri]

@@herbyragan7801 John Astin by the way is Sean Astin's adoptive father.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

"So, she's a vampire, right?" Naw, buddy. She's where new vampires go, to learn how to do it.

[@Codametal]

Nope, Morticia is a witch, just like her ma ma. Didn't you see the cauldron she was taking with her when they were moving out? The only thing missing was a broom in the movie. In the tv show, they occasionally showed the broom.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@Codametal In the tv show, grandmama was Gomez' relative.

[@Codametal]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 oh right. Duh.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 Yes, but in the source one-panel cartoon drawings, the old hag character was Morticia's mother. For the 1964-1966 sitcom, the Grandma character was split into two distinct characters: Grandmama Addams (Gomez's mother) & Hester Frump (Morticia's mother), with the former played by series regular Blossom Rock, but the latter was played by The Wicked Witch of the West herself, Margaret Hamilton.

[@minnesotajones261]

It was based on the TV show, as well as the comic strip created by Charles Addams (that started it all). You have to watch the sequel - it's as good or dare say, even better in many spots.

[@dannybob42]

None of the Addams' are supernatural per se, they're described in their old tv show as 'creepy and kooky', so really they're gothic eccentrics, albeit with the hint of superhuman traits to emphasise their unusualness. The irony and what makes the satire great though is that their customs and mannerisms appear weird but they are still far more functional than the 'normal family'. Gomez and Morticia are still passionately in love with one another and their children are free-spirited. The cast as well delivered spectacularly, young Christina Ricci as Wednesday, Anjelica Hutson as Morticia, Christopher Lloyd as Fester (he is the real Fester, he had amnesia but the lightning from the book restored his memories) and the ever charismatic Raul Julia as Gomez.

[@toxicginger9936]

Wednesday is awesome! Her lines are so iconic and quotable. "Are they dead?"/"Does it matter?" ... "I'm a homicidal maniac, they look just like everyone else." And she only gets better in the second movie. "I'll be the victim!"/"All your life."

[@heldersantiago6515]

He IS the long lost brother. He had just lost his memory.

[@ShadowArtist]

He really IS Fester, the lightning from the book restored his memories. He really was lost in the Bermuda triangle and had lost his memory and that greedy lady recovered him and convinced "Gordon" that she was his mother...

[@CarolinePhoenixMe]

What I really like about this movie is that it actually makes the Addams family look like true aristocrats. For example, in most adaptations Morticia usually wears a narrow black dress, but here she actually wears different outfits at different time of the day, some of them decorated with semi-precious gems. And did you know that Wednesday was named as a result of a nursery rhyme? Wednesday's child is full of woe (in the classic version, the only unlucky child)

[@igorluiz845]

Glad you've noticed little details such as Morticia cutting offthe roses. Basically it's not as she doesn't care about the roses but in fact she's keeping up the thorns.

[@danusmc3]

The family members are actually really good people. They are just raised through a different culture and what-not. You should watch the original show.

[@alexablume360]

8:37 "Whoever directed this movie...." Dude, the opening credits were right there! (And btw, I love Barry Sonnenfeld).

[@adalizrodriguez7035]

I love this movie so much! Btw.. they aren’t supernatural. They’re just dark. I can’t explain cousin it tho. The grandma and Morticia are witches

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Witches are supernatural though. Plus, they have abilities that the normal, average people the Addames interact with do NOT possess.

[@saram7444]

Omg Nasser if you love Wednesday in this one you ABSOLUTELY have to watch Addams Family Values. All I'm gonna say is the Thanksgiving scene is epic.

[@psychoween]

As Schomforce mentioned, the characters are based on a comic by Charles Addams which ran in The New Yorker Magazine. Many jokes in the film were lifted straight from the comics. Originally, they were known as The Family. Charles Addams was the creator so they became The Addams Family. In the ‘60s, it was developed into a television sitcom. The sitcom was more of a wacky take on the material. The movie took a different approach and gave it more of a darker humor, like the source material. I love both versions. There have been failed attempts to relaunch a tv series and a made for TV movie. There was also a kids cartoon series and the Addams Family also were guest stars on The Scooby Doo Mysteries. Definitely check out Addams Family Values for more dark fun. Oh I forgot, within the past few years there was an animated feature, and now the sequel is in theaters,. The characters design is the most like Charles Addams original comics.

[@FloridaManLex]

If you loved this then you'll definitely love Addams family values, it would be amazing if you could react to that one as well

[@itachileesan]

morticia and gomez are relationship goals. its funny because they are so weird and macabre but they are the most normal in their loving relationship and support of their children.

[@zvimur]

5:59, well, next month: Mermaids (Cristina Ricci, Wynona Rider..... and Cher!).

[@BigGator5]

Raul Julia is one of those actor's actor. He might be in bad movies (not this one), but he would always give 110% in every roll. Julia's death left the world a lesser place. Fun Fact: The actors were concerned about the ambiguity of the big Fester storyline. Initially, it was going to be unknown if Gordon, the man suffering from memory loss who looks just like Uncle Fester, was actually Fester. The cast members nominated Christina Ricci to give an impassioned plea to Scott Rudin and Barry Sonnenfeld two weeks before shooting, that Fester should not be an impostor. Sonnenfeld remembered that the only cast member to not care was Christopher Lloyd, the man playing Fester.

[@tiarnanquinn5403]

HOW DARE YOU. Street fighter was so bad its good.

[@BigGator5]

Tiarnan Quinn ...I was thinking more on Frankenstein Unbound, which came out a year before this movie.

[@tiarnanquinn5403]

@@BigGator5 I haven't seen that one. I'll have to look it up.

[@merchillio]

What I absolutely love about the Addams is that they’re supposed to be the caricature opposite of the standard American family, and yet the husband and wife are deeply in love, madly attracted to each other and impossibly devoted to one another. Hmmmm?

[@VelkanAngels]

Yes, that does indeed sound like the opposite of the standard American family.

[@thomaskilroy4573]

And Christopher Lloyd does play the real Fester. They explain in the movie that he lost his memory and was found by his “mother”

[@JCG52577]

The Addams are the most loving excepting family ever!

[@Mitsu2040]

The Addams Family Values is pure gold!

[@danielallen3454]

This film was foundational in my love of spooky stuff. I related *so* much to the Addamses. Thank you for reacting to this. And yes. Wednesday is awesome!

[@pauldavis9649]

You'd probably be surprised how much of the material really translated directly from the TV show...why that old series was so beloved.

[@Sophie-mv7bd]

Addams family values is surprisingly even better than the first one

[@katecassidy9357]

Agreed. I love them both but Addams Family Values is just an extra special movie.

[@johan7170]

Non, it's horribly bad

[@LarryBonson]

@@johan7170 I don't remember family Values being good, it was ok.

[@peterkoester7358]

The man inside the train is the film's director, Barry Sonnenfeld (who also directed Men in Black). Ironic that you praised him as a director moments before his cameo appeared on screen!

[@Thunder_1977]

What makes the Addams so great, is in my opinion that they are a great satire of "mainstream" and "society". I was and still am active in diverse subcultures and I can really relate to the Addams, they are not evil, just different and want to live their lifes just like everybody else. Of course, it is all over the top in the movie and the TV show, but there is some truth in it. We all know characters like the girl scout or the judge who look down at you just because you are different. Obviously, the movie has the perfect cast! Everybody is fitting in the role, I just love it! Oh, and "Gordon" IS Fester, he just lost his memory and got it back in the end...

[@SakuraShirakawa]

I can't speak of Charles Adams original cartoons, but the T.V Series and these movies I can speak on. The biggest thing to reflect on is what are the values they hold and how are they viewed. Everyone around them finds them freaky, odd, scary but in reality they hold dearly to values that many "normal" people don't. They are a close knit family. The parents love each other even in the low points of their lives without bickering over petty things. The parents pay attention to and care for their children. They are accepting of everyone without regard to beliefs, race, economic status or sex and allow them to be themselves. They are comfortable being exactly who they are without feeling the need to put on a false façade to fit in. There are many other qualities they hold. I encourage you to seek out and find the original T.V series to watch. While it is a comedy, pay attention in episodes how they interact with "normal" people and their own family.

[@michellepeters7066]

Please watch "WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT"! Christopher Lloyd is in it too!

[@greigclement9081]

Wednesday is a goth icon. The family are loving, and Gomez Morticia are the most romantic couple around.

[@johnsazaklis6789]

I love how you said you admired the director's work right when his cameo as the train passenger came up. That's some prime editing right there!

[@taddawson68dawson68]

It was actually based on a newspaper cartoon. You have to check it out

[@sachaallari592]

Random Addams Family fact:- The Original TV Shows Gomez Addams Is Lord of the Rings SAM Sean Austins dad! The late Raul Julia such a fantastic actor in his day is also M Bison from the Streetfighter movie with Van Damme! The Director also did the Men in Black films and I recommend his film GET SHORTY as it`s one of my favorite films of all time!

[@Schornforce]

The scriptwriter(s) certainly do deserve credit, but many of the jokes were lifted from the comics and the show (which also lifted from the comics). If you get a chance to read the original Charles Addams strips, they're totally worth a look. Wednesday is awesome. I will note, btw, that one of the major changes the movies did was to make Wednesday the icon she is. In the comics and original show, she was more of a normal (albeit dark and still somewhat homicidal) little girl.

[@Vertigotheatre1]

'I feel so bad for him' good lord man..

[@smoothkirito]

This movie was actually based on a running cartoon strip that was published in the new Yorker for decades, as was the Television show, although this movie sticks much closer to the original source material, to the point many of the gags were lifted directly from the strip. Top 3 gags in the movie lifted from the strip: 3) The man in the train, 2) Boiling oil on the Christmas carolers, 1) Uncle Nicknack.

[@skyuru]

This and the sequel of "The Addams Family" still a masterpieces :3

[@MrShaun42088]

this is one of those cases where the sequal is even better

[@deedeestardust2535]

I looove the Adams Family! When I was kid I used to pray they adopt me 😂 they looked weird for most of the people but, they love each other so much and the sequel shows that, all the characters are so iconic but you’re right Wednesday !😍

[@nerdalicos]

They’re not vampires lol also he was the real Fester he just had amnesia

[@lisataveras8031]

You're going to love the second one... Great reaction!

[@lanzknecht8599]

Anjelica Huston (Morticia) is keeping her family´s values up. She is the 3rd generation who received an Academy Award (Best supporting actress - Prizzi´s Honor). Her father John Huston won 2 awards for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Best scipt and Best director). Her grandfather Walter Huston won Best supporting actor for that movie, too.

[@claudiadarling9441]

All adaptions of the Addams Family are based on the cartoons of Charles Addams that originally appeared in the New Yorker magazine. Barry Sonnefeld, who directed this movie, it's sequel, and is the man in Gomez's toy train, is a big Charles Addams fan. He tried to keep as close as he could to Addams' tone and sense of humor, even putting jokes from the cartoons into the movies.

[@DazzleThemForMe]

A lot of the scenes were directly referencing the comics. The comics are great if you have a chance to look at them.

[@GameHopping]

The sequel has a lot more Wednesday and she shines in it.

[@herbyragan7801]

Not just based on the tv show, but even more from the macabre comic by Charles Addams that dates back to 1938.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Yeah, he used to draw single-frame comics for the magazine "The New Yorker."

[@SBaby]

6:00 - (knowing a hundred people have mentioned it already) When Anjelica Huston was approached to portray Morticia, the first thing she said was, 'Why me and not Cher?'.

[@nickmanzo8459]

The sequel is much better. I love this movie, but one of the funniest things about the Addams family is seeing them interact with supposedly normal human beings. This movie doesn’t do that much with that idea, but the sequel does.

[@jonunya1163]

Because this movie takes place around Christmas, I watch it as a Halloween and a Christmas movie

[@llorona7847]

Anjelica Huston and Christina Ricci stole the show for me on this one. They have the most iconic lines and onscreen portrayal of their respective characters. No shade to Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, or anyone else (the entire cast was amazing) but these two women were next level figures.

[@evabeezero]

When my husband and I first got together I used to joke that my family was the Addams Family and his was Leave it to Beaver. Unfortunately I've since realized mine was far more toxic and not worth a fun name, but I do still like looking back at that very beginning for giggles. If we had decided to have a family, we would have definitely been the Addams Family for sure.

[@Cantmakeupmymindonaname]

The Addams family was originally a comic strip in the newspaper. They then created the tv show (in black and white) before this movie was made. The creator/author of the comics played Gomez Addams in the tv show. The "magical" family would be the "Munsters " another black and white tv show. (I think they aired on tv at the same time, but i could be wrong)

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

No. The Family's creator was Charles Addams. John Astin played Gomez in the 1964-1966 sitcom.

[@danielb8650]

I just saw your scream reaction and subbed right after. You seem so genuine and chill. I'll keep coming back as long as you keep on being yourself buddy.

[@kingscorpion7346]

I grew up watching the black and white TV series. imagine my delight when they filmed this, and with this cast!

[@Ashwgun]

Agreed the script is so clever, the humor is so strong, I always find new jokes that tickle me

[@thomaskilroy4573]

The second one is even better

[@joyshutt7928]

Addams family values is so good! Please give it a watch soon 😊

[@clapattack7235]

The director , Barry Sonnenfeld, was the Coen Bros DP for all their early works until Barton Fink. He not only directed this but also Men in Black...he's also had some stinkers like Wild Wild West and Nine Lives.

[@nothanks7063]

The joke is that they're an extremely well-funcioning family despite being so weird.

[@shawnlopez2317]

Gomez and Morticia are by far the best couple I've ever seen in film oddly enough. They aren't just a loving couple who absolutely adore each other, they're a fully functional partnership whose differences completely complement and Inspire each other. They are awesome!

[@jflaugher]

they're not vampires - they're just weird. you're confusing them with the Munsters.

[@llorona7847]

Wednesday is awesome! I somewhat disagree with your assertion that it doesn’t give any deep messages. The message overall is that family is important. As weird & creepy as they may be, they’re a great family. The parents are completely enamored with each other, the kids love & respect their parents, and the parents are so supportive of their children. And at the end of the movie, all that matters is that they held their family together and regained Fester as a caring member of that family.

[@NessaSylvia]

Lovvvve these movies! Casting is sooo good! Can’t wait to see you react to the sequel!

[@Atlas_Redux]

I can strongly recommend watching the original show on your as well. It holds up surprisingly well.

[@Tonyblack261]

The Morticia from the original TV series, played by Carolyn Jones is incredible.

[@jacksparrow900]

the fat suit Christopher Lloyd wore for Uncle Fester was the same fat suit the young Peter Clemenza wore in Godfather Part II.

[@lordwalker71]

The rug was a polar bear not a dog. They created a special light so Morticia always had light focused on her eyes.

[@cubonemaker5080]

Adams Family Values is one of my favorite movies ever! Hope you get to watch it soon.

[@crimsonda]

I am so in love with this movie and cast. I am old enough to have seen the re-runs of the black and white series on TV and loved it so when this came out, I had to go watch it. It's been one of my favorite movies. It's just fun. Really fun. The entire family is just perfect. Good times. 😎

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

This family became so popular, by showing audiences that however wierd someone may seem, if have love, they are wonderfully situated in the world, whatever others may think...and that however normal others may seem, if they lack that one quality, they are all too likely to fall into selfish and deceitful ways.

[@chrisboot2468]

Please watch Addams Family Values. You'll love it!!!!

[@suicunesolsan]

My dad watches the 1960s TV series all the time. The Addam's Family isn't a supernatural family, per say. They're just highly eccentric. Only Thing and Cousin Itt are the supernatural elements, and everything else is due to cartoon physics. One of the main themes of the show is that being [extremely] different doesn't necessarily mean you're a bad person, and they illustrate this by making the "normal" people the dysfunctional jerks while the Addams' are loving and supportive to a fault.

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

The Addams family aren't magical. They are, however, creepy and cooky. Some say they're mysterious and spooky, and even altogether ooky.

[@karleycrawford2959]

Fun fact, Gomez is allergic to flowers, ect & has bad sinuses & all that, thats why Mortica cuts the roses like that, she & Gomez are both very into Gardening.

[@jenfries6417]

The Addams family are not mystical or magical creatures. They're regular humans who just live their lives as they please. They're based on a series of print cartoons in The New Yorker magazine by cartoonist Charles Addams. He never even named the characters, originally. The opening credits scene of this movie, where the Addamses drop boiling oil on Christmas carolers is taken direct from one of Chas Addams's magazine cartoons. The characters were named and fleshed out when the popular series of cartoons were spun off into the 1960s tv sitcom "The Addams Family," which gave us the iconic music themes as well. You should definitely check that out. There was also a more recent series remake on tv, which is pretty good, too. Some of it is a rehash of the old series and some episodes are original content. And these movies with Angelica Houston and Raul Julia are great additions to the franchise. By the way, the tv family sitcom that did feature mystical creatures was The Munsters, which was contemporary with The Addams Family and is a lot of fun, too.

[@choney1168]

The sequel is so good! I’m so glad I watched these as a child 😁 and its a comedy because the Addams Family show was a comedy lol I love how they nailed the humor and the aesthetic.

[@lanagievski1540]

They operate on cartoon logic where you never really die, even if something is clearly fatal. They don’t have powers and they aren’t monsters

[@bigherm70068]

They have no powers. They are how they are.

[@jmleon6313]

Little fun fact: the man sitting inside the toy train cart is actually the director Barry Sonnenfeld.

[@wiccantexan]

Morticia cutting the flowers off and leaving the stems is a nod to the original TV series; same thing happened there. So is Fester and the light bulb. See "Addams Family Values" - it's even better, IMHO.

[@JAYWALKER1000]

Mondays are manic, Wednesdays are awesome. Charles Addams did a series of cartoons for the New Yorker magazine called the Addams Family - they were pretty much as you see them here - one memorable strip had them ready to pour boiling oil on Christmas carolers at their door. The strip usually didn't have dialog - just a creepy, kooky image - and the characters didn't have names until the TV show. Of the original cast only Lisa Loring (Wednesday) and Samwise Gamgee's (adoptive) father, John Astin (Gomez), are still alive. Tim Burton is doing an 8 episode series featuring Wednesday Addams for Netflix. It's a coming of age story and a murder mystery set at Nevermore Academy. (I'm like 843 - c'mon folks add a like - I really want to see Nasser's reaction to Values - can't decide which I like better. Favorite line in this one "Are they made with real girl scouts?" - favorite line in the sequel (censored for a little spoiler) "Oh ** **!! That takes me back!!!!")

[@marilynseptember21]

I loved it so much, I bought he book script. All the characters...I mean the cast are perfect!

[@agenttheater5]

0:49 You do understand that the boiling oil they were about to pour on the carol singers - they're not trying to hurt them or be mean.....it's just their way of welcoming in outsiders to family Christmas traditions

[@Codametal]

Wednesday Addams is my favorite character. If I ever have a daughter, I'm naming her Wednesday. The old black and white tv show was pretty good too. All the cleverness and humor is the same, and the movie captured it wonderfully. On your own time, you can watch a few of the tv show, it's pretty good. Although Morticia Addams in the tv show is the spotlight taker. She was a really good actor.

[@robbieingram569]

You have to see Adams Family Values. Also, what about the relationship between Gomez and Morticia. It is an obsession, the rest of the world takes a back seat to it. It is the kind. Of relationship people die from.

[@amberhoward7807]

Funny story, the role was originally made for Cher, but they thought it would be too high profile to have such an iconic women be in the role. When they approached Angelica she told them this role is more for Cher and why don't they ask her. It's a cool story of how even the actress felt the role was more fit for Cher, but alas she kills it in this role!