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Dec 5, 2022 · Throughout the history of movies, there's been a consensus that the original is better than its sequel. Well, that's not entirely true when it comes to The Addams Family. The beloved spooky movie has a sequel, Addams Family Values, that's actually the superior film.
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Oct 24, 2020 · Addams Family Values trivia — from behind the scenes to what happened after, these are 11 things you didn't know about the best Addams Family sequel.
For all the Addams family’s quirks and morbid fascinations, they’re still objectively better people than the money-hungry black widow Debbie or the straight-laced kids and parents at Camp Chippewa. The camp is a microcosm of the greater culture and there is a clear dichotomy of us vs them.
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- If it wasn’t for Sister Act, we may not have Addams Family Values. Rudin and Rudnick had been working together on Sister Act since 1987 (some creative differences led the screenwriter to ask to be credited with the pseudonym Joseph Howard after the script went through excessive changes) and the producer asked Rudnick to be the original Addams Family script doctor.
- The boundaries were practically nonexistent. Despite the extremely morbid jokes ("Everyone knows it. When you have a new baby, one of the other children has to die," Wednesday explains), alarmingly elaborate pranks involving guillotines and electric chairs, and, of course, some heavy sexual undertones, Rudnick doesn't recall anything having to be cut from the film to maintain a PG-13 rating. "
- Christopher Lloyd was a huge Fester fan before he was offered the role. "I grew up on Charles Addams' cartoons, particularly The Addams Family and Uncle Fester was always one of my favorites," the now-75-year-old actor told BuzzFeed.
- In fact, Lloyd thought he was going to be fired from the movie. Concerned about how he would manage to embody Fester, Lloyd met with Sonnenfeld to come up with a solution.
Nov 19, 1993 · It's the rare sequel that is better than its original, and yet "Addams Family Values" qualifies. Nothing much seems to have changed; the stars are about the same, the director is still Barry Sonnenfeld, the Addams mansion still towers above a blasted heath, next to a graveyard.
Whenever the topic comes up, The Two Friends always insist that Values is the better film. I'm not sure if they're doing it somewhat ironically or sincerely. I've never heard them engage in an in-depth discussion of either film.
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Sep 29, 2023 · Addams Family Values, the darker and funnier sequel from 1993, is considered superior, with a great subplot and strong performances from the cast. How do the Addams Family movies rank in comparison with each other?
