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— Addams Family Values, 1993 — Bride Of Chucky, 1998
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (1993) dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Addams Family Values (1993) dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
"Boys?" "Homicide."
Values, they meet Amanda and Ellen Buckman, a mother-daughter duo that are the exact opposite of them. When Morticia tells Ellen that Wednesday only has "one thing on her mind", Ellen wrongfully assumes it boys, and Wednesday doesn't hesitate to correct her. Mrs. Buckman tries to hide her discomfort, but Wednesday doesn't care. She knows that she isn't like most girls her age, and that doesn't bother her one bit.
Addams Family Values
"I would kill for her. I would die for her. Either way, what bliss."
"Unhappy, darling? Oh, yes. Yes, completely."
"Cara Mia"
"I wish I had enough time to seek out the dark forces and join the hellish crusade."
"You frightened me. Do it again."
"Our lifeless bodies rotting together for all eternity."
The ‘family values’ in the film's title are a tongue-in-cheek allusion by author Paul Rudnick to a 1992 speech (‘Reflections on Urban America’) by then vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle, in which Quayle blamed the 1992 riots in Los Angeles for a collapse of ‘family values’.
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I'm of the firm belief that the Addams Family are the most loving, caring and connected family that has ever graced the silver screen. They are wildly devoted to each other, show an interest in what the others are doing and spend tons of quality time together. In all honesty, there's quite a bit to be jealous [of] when watching them.
Jonathan Barkan, Bloody Disgusting, 2015
I will shout this from the rooftops until my dying day: Addams Family Values is genuinely one of the best films ever.
It's suitable for all ages but doesn't shy away from more adult jokes ("They had sex." is one of the greatest deliveries of a line I've ever heard), it's hilarious beyond words with a gag (either in dialogue or visual) every 15-20 seconds or more, it's full of fantastic pop cultural references that root it firmly in its time but also make it feel timeless, its humour ranges from the silly to the surreal to the witty to the extremely dark, it's camp as Christmas, and it's EXTREMELY vocally political and unafraid to depict the antagonists as explicitly racist. There are visibly trans characters that aren't the butt of a joke too, incredible for a film made in 1992.
There is absolutely no chance whatsoever it would get made today. Not when Hollywood is more obsessed than ever with churning out identical, soulless "family" movies that are as uncontroversial as possible so they can pander to the worst people in the world.
Finally watched the Addams Family Values recently! and honestly. my main takeaway is
Debbie slays. And Joan Cusack is a QUEEN
Wednesday Addams' Finest Moment.
Addams Family Values
