The Addams Family

United States of America, 1991

Film

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can’t recall any of the details of Fester’s life.

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Credits

director

Barry Sonnenfeld

costume design

Ruth Myers

editor

Dede Allen

Jim Miller

producer

Scott Rudin

production company

Orion Pictures

Paramount Pictures

Scott Rudin Productions

production design

Richard Macdonald

screenplay

Caroline Thompson

Larry Wilson

Duration

01:40:00

Production places
United States of America
Production dates
1991

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-2907

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Fantasy

TMDB-Movie

2907

Collected

32 times

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