The Addams Family

"Weird Is Relative"

Nov 22 1991 PG-13 1h 39m
Comedy, Fantasy

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.

Plot

The Addams Family steps out of Charles Addams' cartoons. They live with all of the trappings of the macabre (including a detached hand for a servant) and are quite wealthy. Added to this mix is a crooked accountant and his loan shark and a plot to slip the shark's son into the family as their long-lost Uncle Fester. Can the false Fester find his way into the vault before he is discovered?

Written by

Charles Addams, Caroline Thompson, Larry Wilson

Directed by

Barry Sonnenfeld

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Orion Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 23 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
189,886
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
57
Popularity
NA