The Addams Family (1991)

When his long lost brother Fester (Christopher Lloyd) reappears after 25 years, Gomez Addams (Raul Julia) is overjoyed at first. But it isn't long before he suspects that Fester is, in fact, a fraud and not really his brother. Based on the single panel cartoons of Charles Addams, most of which appeared in the New Yorker magazine and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (MEN IN BLACK). Although it's perfectly in the spirit of the Addams cartoons, the film is more of an extended film version of the 1964 TV series also based on the Addams source material. There's really not much to it but what's been given us is morbidly amusing in generous spurts and some moments are truly hilarious such as the Shakespeare duel by Wednesday (perfectly embodied by Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman) at a school play. As Morticia Addams, Anjelica Huston is inspired casting, right out of the panels of Addams' cartoon! Popular enough that a sequel ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES came along two years later. With Elizabeth Wilson, Dan Hedaya, Dana Ivey and Carel Struycken.