Addams Family Values (1993)

After the birth of their new baby, Morticia (Anjelica Huston) and Gomez (Raul Julia) hire a new nanny (Joan Cusack). Fester (Christopher Lloyd) falls madly in love with her. What the family doesn't know is that she's the notorious Black Widow, a woman known for marrying rich men then killing them on their honeymoon. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (GET SHORTY), this was the sequel to the highly successful ADDAMS FAMILY (1991). Sadly, it was Raul Julia's final film as he died just a few months after the movie's release. Darker in tone than its more whimsical predecessor, its reviews were good (better than the first installment) but it wasn't as successful at the box office as the first film. I appreciated the film's wicked black humor and the movie offers more of an opportunity for Lloyd and Ricci to take stage and shine. The supporting cast includes Carol Kane, Christine Baranski, Nathan Lane, Peter MacNicol, Dana Ivey, David Krumholtz and Cynthia Nixon.