FILM · 1993 · USA
Addams Family Values
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25 Interesting Facts About Addams Family Values
Interesting Facts (19)
- #001
Christina Ricci said that the dumbest question she was ever asked came during promotion for this film. She recalled: "When I was 13, a woman asked me if I had gone through puberty yet and if I had my period. And of course, being a little smart-ass, I said, 'No, I'm going through menopause.' But it still bothers me. I was like, 'I'm 13, are you asking me about my period?' Luckily I come from a very sarcastic family, so that's usually how I deal with it."
- #002
The baby's name, Pubert, was the first name Charles Addams proposed (and which was rejected) for Pugsley when the producers of The Addams Family (1964) asked him to name the previously unnamed characters from his cartoons.
- #003
When Morticia gives birth, the hospital bed is shaped like a coffin.
- #004
The scene in which Morticia gives birth was actually shot with Anjelica Huston leaning against a wall rather than lying down. This was done so that her hair and makeup would stay perfectly in place.
- #005
Wednesday and Pugsley's old-fashioned swimsuits are in the Victorian style of the late 1800s to early 1900s. In fact, the Addams family features numerous Victorian references and styles throughout the film. The modest black clothing, the tall house and the decor all date from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. There are very few modern items or objects in the family's home (though we do see Debbie watching television).
- #006
The character Pubert Addams (a boy) was played by twin girls Kaitlyn Hooper and Kristen Hooper.
- #007
In the scene at camp where the children do archery, Joel cannot get his arrow aligned and throws it to the ground. This was not scripted; David Krumholtz got frustrated and threw the arrow, and the director found it funny, so the arrow was kept in.
- #008
The song Lurch plays at Fester's wedding is "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof.
- #009
In The Addams Family (1964), Gomez is a lawyer. In the film, Gomez (portrayed proudly as a businessman with a son on parole) and his family abandon the idea that his "possessed" third-born baby would become a lawyer, on the grounds that he would be too normal for it.
- #010
The filming of the Thanksgiving play took two weeks.
- #011
The idea of the Addams children going to camp can be traced to Charles Addams's single-panel cartoons published in The New Yorker on August 30, 1947. It depicts the children returning home from camp by express delivery in small pet carriers.
- #012
One of the films shown to Wednesday and Pugsley during the brainwashing at camp is the musical Annie (1982), directed by John Huston, the father of Anjelica Huston. That film also features Tim Curry, who played Gomez Addams in Addams Family Reunion (1998).
- #013
The song to which Gomez and Morticia tango on the double date with Fester and Debbie is a version of the original Addams Family (1964) theme composed by Hollywood film and television composer Vic Mizzy. [NOTE: Although it is legally derived from Vic Mizzy's original theme, the tango arrangement more closely resembles classic tango pieces such as "Lips of Fire," and several melodic lines match that melody more directly.].
- #014
The serial killer trading cards that Wednesday and Joel examine are based on Eclipse Enterprise's True Crime Trading Cards, produced in the early 1990s.
- #015
The portrait of Debbie seen as she is carried into the McMansion bears a striking resemblance to the photograph taken to formally mark Diana Spencer's engagement to Prince Charles, down to her green formal dress.
- #016
The pistol Debbie points at Fester is a Magnum Research Desert Eagle.50 caliber AE. In real life, it is one of the largest and most powerful handguns in production.
- #017
When Fester announces his engagement, Morticia says the ring Debbie is wearing is the same one Fester's mother wore when she was buried. Debbie slyly tossing a shovel adds a literal component to her character's "golddigger" status.
- #018
The Addamses' house has a different design from the house in The Addams Family (1991), both inside and out.
- #019
The mention of Debbie killing her second husband with an axe (and Grandmama's nostalgic sigh when she sees the slide) is a reference to the Addams family having many ancestors and past friends who were notorious serial killers, such as Zodiac, the Axeman, Jack the Ripper and others.
Behind the Scenes (2)
- #020
Morticia Addams, who brings more than makeup to the character, is always lit separately from everyone else on screen. Her lighting always consists of a single beam that fades gradually outward across her eyes to enhance her classic look.
- #021
Around 2013 it emerged that Christina Ricci did not enjoy kissing David Krumholtz. During filming she kept complaining that he had peach fuzz on his upper lip.
Characters & Cast (1)
- #022
Marisa Tomei was considered for the role of Debbie Jellinsky.
Easter Eggs & References (3)
- #023
When Wednesday and Joel Glicker first see each other at camp, Pugsley can be seen in the background trying to hang himself.
- #024
The final moment in which Debbie's hand grips Joel's elbow is a reference to Carrie (1976), in which Carrie's hand shoots out to grab Sue's elbow while visiting her grave.
- #025
Fester once again lights a bulb, a nod to Jackie Coogan's original portrayal of the character.
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