Addams Family Values
an excellent addtion to the Addams Family movies
Addams Family Values is a 1993 American dark comedy film, which is the sequel to the 1991 American film The Addams Family. It was written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Gomez and Morticia Addams welcome a new son; Pubert, into the family. Immediately jealous, Wednesday and Pugsley attempt to murder him several times in a bout of extreme sibling rivalry, but he escapes every time unharmed.
Concerned by this; Gomez and Morticia decide to hire a nanny. The first few applicants are driven away by the older children, but a third applicant; Debbie Jellinski, seems to be made of sterner stuff and she is hired. Unbeknownst to them however; Debbie is a serial killer known as the Black Widow, who marries rich bachelors and murders them on their wedding night, making the deaths appear accidental so she can collect their inheritances. After Fester becomes immediately infatuated with her, Wednesday becomes suspicious and tries to spy on Debbie. Debbie tricks Gomez and Morticia into believing that the kids want to go to summer camp and they are sent to Camp Chippewa; a summer camp for privileged children run by the obnoxious and overzealous Gary and Becky Granger.
Wednesday and Pugsley stand out for their dress and behavior, but one of the campers; Joel Glicker, a neurotic, allergy-ridden nerd with an overbearing mother, becomes interested in Wednesday and she makes quick enemies with the pretentious overachiever, Amanda Buckman, who is the most popular girl at camp
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