"The Addams Family" quotes

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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.

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writer: Charles Addams, Caroline Thompson, Larry Wilson
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, fantasy
Year: 1991
MetaScore: 57/100
ImdbRating: 6.9
BoxOffice: $113,502,426
Released: 22 Nov 1991
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 23 nominations total

143 Clips

Mother Mother Mother Who is that - The Addams Family 00:58 Mother Mother Mother Who is that Don't stare Just get me out - The Addams Family 00:04 Don't stare Just get me out After lunch we'll try again - The Addams Family 00:22 After lunch we'll try again So hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey - The Addams Family 00:06 So hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey But I didn't hate my mother it was an accident - The Addams Family 00:05 But I didn't hate my mother it was an accident And here I thought Fester was the problem - The Addams Family 00:24 And here I thought Fester was the problem But then you are feeling the little black monster - The Addams Family 00:09 But then you are feeling the little black monster They're not your family - The Addams Family 00:13 They're not your family It was just a party - The Addams Family 00:13 It was just a party I'm blinded by such beauty - The Addams Family 00:05 I'm blinded by such beauty Have you tried hard enough - The Addams Family 00:09 Have you tried hard enough Keep the book closed - The Addams Family 00:26 Keep the book closed How can I compete - The Addams Family 00:07 How can I compete Because we're Addamses - The Addams Family 00:07 Because we're Addamses Dead Man's Curve - The Addams Family 00:03 Dead Man's Curve Children we're starting - The Addams Family 00:07 Children we're starting Just what we've been searching for - The Addams Family 00:08 Just what we've been searching for Why don't you speak to Fester - The Addams Family 00:12 Why don't you speak to Fester Knock it off - The Addams Family 00:03 Knock it off I'm Fauna I'm Flora - The Addams Family 00:09 I'm Fauna I'm Flora It's a promise - The Addams Family 00:04 It's a promise Good show old man - The Addams Family 00:04 Good show old man Trick or - The Addams Family 00:04 Trick or Cara mia - The Addams Family 00:07 Cara mia Cara Mia - The Addams Family 00:07 Cara Mia What is this Mama's sp cialit de la maison - The Addams Family 00:13 What is this Mama's sp cialit de la maison You bewitched me - The Addams Family 00:07 You bewitched me It's terrible when you stutter - The Addams Family 00:35 It's terrible when you stutter Look children a new chapter - The Addams Family 00:07 Look children a new chapter Show time - The Addams Family 00:04 Show time Smell that air - The Addams Family 00:09 Smell that air It's so sweet He looks just like a little entr e - The Addams Family 00:06 It's so sweet He looks just like a little entr e Head for the dung heap - The Addams Family 00:32 Head for the dung heap Two ten eleven Eyes fingers toes - The Addams Family 00:05 Two ten eleven Eyes fingers toes Cara mia is it true - The Addams Family 00:09 Cara mia is it true I don't understand this - The Addams Family 00:15 I don't understand this Dinner's gonna be late - The Addams Family 00:08 Dinner's gonna be late Everyone keeps asking where he bought his costume - The Addams Family 00:07 Everyone keeps asking where he bought his costume You are doing this on purpose - The Addams Family 00:07 You are doing this on purpose You've done this before - The Addams Family 00:04 You've done this before You're a handful - The Addams Family 00:04 You're a handful For 25 years we've attempted to contact Fester in the great beyond - The Addams Family 00:37 For 25 years we've attempted to contact Fester in the great... Great Aunt Lavinia - The Addams Family 00:07 Great Aunt Lavinia Is it unpleasant - The Addams Family 00:06 Is it unpleasant Don't be a baby - The Addams Family 00:23 Don't be a baby But I didn't hate my mother - The Addams Family 00:10 But I didn't hate my mother It has to warm up - The Addams Family 00:09 It has to warm up Sorry about the window - The Addams Family 00:07 Sorry about the window They say a man who represents himself has a fool for a client - The Addams Family 00:11 They say a man who represents himself has a fool for a... You are too precious for words - The Addams Family 00:10 You are too precious for words Leather straps - The Addams Family 00:07 Leather straps Haven't you ever slaughtered anyone - The Addams Family 00:11 Haven't you ever slaughtered anyone It's for charity - The Addams Family 00:11 It's for charity Remember that fateful night - The Addams Family 00:19 Remember that fateful night If I must strike you dead - The Addams Family 01:04 If I must strike you dead Let's take a call - The Addams Family 00:17 Let's take a call Margaret - The Addams Family 00:24 Margaret In the way - The Addams Family 00:49 In the way It was donated by Morticia and Gomez - The Addams Family 00:55 It was donated by Morticia and Gomez Nobody gets out of the Bermuda Triangle - The Addams Family 00:19 Nobody gets out of the Bermuda Triangle Where's your costume - The Addams Family 00:10 Where's your costume We danced the Mamushka while Nero fiddled - The Addams Family 00:20 We danced the Mamushka while Nero fiddled May I have the salt - The Addams Family 00:07 May I have the salt Uncle Niknak's summer wardrobe - The Addams Family 00:09 Uncle Niknak's summer wardrobe To live without you - The Addams Family 00:09 To live without you What are you doing - The Addams Family 00:15 What are you doing It was an evening much like this - The Addams Family 00:26 It was an evening much like this Are they dead - The Addams Family 00:05 Are they dead Have you spoken to her parents - The Addams Family 00:30 Have you spoken to her parents Don't torture yourself - The Addams Family 00:05 Don't torture yourself How long has it been since we've waltzed - The Addams Family 00:09 How long has it been since we've waltzed Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc - The Addams Family 00:14 Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc I would kill for her - The Addams Family 00:05 I would kill for her Sit in the chair - The Addams Family 00:17 Sit in the chair I'm a homicidal maniac - The Addams Family 00:07 I'm a homicidal maniac Is this made from real lemons - The Addams Family 00:25 Is this made from real lemons Displacement How bizarre - The Addams Family 00:24 Displacement How bizarre But then you are feeling the little black monster - The Addams Family 00:09 But then you are feeling the little black monster They're not your family Gordon I am - The Addams Family 00:13 They're not your family Gordon I am Flora Fauna how can I compete - The Addams Family 00:07 Flora Fauna how can I compete It was just a party It's over - The Addams Family 00:13 It was just a party It's over I am blinded by such beauty - The Addams Family 00:05 I am blinded by such beauty Have you Have you tried hard enough - The Addams Family 00:09 Have you Have you tried hard enough Because we like it Because we're Addamses - The Addams Family 00:07 Because we like it Because we're Addamses Dead man's curve - The Addams Family 00:03 Dead man's curve There it is Just what we've been searching for - The Addams Family 00:08 There it is Just what we've been searching for Why don't you speak to Fester darling He's right outside the door - The Addams Family 00:12 Why don't you speak to Fester darling He's right outside the... Does he really have to go Yes he does - The Addams Family 00:23 Does he really have to go Yes he does Mrs Addams can I see you for a moment - The Addams Family 00:10 Mrs Addams can I see you for a moment Who recalls the fable of The Tortoise and the Hare - The Addams Family 00:37 Who recalls the fable of The Tortoise and the Hare You bewitched me - The Addams Family 00:07 You bewitched me Morticia - The Addams Family 00:35 Morticia Keep the book closed Gordon Listen to Mother - The Addams Family 00:26 Keep the book closed Gordon Listen to Mother Gordon I don't understand this Let me get this clear - The Addams Family 00:18 Gordon I don't understand this Let me get this clear Gordon I don't understand this Let me get this clear - The Addams Family 00:15 Gordon I don't understand this Let me get this clear Smell that air Fester - The Addams Family 00:09 Smell that air Fester And miss Gilligan Dinner's gonna be late - The Addams Family 00:08 And miss Gilligan Dinner's gonna be late Everyone keeps asking where he bought his costume - The Addams Family 00:07 Everyone keeps asking where he bought his costume Fan out Pugsley head for the dung heap - The Addams Family 00:32 Fan out Pugsley head for the dung heap Children look Great Aunt Lavinia - The Addams Family 00:07 Children look Great Aunt Lavinia You've done this before - The Addams Family 00:04 You've done this before Don't be a baby I know what I'm doing - The Addams Family 00:05 Don't be a baby I know what I'm doing Love hate Hate love - The Addams Family 00:10 Love hate Hate love Thing you're a handful - The Addams Family 00:04 Thing you're a handful Nothing - The Addams Family 00:08 Nothing You are too precious for words - The Addams Family 00:10 You are too precious for words It has to warm up - The Addams Family 00:09 It has to warm up Haven't you ever slaughtered anyone - The Addams Family 00:11 Haven't you ever slaughtered anyone You are doing this on purpose That's right Mother Isn't this fun - The Addams Family 00:07 You are doing this on purpose That's right Mother Isn't this... Leather straps Red hot pokers - The Addams Family 00:07 Leather straps Red hot pokers Damn you Addams - The Addams Family 00:15 Damn you Addams They say a man who represents himself has a fool for a client - The Addams Family 00:11 They say a man who represents himself has a fool for a... This is all so humiliating - The Addams Family 00:07 This is all so humiliating Let's keep it - The Addams Family 00:11 Let's keep it Remember that fateful night - The Addams Family 00:19 Remember that fateful night How all occasions do inform against me - The Addams Family 00:35 How all occasions do inform against me So you claim that your son was brainwashed - The Addams Family 00:17 So you claim that your son was brainwashed What are you darling Where's your costume - The Addams Family 00:10 What are you darling Where's your costume This magnificent piece - The Addams Family 00:37 This magnificent piece Nobody gets out of the Bermuda Triangle - The Addams Family 00:19 Nobody gets out of the Bermuda Triangle In the way - The Addams Family 00:26 In the way We danced the mamushka while Nero fiddled - The Addams Family 00:20 We danced the mamushka while Nero fiddled Uncle Niknak's winter wardrobe - The Addams Family 00:18 Uncle Niknak's winter wardrobe May I have the salt - The Addams Family 00:07 May I have the salt To live without you only that would be torture - The Addams Family 00:09 To live without you only that would be torture Children what are you doing I'm going to electrocute him - The Addams Family 00:15 Children what are you doing I'm going to electrocute him When we first met it was an evening much like this - The Addams Family 00:26 When we first met it was an evening much like this Have you spoken to her parents - The Addams Family 00:30 Have you spoken to her parents Don't torture yourself Gomez - The Addams Family 00:08 Don't torture yourself Gomez Tish how long has it been since we've waltzed - The Addams Family 00:09 Tish how long has it been since we've waltzed And our credo Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc - The Addams Family 00:14 And our credo Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc I would die for her - The Addams Family 00:10 I would die for her Pugsley sit in the chair - The Addams Family 00:17 Pugsley sit in the chair This is my costume I'm a homicidal maniac - The Addams Family 00:07 This is my costume I'm a homicidal maniac Is this made from real lemons Yes - The Addams Family 00:25 Is this made from real lemons Yes He looks just like a little entr e - The Addams Family 00:14 He looks just like a little entr e AND the password - The Addams Family 01:26 AND the password About the s ance tonight - The Addams Family 00:36 About the s ance tonight Why don't we go for a drive - The Addams Family 00:20 Why don't we go for a drive Who put this in here - The Addams Family 00:15 Who put this in here This is all so humiliating - The Addams Family 00:20 This is all so humiliating Put down that antenna - The Addams Family 00:11 Put down that antenna Mama's sp cialit de la maison - The Addams Family 00:17 Mama's sp cialit de la maison

Cast

Morticia Addams - Anjelica Huston
Gomez Addams - Raul Julia
Uncle Fester Addams - Christopher Lloyd
Tully Alford - Dan Hedaya
Abigail Craven - Elizabeth Wilson
Granny - Judith Malina
Lurch - Carel Struycken
Margaret Alford - Dana Ivey
Judge Womack - Paul Benedict
Wednesday Addams - Christina Ricci
Pugsley Addams - Jimmy Workman
Thing - Christopher Hart
Cousin It - John Franklin
Digit Addams - Tony Azito
Dexter Addams - Douglas Brian Martin
Donald Addams - Steven M. Martin
Cousin Ophelia Addams - Allegra Kent
Slosh Addams - Richard Korthaze
Lumpy Addams - Ryan Holihan
Flora Amor - Maureen Sue Levin
Fauna Amor - Darlene Levin
Employment Agent - Kate McGregor-Stewart
Susan Firkins - Lela Ivey
Little Tully (as Whitby Hertford) - Whit Hertford
Lois Addams - Patty Maloney
Swedish Blonde - Victoria Hall
Pre-Teen Gomez - Jimmy Ross
Pre-Teen Fester - Ryan Anderson
Teenage Gomez - Daniel Pikus
Teenage Fester - Michael Hittesdorf
Teenage Flora - Lauren Walker
Teenage Fauna - Valeri Walker
Girl Scout - Mercedes McNab
Long Arm Addams - Joe Zimmerman
Fingers Addams - Steve Welles
One-Armed Bass Player - Eugene Jackson
Snake Charmer - Richard Tanner
Conductor - Marc Shaiman
Juggler - Jonathan Wee
Juggler - Owen Morse
Self - Sally Jessy Raphael
Caroler - Diane Burt
Gate (voice) - S. Scott Bullock
Office Worker - Bruce Holman
Passenger on Gomez's train - Barry Sonnenfeld
Elf - Benny Wills