Raul Julia playing Gomez Adam's will always be the best portrayal. He had a mix of bad assness to the character that could never be duplicated. Rest in peace, Raul Julia.

The first episode of the original sitcom has Wednesday crying because at preschool they read a story about a knight slaying a dragon. "That poor dragon!"

I love how the family still supports Pubert when he becomes "normal". really shows their values.

"the revenge of Pocahontas" is the one power scene to all Natives, Autists, missfits of this so called social hierarchal construction that borders fascism is the the most inspiritional and that is the scene that made Wednesday Addams the godess of us all.

For what it's worth, A Tribe Called Red, an indigenous techno/dubstep band, has a song named Burn Your Village to the Ground, and uses clips from Wednesday's speech in it.

I always assumed it was Thing messing around coming out of Debbie's grave at the end.

I did Debbie's villain monologue for a audition for a local play. I got multiple parts (five in total) and the director said it was one of the best monologue auditions he had ever seen. I still think it's one of the best villain monologues in any film I've ever seen. Joan Cusack's performance is perfectly maniacal and might actually be one of her best roles.

The perfect thanksgiving film.

Debbie was a better villain thanks to Joan Cusack's performance. Wednesday and Pugsly's misadventures at camp were the best part.

There's a post I saw that was along the lines of "If Debbie found it in herself to stop being self-centered, she would have realized that the Addams were her people." Like yeah, Morticia would keep sniping at her because of the whole pastels thing, but why COULDN'T pastel gothic be integrated into their extended family? They probably even would have continued to encourage her to keep trying to kill Fester because that's what the Addams DO.

you know Grandma cursed Debbie to "burst and burn", and she kind of did by the end. So don't mess with Grandma.

I can't speak for all Indigenous People, but myself, and most of the natives I know love the overall message of this film and love Wednesday's speech. Also, Debbie's speech is such a good critique of America. This whole film is a great satire on American Conservativism & Consumerism.

This is the one that deserved an extended cut, since it always felt like a lot of the minor characters they brought back probably originally had more screen time and I think even Debbie's monologue skipped over one of her deceased husbands.

Fester: “I always thought there was someone out there for me…” Gomez: “There’s Thing!” Fester: “Oh- I knooooow..” Also honeymoon night Fester reminds himself “No Handpuppets”. So.. does Fester have a hand puppet collection on the wall for Thing to wear at night? “Hey Thing, wear the Lady Elaine Fairchild tonight!”

I'm surprised you didn't mention the torture scene where Wednesday and Pugsly are locked up for days being hit by Sound of Music, Brady Bunch, and Annie. Only to have Wednesday come out with the most sinister smile.

I always assumed the hand coming out of the grave was Thing, helping Wednesday with her jump scare. 😆

I love it when Wendy and her very dead pan way. Said oh I can't swim. And you saw the other girls air bubbles coming to the surface.

Wednesday as a wall VS Bonesteel as a chair VS Hulk Hogan as a door: the Furniture World Championship MUST be decided!

The addams family, and Allison and Phelan, always deliver.

Not gonna lie, the scene where Wednesday hijacks the Thanksgiving play is cathartic as hell. And this is coming from someone of European descent.

I wonder if they got a note from the higher-ups that they had to include a scene to indicate that they in fact did not brutally murder Mercedes mcnab's character and her parents

I think the reason this feels like a better Addams Family movie is that, well, the family is actually complete now. The first film had Fester being "an impostor", the kids suspecting him and the whole drama with Gomez was about trying to reconnect with him. While from a storytelling perspective that's all good it's still baggage that gets in the way of the family dynamic. Now every member of the family is setup, so they can just be themselves and play better off each other.

i think the reason this movie worked better than the first one is that Fester was allowed to be Fester in this one rather than a conman trying to trick people

I always kinda wanted to see alternate version where she just joins the family lol. Like by all means she would have fit in. No one seemed to care during her speech that she murders. I think the fact Debbie doesn't get caught fits in with the Addams not dying in that in reality she would have been caught and they would have died. The irony she would pick a person to kill who either can't die or hard to kill by normal means.

@19:29 even though that gag was hilarious I feel like it was a studio note that they had to show the girl survived. I still love it

It's a minor detail, yet got to love how Morticia always has dramatic lighting over her eyes, regardless of how bright or dark the actual location. Also, yes, we needed a third Addams Family film with Raul Julia's Gomez on the centre stage!

I'll be the victim. All your life.

🎶 "WHOOP! PHELOUS AND THE MOVIES! THERE IT IS!"

I still remember the mermaid (purple mermaid I will add) Barbie I wanted as a kid. I mean I still got a little mermaid Barbie, but damnit I wanted my purple mermaid Barbie. My parents are fine btw.

This is genuinely my favorite of the Addams Family movies. The summer camp play scene has lived rent free in my head for years. If I saw it was playing on TV and tuned in and saw that scene was already over, I'd always just turn it back off again and refuse to watch it out of spite.

I love that pumpkin sweater! So cute!

One of the greatest thanksgiving movies, I like this a bit better because they have more of the darker Addams Family humour but still have be a family movie. Raul Julia’s Rant in the hospital is still one of my favourite speeches in any movie

I actually made the "Fatality" joke when I watched this back when it came out!

Allison: “Happy Thanksgiving Phelan!” Phelan: “Thanksgiving was last month.”

This is one with the baby right? Yeah I probably saw this one more 😊

Great video. I don't think the hearse driver was in on the scam with Debbie. He just expected to collect a body from the plane and then Debbie points at Fester walking off the plane.

It's an Addams!!!

I never miss out any of your videos! Always so fun and love to hear both your takes Blessings from El Salvador

"MA-LI-BU BAR-BIE!"

The ultimate irony of Debbie is that she would have been a perfect fit into the Addams family had she had the capacity to look beyond her own selfishness.

I very much agree with you guys that it sucks that we never got an Addams Family movie where Raul Julia was Gomez as the central character. IMO, one of the weakest parts of these movies is the fact that they spend a lot of time with Fester when he was never my favourite, but obviously, your mileage may vary.

Loved the community cameo in there. I also didn't know "Monk" was in that movie! I really need to rewatch it. I live in Germany and fun-fact: It was running around Halloween and I caught my husband to be watching it and nostalgia hit me like crazy. I can't even remember when I watched it as a kid, that was too weird. PS: Thank you for reviewing it. You two are the best! 🐕💙

Without the wig Fester would just look like the Kingpin

I love both but this is more my speed and more darkly comic, like Ghostbusters II to the first. Gomez's rant at Nathan Lane and the Wednesday subplot are golden. Bonus points to the Siro cameo. Auuuuuuuughhhhhhhhhh

I agree 100% - those 2 movies are inseparable, they are both great! 💪

Imagine an Addams family song by the Baja Men, "Who Let the Addams Out."

is CAN be a bit weird how you end up associating things with holidays that you might not expect. wanna know what i've made into a New Year's tradition? while i stay up all night waiting for the ball-drop in Times Square and then the first sunrise of the new year, i watch _Strangers on a Train, Treasure Island_ with Wallace Beery, Osamu Tezuka's _Metropolis,_ and both of the _Little Witch Academia_ OVAs. all of those became New Year's rewatches very organically, i just coincidentally decided to watch them during one New Year's, put off watching them again until the next one, and now it's a "requirement" for me to do so :)

13:58 I thought Wednesday & Thing✌️ were pranking Joel Glicker to scare him to death. They got Joel sooo good the audience questions to this day if Joel survived or is still friends with Wednesday🤷🏿

I love Wendy's speech of know we cannot break bread with you.

There it is! I guess that's what a review of Addams Family Values looks like.

I have many fond memories of the first movie but I didn't know they made another until way later in my life. I had the 90s animated series filling that hole.

It is a better movie (due to all the superb Wednesday camp stuff) but I can't belive they did the "Fester is manipulated by an overbearing gold digging woman" plot again.

Long time subber, so glad to see you crushing videos with Lupa(and alone$ still.

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I personally love this movie a hell of a lot better than the first. The Addams got to really be Addams this time! No unusual Uncle Fester being himself near the end of the movie, but full-fledged Fester! Absolutely love this movie and will always rewatch it numerous times❤❤❤

My family and I have been quoting this movie since it released. If I'm describing someone I don't like, I will often throw in a "and he drives...A BUICK!"

Is that your bathing suit? Is that your overbite? I'll be the victim! All your life. 😂

The hand at the end is actually Lady Thing from the original series. Kind of like a last minute Easter egg for fans of the franchise

"Whomp, the Addams Family...there it is"

This is one of those few sequels that is as good as the original.

16:39 I have seen this movie so many times in my life, it's an all time favorite. Why have I never noticed Debbie was one of the serial killer cards they were playing with?!

I love that fester is just inexplicably invincible. Is he meant to be undead or something? Or is the joke just that it goes unexplained?

I actually still kinda remember watching this movie, even though I only ever watched it once and I was still a little kid.

I thought I was the only one to watch the third Addams Family Movie. I guess three people have seen it now.

Raul julia’s second best role behind his M Bison

Yss new video you made my day I cannot wait to see what you do next I hope it has to do with Ghostbusters

My one criticism of this movie (& not even a full criticism, just a nitpick) is that this movie just looks cheaper; it's especially noticeable in the makeup. Angelica Huston, Christina Ricci, & Carel Struycken were all made up to look ghostly & pale, & they are much more flesh-toned here

Christina Ricci is in her forties nowadays but I always think of her as Wednesday.

I think I actually watched The Addams Family Reunion once. rip

14:05 I thought that was revealed to be Thing and Wednesday was pranking her boyfriend

I came running ❤

I saw the musical during its original run for a high school field trip. Genuinely wish I remembered it better because I'm sure Nathan Lane was also a stellar Gomez

What can I say? I love these movies. Best on screen family, imo. And how I miss Raul Julia.

Amazing and I love this movie too.

It's crazy looking at Wednesday's "love interest" in this movie and thinking "That motherfucker was in Oppenheimer".

Relationship goals This is a great movie; I can relate to Uncle Fester sometimes

Yeah I gotta say, the interior shots of the Addams house REALLY looked like a downgrade, especially noticeable if you watched both back to back on cable this October; sad. I mean the mansion was a character in of itself in the first movie.

Happy Thanksgiving🍽🍷🥧🦃

I don't think Debbie came back to life... I was always under the impression that was Thing that Wed set up to scare Joel, her "boyfriend". They were having that whole conversation about Debbie being sloppy.

generic is close, but a bit more on the nose to me is "kids, we have The Addams Groove at home!"

Happy thanksgiving u guys

I remember seeing a trailer for this and there was a scene where Debbie is in bed at the Addams house and all of a sudden this clamp is on her neck and she screams. This never happens in the movie. Did I dream this or was this an alternate scene that happened. This was years ago that I saw it and it still bugs me.

the scene where we watch Fester lose his virginity always kinda creeped me the fck out LOL.

Hey Phelous, were there ever any movies you gave a negative review on in your "Phelan and the movies" series that you ever changed your mind on?

What about the swim scene at camp? The chick almost drowns, and you get to see the 2 girls side by side, toe to toe.

25:01 heres a hand

Like Batman Returns was to Batman, Addams Family was one of my favorite movies at the time and I remember not liking Values anywhere near as much. Rewatching it as an adult, though... it's *so* much funnier and enjoyable. Something about being older, world wearier and more cynical just makes the comedic alchemy of it work all of a sudden, I dunno.

I always thought the hand at the ending was Thing.

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I preferred the first one way more than this one back in the day. The lighter tone felt too "kiddy" to me. It was like the difference between the first two TMNT movies. I was surprised to learn later that it wound up fairly well-received, even alongside the first. I'll have to give it another shot sometime since I haven't seen it since it was new.

The movie was awesome 😎

Whoop! There it is! A fatal thanksgiving

I think that jump scare was Thing.

It is funny in the camp when Wednesday meets with her love interest the first time I would scream too seeing a Michael Jackson poster in a place where I going to be sleeping

Peter Macnol, aka Janosz Poha the loyal servant of the great *VIGO!!!*

Pubert looks like live-action Chiaotzu

They live in New Jersey, they only went to Hawaii on their honeymoon

I really wish the Wednesday and Pugsly plot was the main plot and Fester’s was the subplot. I enjoy the movie but the first one was already about Fester. I would’ve liked to see other family members get the spotlight.

Cool, you can still collect loot from Debbie after she dies.

12:40 what a miss oportunity to put the disaster girl photo meme.