What is The Addams Family (1991 movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''The Addams Family''''' (1991) is an American [[movie]] based on the cartoon by [[Charles Addams]] and the TV series by David Levy. It was the first movie directed by [[Barry Sonnenfeld]]. A [[Addams Family Values|sequel]] was released in 1993. == Plot == Gomez Addams ([[Raul Julia]]) misses his brother Fester ([[Christopher Lloyd]]), who left 25 years earlier after they had a big fight. Gomez's lawyer, Tully Alford ([[Dan Hedaya]]), owes money to Abigail Craven ([[Elizabeth Wilson]]), and notices that her adopted son, Gordon looks like Fester. Tully tells Gordon to pretend to be Fester to get close to the Addams family and find their riches. Tully and his wife, Margaret ([[Dana Ivey]]), join Grandmama to try to talk to Fester's ghost. Gordon arrives, pretending to be Fester, and Abigail tells the family Fester has been in the Bermuda Triangle. Gomez takes him to the family vault to watch home movies from their childhood. Gordon learns that Gomez was jealous of Fester, and he dated the Amor twins to get even with Fester. Gomez starts to think that this is not the real Fester. Gordon tries to return to the vault, but can't get past a booby trap. Gomez's wife, Morticia ([[Anjelica Huston]]), threatens the fake Fester, saying how much the Addamses love family, and don't trust outsiders. Gordon grows closer to the Addams family, particularly the children Wednesday ([[Christina Ricci]]) and Pugsley ([[Jimmy Workman]]), and he teaches them about swords for a school play. Fake Fester goes to the play, even though Abigail told him not to do so. After the play, Abigail says fake Fester must go away again, so the Addamses throw a large party. Wednesday hears Abigail and Gordon talking about plans to break into the vault. Tully learns that Fester, as the biggest brother, owns all of the Addams property. The Addamses' neighbor, Judge George Womack ([[Paul Benedict]]), helps the bad guys kick the Addamses out of their house. Abigail, Gordon and Tully try and fail many times to get past the booby trap b