Halloween with the New Addams Family 1977
Halloween with the New Addams Family
The original TV Addams Family members prepare for Halloween.
The original TV Addams Family members prepare for Halloween.
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All 1 Videos & 4 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Gomez Addams
... Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump
... Uncle Fester
... Pancho Addams
... Grandmama Addams
... Mother Frump
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See All 1 Reviews12 Jun 2023 by Wuchak
**_Stick with the original B&W TV series or the two early 90’s movies_** Eleven years after the previous televised adventures of the Addams Family, Gomez’ brother, Pancho (Henry Darrow), visits just in time for a Halloween celebration. He’s still interested in Morticia (Carolyn Jones), which stirs the jealousy of Gomez (John Astin). Meanwhile some burglars (Vito Scotti, et al.) are interested in getting their hands on the family fortune. The cast also includes Ted Cassidy (Lurch), Jackie Coogan (Uncle Fester) and Felix Silla (Cousin Itt), amongst others. “Halloween with the New Addams Family” (1977) was considered a pilot for a revival series, which wasn’t picked up and wisely so. While I always prefer color over B&W, this is the exception because the color mixed with videotape, as opposed to film, give the proceedings a seriously amateur quality. It’s so bad you’ll be tempted to tune out in 5-10 minutes. Also, the Addams’ house set is long gone and the real-life mansion used (cited below) just isn’t very effective by comparison. Then there are curious additions that don’t work, like Gomez’s brother who’s basically a replica of Gomez. It’s the same with Wednesday Jr. and Pugsley Jr., who add nothing to the proceedings. So why are they there? Lastly, the corny gags that were amusing in the mid-60s are now hackneyed and unfunny, like the spy (Vito Scotti) being scared by every little odd thing in the Addams’ creepy manor. Thankfully, Carolyn still looks great and Lisa Loring as Wednesday Sr. is a highlight on the feminine front, being 18 during shooting. There are some entertaining bits, but this is strictly for die-hard fans of the 60’s show interested in a low-rent reunion over a decade later. The flick runs 1 hour, 14 minutes, and was shot at Higgins-Verbeck-Hirsch Mansion, Los Angeles. GRADE: C-
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Release Date:
Oct 30, 1977 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 14`
MMPA Rating:
G
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Halloween with the New Addams Family
**_Stick with the original B&W TV series or the two early 90’s movies_** Eleven years after the previous televised adventures of the Addams Family, Gomez’ brother, Pancho (Henry Darrow), visits just in time for a Halloween celebration. He’s still interested in Morticia (Carolyn Jones), which stirs the jealousy of Gomez (John Astin). Meanwhile some burglars (Vito Scotti, et al.) are interested in getting their hands on the family fortune. The cast also includes Ted Cassidy (Lurch), Jackie Coogan (Uncle Fester) and Felix Silla (Cousin Itt), amongst others. “Halloween with the New Addams Family” (1977) was considered a pilot for a revival series, which wasn’t picked up and wisely so. While I always prefer color over B&W, this is the exception because the color mixed with videotape, as opposed to film, give the proceedings a seriously amateur quality. It’s so bad you’ll be tempted to tune out in 5-10 minutes. Also, the Addams’ house set is long gone and the real-life mansion used (cited below) just isn’t very effective by comparison. Then there are curious additions that don’t work, like Gomez’s brother who’s basically a replica of Gomez. It’s the same with Wednesday Jr. and Pugsley Jr., who add nothing to the proceedings. So why are they there? Lastly, the corny gags that were amusing in the mid-60s are now hackneyed and unfunny, like the spy (Vito Scotti) being scared by every little odd thing in the Addams’ creepy manor. Thankfully, Carolyn still looks great and Lisa Loring as Wednesday Sr. is a highlight on the feminine front, being 18 during shooting. There are some entertaining bits, but this is strictly for die-hard fans of the 60’s show interested in a low-rent reunion over a decade later. The flick runs 1 hour, 14 minutes, and was shot at Higgins-Verbeck-Hirsch Mansion, Los Angeles. GRADE: C-
Cast & Crew of
Halloween with the New Addams Family
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Gomez Addams
... Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump
... Uncle Fester
... Pancho Addams
... Grandmama Addams
... Mother Frump
... Lurch
... Wednesday Addams Sr
... Pugsley Addams Sr/Dr. Addams
... Bones Lafferty/John Quincy Addams/Boss Crook
... Mikey/Mr. Grimm
... Louie The Lard/Little Bo Peep
DS
Dean Sothern... Fake Gomez
TM
Terry Miller... Fake Morticia
... Cousin Itt
... Wednesday Addams Jr
KM
Ken Marquis... Pugsley Addams Jr
DBJ
David B. Johns... Hercules
... Atlas
... First Cop
Produced By
CWF
Charles W. Fries... Executive Producer
LS
Linda Sohy... Production Manager
WPO
William P. Owens... Production Manager