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The "Addams" family saga continues with two plot
developments: Gomez (Raul Julia) and Morticia (Anjelica Huston) have a baby, and
somebody's after the family fortune, again. Also with Christopher
Lloyd, Christina Ricci and Joan Cusack. Directed by Barry
Sonnenfeld. [1:34]
SEX/NUDITY 2 - Two kisses: one between Morticia and Gomez and another
between two youngsters. Uncle Fester and his bride are shown on their wedding night,
discussing sex and virginity. There are some sounds of gratification, but nothing actually
happens and there's no nudity, just a little cleavage. A woman licks a hand seductively.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - Much of the violence revolves around the attempted killing
of two characters, one of which is a new born baby: the Addams kids throw the baby from a
rooftop, and then place him in a guillotine; no harm comes to him. Fester is electrocuted
in a bath tub and then blown up, but he keeps on ticking too. A "normal" woman
is also electrocuted, and she dissolves into a pile of dust. Kids torch the scenery of a
play, and tie a girl to a stake, threatening to set her on fire; they then tie two adults
to a rotisserie spit and put it over an open fire. Animals also suffer at the hands of the
Addams children: a cat is buried alive -- we hear it meow -- and an eagle is shot out of
the sky with an arrow. The violence is meant to be funny, and it's mostly non-lethal, but
impressionable youngsters may get ideas about trying some of the stunts at home.
PROFANITY 1 - Two very mild expletives are uttered. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Serial murderers, virginity, death as a laughing matter.
MESSAGE - The strength of a family lies in unity. Being different is
something to be proud of.
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