ComedyHorrorTV Movie

Halloween with the New Addams Family

- Original cast reunited in comedy special!

The original TV Addams Family members prepare for Halloween.

Release Date : 1977-10-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Charles Fries Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Halloween with the New Addams FamilyHalloween with the Addams Family

Cast

Character Name : Gomez Addams

Original Name : John Astin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump

Original Name : Carolyn Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : Uncle Fester

Original Name : Jackie Coogan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pancho Addams

Original Name : Henry Darrow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandmama Addams

Original Name : Jane Rose

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mother Frump

Original Name : Elvia Allman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lurch

Original Name : Ted Cassidy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wednesday Addams Sr

Original Name : Lisa Loring

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pugsley Addams Sr/Dr. Addams

Original Name : Ken Weatherwax

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bones Lafferty/John Quincy Addams/Boss Crook

Original Name : Parley Baer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mikey/Mr. Grimm

Original Name : Vito Scotti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Louie The Lard/Little Bo Peep

Original Name : Patrick Campbell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fake Gomez

Original Name : Dean Sothern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fake Morticia

Original Name : Terry Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cousin Itt

Original Name : Felix Silla

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wednesday Addams Jr

Original Name : Jennifer Surprenant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pugsley Addams Jr

Original Name : Ken Marquis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hercules

Original Name : David B. Johns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Atlas

Original Name : Clinton Beyerle

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Cop

Original Name : George Ranito Jordan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Countess Dracula

Original Name : Suzanne Krarna

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witch Kid in Party Scene

Original Name : Alice Fries

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-06-12

**_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-