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'''''Addams Family Values''''' is a 1993 American comedy film, the [[sequel]] to ''[[The Addams Family (1991 film)|The Addams Family]]'' (1991). It was written by Paul Rudnick and directed by [[Barry Sonnenfeld]], and features many cast members from the original, including [[Raul Julia]], [[Anjelica Huston]], [[Christopher Lloyd]], [[Christina Ricci]], [[Carel Struycken]], [[Jimmy Workman]] and [[Christopher Hart]]. [[Joan Cusack]] plays a serial killer who marries Uncle Fester (Lloyd) intending to murder him for his inheritance, while early-teens Wednesday (Ricci) and Pugsley (Workman) are sent to summer camp. Included in the soundtrack is the song "[[Supernatural Thing]]", which was a chart success for [[Ben E. King]].
 
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The film was well received by critics, in contrast to its predecessor's mixed critical reception. However, unlike the first movie, it did only average business by earning just $48.9 million against a $47 million budget.
 
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