Halloween with the New Addams Family

Original cast reunited in comedy special!

1977 • 74 min • Comedy · Horror · TV Movie

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Synopsis

The original TV Addams Family members prepare for Halloween.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

46 reviews

0 Reviewers · 1 · 54%
58 Audience · 45 · 46%

The kooky and spooky Addams Family gears up for a hilariously unusual Halloween celebration. Uncle Fester tries to contact spirits, while Gomez and Morticia prepare for a ghoulish evening. It's a warm, funny, and slightly macabre look at this eccentric family.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Very mild spooky imagery
Some old-fashioned humor

What it models well

Embracing individuality
Family unity
Finding joy in the unusual

Talk about it after

What makes the Addams Family different?
Is being "weird" a bad thing?
How do different families celebrate holidays?

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Top billed cast

Director: Dennis Steinmetz • Crew: George Tibbles

Trailers & clips

Halloween With The New Addams Family Intro (1977 TV Movie)

Reviewer notes

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers
**_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.…
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