Addams Family Movie Secrets Revealed

10. While most people believed Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam Or David Lynch was going to direct the film, Sonnenfield, a cinematographer with no directing experience, landed the stressful job…and got caught up in the 25 weeks of filming. “I lost 13 pounds in the first 10 weeks alone,” he said. Empire. “And the tension was just incredible.”

And three weeks into filming, he fainted on set during a conversation about the budget, explaining, “I was standing behind a chair when I started to feel this huge pressure in my chest, like someone was blowing up a balloon inside me. Before I knew what was happening, I felt dizzy and tried to sit up and—bam!—I had passed out.”

11. This probably doesn’t help him deal with his anxiety? Rubin would playfully change the name on the back of the director’s chair to a new name whenever a reporter was on set, often including directors who had been in talks to direct the film at one point.

12. The title of the sequel, Addams Family Valuesis taken directly from a controversial speech given in 1992 by the then vice-presidential candidate. Dan Quaylewho said the breakdown of “family values” was behind the Los Angeles riots.