Sorry Cher
Although Cher desperately wanted to play the role of Morticia for The Addams Family films, producer Scott Rudin had his eye on Anjelica Huston already. Instead of studying the original Morticia from The Addams Family show, Huston looked to Grey Gardens for inspiration. That 1975 documentary was about the cousin and aunt of Jacqueline Kennedy who lived in a dilapidated mansion.
Sorry Cher
10 Year Old Ricci Led The Rebellion
During The Addams Family film, the actors were very worried about how the Fester plot-line would play out due to its ambiguity in the script. According to the original script, it was unknown whether the man suffering memory loss was really Uncle Fester. Thus, the cast chose Christina Ricci, who was just 10 years old, to speak with Rudin and director Barry Sonnenfeld just two weeks before filming. They had her plea with them that Uncle Fester would not be an impostor. When recalling the sort of actor rebellion, Sonnenfeld remembered out of the whole cast only actor Christopher Lloyd didn’t care even though he played Fester!
10 Year Old Ricci Led The Rebellion
