Wednesday (1997)
Based on the Netflix show.
Director: Barry Sonnenfield
Cast
Wednesday Addams: Christina Ricci
Larissa Weems: Sigourney Weaver
Tyler Galpin: Heath Ledger
Enid Sinclair: Kirsten Dunst
Marilyn Thornhill: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Donovan Galpin: Fred Ward
Xavier Thorpe: Nick Stahl
Eugene Otinger: Shaun Weiss
Bianca Barclay: Meagan Good
Ajax Petropolus: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Morticia Addams: Anjelica Huston
WEDNESDAY (1998)
Director : Kevin Williamson
The Cast
Wednesday Addams : Anna Paquin
Enid Sinclair : Kirsten Dunst
Tyler Galpin : Ryan Phillipe
Xavier Trope : Brad Renfro
Bianca Barclay : Gabrielle Union
Rowan Laslow : Nick Stahl
Ajax Petropolus : Matthew Lawrence
Eugene Ottinger : Joseph Gordon Levitt
Lucas Walker :Sean Patrick Thomas
Marilyn Thornhill : Jennifer Jason Leigh
Larissa Weems : Emma Thompson
Donovan Galpin : Ed Harris
Dr. Valerie Kinbott : Meg Ryan
Morticia Addams : Lena Olin
Gomez Addams : Hector Elizando
Uncle Fester : Cheech Marin
Mayor Walker : Danny Glover
WEDNESDAY SEASON 2 (1999)
Sequel Time, fellow outcasts!
A couple of you guys made a go of 'Wednesday' in the late 90's, posting back when Season 1 was new. Luigi, you built the cast around
Christina Ricci, which is what I would have done, but of course that runs into the conundrum with Gomez; the death of Raul Julia left the gang without their iconic patriarch (presumably why they only made two movies with that cast). Frodo sidestepped that with Plan B, which was to recast everyone, with
Anna Paquin as Wednesday. Either approach works, and the point is to have fun. And besides, you both landed on
Kirsten Dunst as Enid, who was also my pick, yay! So this'll be a continuation of either version.
First is the matter of
Pugsley, stepping up to series regular. (Neither of you guys listed him, as his role in Season 1 is quite small.) Obviously if Ricci returns, then
Jimmy Workman would as well. Otherwise...well that one gave me some trouble. Searching high and low across the late 90's, no young actor quite had the right Pugsley vibe for me. The best I could do was
Aaron Schwartz (who was 18 at this time). True, he had stepped away from acting by '98, but he came back later as an adult, so close enough.
And the rest:
Principal Barry Dort: Jerry Lewis
Agnes DeMille: Larisa Oleynik
Slurp/Isaac: Doug Jones
Isadora Capri: Mia Farrow
Dr. Rachael Fairburn: Pam Grier
Sheriff Santiago: Octavia Spencer
Grandmama Hester Frump: Janet Leigh
Francoise Galpin: Jessica Harper
Bruno Yusson: James Duval
Judi Stonehearst: Veronica Cartwright
Professor Orloff: Christopher Lee
and Rosaline Rotwood: Madonna
