Vintage original 1991 video store movie poster of the dark comedy film adaptation of the beloved TV series, "The Addams Family." Displays Paramount logo amidst spider web motifs. This promotional one-sheet is approx 41.5h x 27w, advertising the video release with the "Coming In June" perforation date tear-off section still intact.
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, this film had a cast of creepy, kooky characters including a young Christina Ricci in a terrific Wednesday iteration, a less-young Anjelica Huston as Morticia, and the ever-goofy Christopher Lloyd as a perfect Uncle Fester.
Outstanding film art is a horror fan's nightmare in black and white and muted colors on a white background. This fantastic promo features the entire kooky clan.
Single-sided poster has been in rolled storage from a family-owned video store in southern Maryland since the store closed up shop in the mid-2000s. Originally rolled, not folded. In good used vintage condition, there is no sign of it being actually displayed. No thumbtack holes or tape, corners are present but a couple have creasing/wrinkling/edgewear as pictured. Minor scuffs and scratches from reasonable wear and aging, as well as a ripple effect mostly on the back, from being frozen in perhaps a slightly flattened roll for decades. All of this adds to the authenticity and does not affect displayability, as a frame would make these boo-boos irrelevant. Plus, a little rough around the edges is how the Addams Family likes things.
From Horror Press: "...the production design is exquisite. The Addams Family lives in a gothic funhouse that is stuffed with detail yet not too fussily over-designed. This is another way that the movie successfully elicits the feeling of a comic strip come to life. Its imagery is clean and clear, but packed with wonder. From the rotating bookcase doorway to the dizzying labyrinth of the family cemetery, it’s any imaginative child’s dream haunted house. The stylized costumes and lighting also go a long way toward draping the whole movie in the perfect Halloween-y atmosphere..."
The appealing central image and highly desirable Halloween subject make this authentic piece a gem. NOT a reproduction! Accept no substitutes, replicas, or repros! This is the real deal from a real video store in the height of the video rental era. Gorgeous poster on high quality poster paper for this rare vintage item. Ideal for framing. Ships rolled.
Worthy of any comedy-horror film fan's poster collection, Halloween decor, or home theater on a dark and stormy night. Get your popcorn and your black roses, and prepare to feel altogether ooky if you dare miss out on this two-snaps-up poster!