Addams Family Reunion (Amotz Plessner)

It's the summer of 2001. I run across a movie on what was once called Fox Family (good times...). It's called Addams Family Reunion. Sounds worth a watch, right? Yeah, not really. It's a direct-to-tape mixture of painful sitcom writing (See, the Addamses are invited to a family reunion...for the normal Adamses - one 'd'. Let the madcap wackiness begin!), cheap CGI effects and some talented performers (Tim Curry, Daryl Hannah, Ed Begley Jr., Ray Walston, Kevin McCarthy, Estelle Harris, Clint Howard).

Unlike every other aspect of this misbegotten affair, the music by Amotz Plessner can stand shoulder to shoulder with Marc Shaiman's amazing work on the two theatrical films.

Addams Family Reunion
composed & conducted
by
Amotz Plessner

1. Mailman Chase/Special Delivery 4:43
2. Fester's Creation/Addams Family Tree 4:33
3. The Grandparents Arrive 2:14
4. Dinnertime! 1:06
5. Dreams of Old Age 1:36
6. Meddling Montage 0:47
7. Dance Macabre 0:45
8. Good News 1:00
9. Preparing to Leave 1:36
10. Mailing Mix-ups 1:24
11. Primrose Resort 0:21
12. Touring the Resort 1:47
13. Pugsley's in Love 0:25
14. Of Adams and Addams 3:03
15. Meeting the Kids 0:23
16. Hair Patrol 0:38
17. Wednesday's Croquet 0:18
18. Houseguests 1:40
19. Schemers 0:57
20. "The Will!" 0:08
21. The Victor 0:27
22. Gomez the Marksman 0:51
23. Showdown 1:23
24. Lurch to the Rescue 1:05
25. Dad's New Do 0:12
26. Grandma's Hospitality 0:54
27. The Contest 1:13
28. The Tennis Match 2:42
29. Blue in the Face 1:17
30. In for a Shock 0:42
31. Couples 0:52
32. Lurch's Romance 0:29
33. Goin' on a Dig 0:19
34. Night Search 0:45
35. Butcher's Loose 0:29
36. Trying to Escape 1:24
37. Running and Hiding 1:41
38. Gomez vs. Dr. Phillip 2:33
39. On the Run/Under Arrest 2:19
40. Lurch Sleepwalks/Thing Caught 0:27
41. Behind Bars 1:09
42. The Pound/Shock Therapy 1:28
43. Seeking Justice 1:04
44. Free to Go 0:06
45. Racing to the Rescue 0:28
46. Saving Lurch 0:39
47. Butcher Attacks 0:28
48. Playing Outside/Dr. Phillip's Treatment/Together Again/Drivin' Fools 3:33
49. Home Again 0:51
50. Power Outage/Fireworks 1:23
51. Finale 0:45

This was one of several direct-to-video movies produced by Haim Saban. The library of Saban products is now owned by Disney. I get the feeling that it could be many, many years before people even give scores like this a second thought. With music as good as this, I think it'll be worth the wait.