The 1998 film is a direct-to-video production directed by Dave Payne. Intended as a pilot for a new television series ( The New Addams Family ), it features a significant cast change from the previous theatrical films. Plot Overview

: While Gomez and Morticia try to find a cure among the non-macabre Adams family, they encounter Dr. Philip Adams, who is plotting to poison his father for an inheritance. Subplots :

: Hunt for a mutated Chihuahua that eats human hair. Lurch : Finds himself unexpectedly falling in love.