THE comedyone of the oldest genres of cinema, it consecrated actors and actresses who left their mark on Hollywood with great successes. Today, these classics of the 90swhich continue to be a guaranteed success, are available to everyone through Netflix, the pioneer platform in the world of streaming.
The 90s comedies that continue to be successful: The Addams Family
The horror-comedy genre has gained traction over the years, especially with the arrival of “The Addams Family” to the cinemas of 1991. This 100-minute film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld was inspired by the comics created by Charles Addams in 1938. Furthermore, the peculiarity of the costumes and make-up earned it a nomination for the Oscar Awards in the “Best Costumes” category.
The actors and actresses who were part of the family reunion were Anjelica Huston (Morticia Addams), Christopher Lloyd (Foul/Lucas Addams), Christina Ricci (Wednesday/Merlina Addams), Jimmy Workman (Pericles Addams), Raúl Juliá (Homer Addams ), Judith Malina (Grandma Addams) and Carel Struycken (Largo).
“The delusional, gothic lifestyle of the peculiar Addams family is dangerously threatened when the greedy mother and son duo, with the help of an unscrupulous lawyer, conspire to take over the family fortune,” explains the official synopsis.
Likewise, after the success of the first film, several projects followed related to the Addams Family: Addams Family Values (1993); Addams Family Reunion (1998); The Addams Family (2019); The Addams Family 2 (2021) and Merlina (2022).
The 90s comedies that continue to be successful: Bad Boys
Other comedy available in Netflix AND “Bad Boys”also known as “Bad Boys”, released in theaters in 1995. It is the first installment in a series that continued with “Bad Boys 2” (2003), “Bad Boys Forever” (2023) and “Bad Boys: Ride or Die ” (2024).
The project led by Martin Lorenzo (Marcus Burnett) and Will Smith (Mike Lowrey) was a box office success: it grossed more than $140 million, with a budget just over $20 million.
’90s comedies that are still a hit: Bad Boys (Frank Masi/Columbia Pictures-Sony via AP)“A supply of heroin worth around 100 million dollars is stolen from the same warehouse as the Miami police. The case will be assigned to agents Mike Lowery (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence), a very particular couple for their methods they use The only clue they have to leave is that of a young witness (Tea Leoni), a police informer, who will help them identify the robbers and who they will have to protect,” explains the official synopsis.
’90s comedies that continue to amaze: Stuart Little
If you talk about it 90s family comedies““Stuart Little” It’s definitely at the top of the list. It is a 1999 film based on the book of the same name by EB White.
“One day the Little family adopts Stuart, a little mouse who they treat as if he were their own son. The Littles are thrilled with Stuart’s way of being, but George, their eldest son, doesn’t know what to do with his “new brother.” “For her part, Snowbell, the family cat, hatches a plan to kick Stuart out of the house forever,” says the film’s synopsis.
The family is made up of Hugh Laurie (Frederick), Geena Davis (Eleanor Little) and Jonathan Lipnicki (George)added to the cat “Pelusa” (Nathan Lane). They are joined by their new adopted son Stuart (Michael Fox), with the distinction of being a mouse.
Geena Davis and Hugh Laurie starred in the film Stuart Little. Three years later came the sequel, Stuart Little 2 (2002)and then an animated series inspired by the films was created. Similarly, the third chapter arrived at the cinema in 2006 “Stuart Little 3: The Call of the Wild”although it was a 100% animated version.
Source: Clarin
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