It also contains good performances from Kate Capshaw, a disgruntled astronaut launched into space with the kids, and Tom Skerritt, the Mission Control supervisor on the ground trying to get them back to Earth. Space Camp didn't win any awards, but it's a good family film. Now we come to Addams Family Values . Released in 1992, this sequel to the popular 1991 hit follows the Addams clan as they deal with a gold-digging nanny played by Joan Cusack. In order to get the older Addams children, Wednesday and Pugsley, out of the way, she convinces their parents to send them to the elite Camp Chippewa.
Every scene set at the camp is hilarious.
Wednesday and Pugsley are immediately looked at as strange and unwelcome in such a posh and exclusive environment. Seeing the darkly comic Addams children respond to activities such as swimming lessons and marshmallow roasting makes the film worth seeing. The final camp pageant scene, with Wednesday playing her own special version of Pocahontas, is the highlight of the film. Even if the movie as a whole has very little to do with summer camps, the scenes set there provide the most memorable moments in the film. So if you want to travel back in time and relive those summer camp memories, or are a youngster preparing to visit summer camp for the first time, these films available at the Carmel Clay Public Library are great ways to put you in the mood for spending the night in a large cabin and making crafts all day long.