Script-of-the-Week: The Addams Family - Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family

by Jameson Brewer (36 pages)

Awards: None that I could find.

Points of Interest:

• Pacing: Quick with about a joke and a half per page. Act One ends with the arrival of an expected guest. Act Two covers all the shenanigans with the guest.  The Tag is a simple scene showing everything back to normal -- almost.

• Screen Visibility: Minimal visibility with some minor descriptions props pertaining to jokes.

• Formatting: Single spacing for Action and Dialogue.    Feature length script formatting.

• Dialogue: Clear, simple and tight. 

• Action: Action is quite lively with a lot of physical humor. Camera direction is also indicated.

• Act Structure: ACT ONE, ACT TWO, TAG. 35 Scenes.

Note: This episode is from the 1964 series.