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Who do you like more as Gomez Addams?

Posted on 10/25/25 at 9:56 pm
Posted by EnglebertHumperdink
Club Med
Member since Nov 2009
307 posts
Posted on 10/25/25 at 9:56 pm
Raul Julia or Luis Guzman? I would have liked to have seen Raul Julia (RIP) with Catherine Zeta Jones.
This post was edited on 10/25/25 at 9:57 pm
Posted by ActusHumanus
St. George, Louisiana
Member since Sep 2025
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Posted on 10/25/25 at 9:59 pm to
Guzman is more accurate to the source material. He pulls off creepy.
Posted by MintBerry Crunch
Member since Nov 2010
5739 posts
Posted on 10/25/25 at 10:06 pm to
Raul Julia
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
70776 posts
Posted on 10/25/25 at 10:20 pm to
Guzman is perfect
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
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72927 posts
Posted on 10/25/25 at 10:50 pm to
Guzman is good but Julia was more like Astin while Guzman is more like the comic.
Posted by beachdude
FL
Member since Nov 2008
6268 posts
Posted on 10/25/25 at 11:09 pm to
John Astin
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
41447 posts
Posted on 10/25/25 at 11:44 pm to
My only criticism of Luis Guzman is he needed to lose 30 lbs to play counter to CZJ. I know, I know, he’s more comic version accurate. Don’t care. In live action it looks ridiculous. He can still be short and chunky while playing authentic to the cartoon, but he doesn’t have to be that freaking obese.

Most of us grew up, watching John Astin, and then Raul Julia play Gomez. That’s more of the template most people expect but I give Luis Guzman a tip of the hat.
This post was edited on 10/25/25 at 11:46 pm
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
Slaughter Swamp
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 10/26/25 at 3:45 am to
Raul Julia is goat Gomez
Posted by StansberryRules
Member since Aug 2024
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Posted on 10/26/25 at 4:43 am to
Guzman is probably more in line overall with his original conception.

However Julia totally nails suave and intelligent, but eccentric and creepy. The Adams were presented as extremely wealthy. Gomez is basically a billionaire and I think Julia's portrayal fits that element of his character better.
Posted by GurleyGirl
Georgia
Member since Nov 2015
14373 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 7:13 am to
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John Astin


The original cast was perfect for me growing up in the 60's.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
41447 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:09 am to
He's 95, and still with us, last I heard.
Posted by St Augustine
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Member since Mar 2006
70410 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:14 am to
I prefer Julia. He had creepy gravitas. Guzman just seems to be CZJ’s bitch in every scene.
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
32351 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 10:34 am to
Raul Julia will always be Gomez to me no matter who else gets cast.
Posted by Demonbengal
Ruston
Member since May 2015
4542 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 10:44 am to
This is one place where I’ve liked all the actors playing Gomez. Astin was my first intro to the character so still have fond memories of him. Julia did a good job of kind of mixing the comic character and Astins portrayal, and Guzman is a dead ringer for comic book character. Overall, the main casting in Wednesday is fantastic.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
62306 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 3:59 pm to
John Astin.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
463641 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 4:07 pm to
quote:

He's 95, and still with us, last I heard.

hell, looking at his wiki he's in a movie this year
Posted by Don Quixote
Member since May 2023
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Posted on 10/26/25 at 4:12 pm to
Astin is in a class all his own; but between Julia and Guzman I'll take Raul Julia every day and twice on Sunday
Posted by luvdoc
"Please Ignore Our Yelp Reviews"
Member since May 2005
1092 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 6:37 pm to
Just learned Sean "Samwise Gamgee" Astin is John "Gomez Adams" Astin's son

John Astin also had a great recurring character on Night Court
This post was edited on 10/28/25 at 4:59 pm
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
73346 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 7:39 am to
quote:

Raul Julia
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
74430 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 9:10 am to
quote:

Guzman is more accurate to the source material.

More faithful to the source, but he bugs me in practically everything he's in.

It's like someone turned a toad into a human.
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