Sonnenfeld gained his first work as a director from Paramount Pictures on '' The Addams Family '' , a box-office success released in November 1991 . Its sequel , '' Addams Family Values '' ( 1993 ) , was not as successful at the box office , but he received critical acclaim for his fourth directorial outing , '' Get Shorty '' ( 1995 ) . Produced by Jersey Films and based on a novel by Elmore Leonard , the film won a Golden Globe for John Travolta ( Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical ) . The film was also entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival . Following Tim Burton and the Coen brothers , Sonnenfeld 's films would tell stories about unusual and unorthodox people who are into the unexpected and the strange . His films would often use his trademark filmmaking techniques such as his unusual camera angles , offbeat dialogue and in certain films , strange behavior and weird creatures
46th Berlin International Film Festival
46th Berlin International Film Festival
Barry Sonnenfeld