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The Royal Tenenbaums
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Synopsis
Director Wes Anderson and his longtime friend and writing partner Owen Wilson follow up Bottle Rocket (1996) and Rushmore (1998) with this similarly offbeat comedy about a dysfunctional family reunion. Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) was a successful attorney who had three children with his wife Etheline (Anjelica Huston), an archaeologist. Each of the Tenenbaum kids was a precocious genius: Chas (Ben Stiller) made a killing as a child investor. Richie (Luke Wilson) was a junior tennis champ and three-time U.S. Nationals winner. The adopted Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow) was a playwright who won a 50,000-dollar Braverman Grant in the ninth grade. When Royal abruptly left his family, however, it was the beginning of two decades of betrayal and failure that would scar the Tenenbaums for life. Their past resentments are bitterly held against Royal when he suddenly reappears, claiming to have six weeks to live and a desire to reconnect with his family. Typically, Royal's story is a sham, but his presence and sincere desire for absolution soon have a profound effect on the Tenenbaums, who are each dealing with thwarted desires and relationships. Among them are Richie's lifelong love for Margot, who's unhappily married to Raleigh St.Clair (Bill Murray) and Etheline's eccentric engagement to Henry Sherman (Danny Glover), who wishes to marry her. The Royal Tenenbaums also co-stars Owen Wilson and features narration provided by Alec Baldwin. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast

Alec Baldwin Narrator
Seymour Cassel Dusty
Danny Glover Henry Sherman
Gene Hackman Royal Tenenbaum
Anjelica Huston Etheline Tenenbaum
Gwyneth Paltrow Margot Tenenbaum
Bill Murray Raleigh St. Clair
Ben Stiller Chas Tenenbaum
Luke Wilson Richie Tenenbaum
Owen Wilson Eli Cash
Kumar Pallana Pagoda
Grant Rosenmeyer Ari Tenenbaum
Jonah Meyerson Uzi Tenenbaum
Stephen Lee Sheppard Dudley Heinsbergen

Production Crew

Robert Yeoman Cinematographer
Mark Mothersbaugh Composer (Music Score)
Wes Anderson Director
Dylan Tichenor Editor
Owen Wilson Executive Producer
Nick Drake Featured Music
Barry Mendel Producer
Scott Rudin Producer
Wes Anderson Producer
Owen Wilson Screenwriter
Wes Anderson Screenwriter
Year: 2001
Runtime: 108
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for some language, sexuality/nudity and drug content
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Sound
Dolby Digital/DTS/SDDS

Produced by
American Empirical
Touchstone Pictures

Release
January 04, 2002 (USA)
by Buena Vista

Awards
2001 - Best Acting Ensemble - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2001 - Best Acting Ensemble - Broadcast Film Critics Association