The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Synopsis of The Royal Tenenbaums

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, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

110 mins

Director(s):

Wes Anderson

Writer(s):

Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson

Producer(s):

Wes Anderson, Barry Mendel, Scott Rudin

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Profanity, Adult Humor, Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Brief Nudity, Substance Abuse)

• 2001 - American Film Institute - Best Supporting Actor
• 2001 - Chicago Film Critics Association - Best Actor
• 2001 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
• 2001 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actor
• 2001 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay [Runner-up]
• 2001 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress [Runner-up]
• 2001 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay [Runner-up]

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