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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
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Release Date:
14 December 2001 (USA)
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Tagline:
Family Isn't A Word... It's A Sentence. more
Plot:
An estranged family of former child prodigies reunites when one of their member announces he has a terminal illness. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 9 wins
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27 nominations
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(126 articles)
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Beauty found in comic places
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gene Hackman | ... | Royal Tenenbaum |
 | Anjelica Huston | ... | Etheline Tenenbaum |
 | Ben Stiller | ... | Chas Tenenbaum |
 | Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Margot Tenenbaum |
 | Luke Wilson | ... | Richie Tenenbaum |
 | Owen Wilson | ... | Eli Cash |
 | Bill Murray | ... | Raleigh St. Clair |
 | Danny Glover | ... | Henry Sherman |
 | Seymour Cassel | ... | Dusty |
 | Kumar Pallana | ... | Pagoda |
 | Alec Baldwin | ... | Narrator (voice) |
 | Grant Rosenmeyer | ... | Ari Tenenbaum |
 | Jonah Meyerson | ... | Uzi Tenenbaum |
| Aram Aslanian-Persico | ... | Young Chas Tenenbaum |
| Irene Gorovaia | ... | Young Margot Tenenbaum |
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Rated R for some language, sexuality/nudity and drug content.
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110 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M (TV rating) |
Malaysia:18PL |
Malaysia:U (cut) |
Iceland:12 |
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (Ontario) (video rating: 2004) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) |
USA:R (certificate #38556) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:MA |
Brazil:14 |
Finland:K-11 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Ireland:12 |
Netherlands:MG6 |
New Zealand:R13 |
Norway:11 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15
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The opening of the movie with narration and character introduction was influenced by The Magnificent Ambersons (1942).
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Continuity: when Royal takes Ari and Uzi on their adventure and they are riding the Garbage truck, the opening shot shows a side view of the trio. In this shot, Royal is not wearing his cap in following shots, Royal is wearing his cap backwards.
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References A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Happy Birthday To You
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Where did the phrase "let's shag ass" come from?What is the name of the song played during the bus scene with Margot and Richie?
Why does Richie say he's going to kill himself tomorrow when he tries to kill himself at that moment?
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The Royal Tenenbaums, to put it shortly, is a weird movie. It is the story of a family longing for its heyday to return. It is the story of a man who wants to be accepted. It is a story of redemption, filled with small epiphanies and smaller details that make for excellent viewing. It takes delight in showcasing its brilliant characterizations and depictions of social oddities. Many will find it hard to relate to such strangers and therefore decline to revel in this film's cinematic glory. We can pity them.
Those that enjoy Wes Anderson's films can be put into two categories. There are those that simply find them to be quirky joyrides and laugh them off as such. Then there are those who recognize the loneliness in all of the characters Wes Anderson writes - it is this sense of loneliness that Wes Anderson, as a storyteller, brings to the screen. It is this sense of loneliness that makes Wes Anderson one of the most visionary filmmakers out there today.
The Royal Tenenbaums is an altogether thrilling experience. It is epic, filled with pageantry. Though categorized as a comedy, at times it seems darker then typical black comedies - a drama, or even a triumphant tragedy of life's unrealized outcasts. As Margot Tenenbaum (Gwenyth Paltrow) says in one of the last scenes: "Well, I'm sure he'll get over it." The Royal Tenenbaums is a rejoicing in the human spirit's reluctant but continuous march forward.