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Release Date:
14 December 2001 (USA)
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Tagline:
Family Isn't A Word... It's A Sentence. See 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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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 9 wins
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27 nominations
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(204 articles)
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The Royal Tennenbaums and 19 More of Our Favorite Pop-Cultural Legos
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Greenberg DVD Review
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The Royal Tennenbaums and 19 More of Our Favorite Pop-Cultural Legos
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hilariously freaky, yet heartrendingly poignant
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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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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 (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:14A (Ontario) (video rating: 2004) | 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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After Margot tells Richie that Eli has told her of Richie's letter to Eli that he dictates whilst on the Cote D'Ivoire ship in which he confesses his love for Margot, Richie goes to Eli's house to confront him. Having knocked on Eli's door, the sound of a bird is heard and Richie looks up to see if he can see the bird, it is implied that the bird that made the noise is Richie's recently released bird Mordecai, who comes back to Richie later on in the filmSee more »
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Continuity: When Kumar and Royal are in the game closet, there is an shot of one of the Dalmatian mice running across a shelf filled with games. The games in this shot are arranged in a completely different order than in the rest of the scene (and the previous game closet scene).See more »
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References The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)See more »
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Rock The CasbahSee more »
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Are any of the characters based on real people?What is the name of the song played during the bus scene with Margot and Richie?
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I've watched The Royal Tennenbaums 3 times so far and just ordered the DVD. How can you beat the cast, the plot, and the humanity of this film?
I dare you to find a better cast than Gene Hackman, Angelica Huston, Danny Glover, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow, and the rest of the crew.
The chemistry between them works magic on the screen.
Without giving away too much of the plot, it revolves around the family of Royal Tennenbaum, a lovable rascal whose family hasn't forgiven him for transgressions of the past. When his estranged wife decides she may want to remarry, the games begin -- and oh what fun games they are. You have to laugh.
Emotionally speaking, you will feel like you're riding a roller-coaster with no dead space. If you are into quirky characters, intelligent humor, and aren't afraid to stare painful aspects of human nature eye to eye, you will love The Royal Tennenbaums.