The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 11 wins & 46 nominations total
Alec Baldwin
- Narrator
- (voice)
Irina Gorovaia
- Young Margot Tenenbaum
- (as Irene Gorovaia)
Arianna Turturro
- Young Richie Tenenbaum
- (as Amedeo Turturro)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe hand that is seen with the BB lodged between its knuckles is not Ben Stiller's, but Andrew Wilson's, brother of Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson. When they were children, Owen fired a BB gun at Andrew's hand and the BB has been there ever since.
- GoofsArtist Elliott Puckette's name is badly misspelled in the credits (her paintings appear in the film).
- Quotes
[in a hospital ward]
Chas: Why did you try to kill yourself?
Ethel: Don't press him right now.
Richie: I wrote a suicide note.
Chas: You did?
Richie: Yeah. Right after I regained consciousness.
Chas: Can we read it?
Richie: No.
Chas: Can you paraphrase it for us?
Richie: I don't think so.
Chas: Is it dark?
Richie: Of course it's dark, it's a suicide note.
- Crazy creditsThe film title first appears on a library book being checked out, then several of the books are seen, and finally the book cover becomes a title card.
- Alternate versionsThe version shown at the New York Film Festival and some other pre-release screenings used the original Beatles version of "Hey Jude" for the opening introduction. The final version used a new instrumental recording of the song arranged by Mark Mothersbaugh and performed by his Mutato Muzika Orchestra.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002)
- SoundtracksHey Jude
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Published by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Produced by Mark Mothersbaugh
Performed by The Mutato Muzika Orchestra
Review
Featured review
Respect different tastes, please
I think it's unfortunate that some of those who liked this film imply that anyone who found it a waste of time is a boor, who is only interested in Jim Carrey style films. There are some very off-beat, "arty" films that I enjoy a great deal. This was not one of them, though. To me, it was "okay", but certainly not great. The humor was very subtle. I got most of the "jokes" (or humorous aspects, really, more than jokes) that people have mentioned, but they just weren't all that funny, to me. Maybe I actually sympathized with the characters too much; the humor was overwhelmed by the sadness of their situations.
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- Dr-Bob
- Aug 13, 2002
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
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- Also known as
- Los excéntricos Tenembaum
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $21,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,364,010
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $276,981
- Dec 16, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $71,444,482
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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