In their youth, the Tenenbaums--an eccentric New York family--were extraordinary. They were all geniuses. Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) was a successful litigator. His wife Etheline (Angelica Huston) raised their children to be ambitious, entrepreneurial, and creative--then published an acclaimed book about her child-rearing .. Read more
| Starring | Anjelica Huston, Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow |
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| Director | Wes Anderson |
| Genres | Comedy |
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In their youth, the Tenenbaums--an eccentric New York family--were extraordinary. They were all geniuses. Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) was a successful litigator. His wife Etheline (Angelica Huston) raised their children to be ambitious, entrepreneurial, and creative--then published an acclaimed book about her child-rearing techniques. Adopted daughter Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow) was a gifted playwright. Son Chas (Ben Stiller) was a masterful businessman with a taste for real estate. And the other son, Richie (Luke Wilson), was a natural tennis champ. However, when Royal packed up his life and left his wife and his family in a cloud of betrayal, everything fell apart. Twenty years later, the Tenenbaums are a dejected and alienated bunch, each having found that their early successes did not carry over into adulthood. When washed-up Royal learns that his distant wife Etheline, who has become an archaeologist, may remarry, he feigns illness as an excuse to reunite with his estranged family.
From Wes Anderson, director of RUSHMORE, this film is full of quirky comedy that will have audiences reeling and reflecting simultaneously. The brilliant script is impeccable with choppy, intentionally awkward language delivered with dry wit by the well-appointed (almost too good to be true) cast. Dramatic sets are emphasized by the film's masterful orchestration of scene changes and chapter separations. The photography beautifully captures a faded, vintage 1980s New York. And the eclectic soundtrack features much-loved tunes by Nico, The Velvet Underground, The Clash, and the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
| Starring | Anjelica Huston, Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Danny Glover, Bill Murray |
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| Director | Wes Anderson |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: 02 Dec 2002 |
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"...The rivalry between the three siblings is particularly well caught....The split-second connections, meanwhile, are intensely moving....The tracks here knead the emotion into your brain and become inseparable from it..."
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Yawwwwwwwn
I rarely abandon films half way through and to my credit I stuck this one out. Time seemed to slow down. I began to despair ... 109 minutes have never passed so... read more »
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Entertainingly good!
I was not sure what to expect from this film but someone told me to check it out if I could and so I did!
I was not disappointed and it was quite ... read more »
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Why Bother?
I spy with my little eye, something beginning with ........Sh..!
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A grower
This is a film that gets better the more times you watch it. It was ok the first time I saw it, but after the second watch the characters become more loveable ... read more »
Director Wes Anderson runs all of his movie scripts by his best friend Owen Wilson to approve before submitting them to studio executives. The Royal Tenenbaums filmmaker has been good pals with Wilson ever since meeting at the University of Texas, where they became roommates, and the pair has become frequent collaborators, with the comedian appearing in a number of Anderson's features, including The Darjeeling Limited and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. And Anderson admits Wilson's input... Read more
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The Royal Tenenbaums - Bonus Disc
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