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
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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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).
- 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
Featured review
Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) left his family. Etheline (Anjelica Huston) raised their three children as oddball geniuses. Twenty two years later, their early successes are now old memories. Chas (Ben Stiller) is a death-obsessed widowed father to Ari and Uzi. Richie (Luke Wilson) is a former tennis champ in love with his adopted sister Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow). Their neighbor childhood friend Eli Cash (Owen Wilson) is now a successful writer and professor. Margot is married to neurologist Raleigh St. Clair (Bill Murray). Etheline is asked by her friend Henry Sherman (Danny Glover) to get marry. Royal is broke. After finding out about the proposal, he tries to inject himself into the family by telling them that he's dying.
Director Wes Anderson starts his journey to discover his unique style. I love the visual concept of what he's doing. I don't particularly like the characters or their story. I don't find it funny but I do like the unique style. This is a wacky dysfunctional family that doesn't make me laugh.
Director Wes Anderson starts his journey to discover his unique style. I love the visual concept of what he's doing. I don't particularly like the characters or their story. I don't find it funny but I do like the unique style. This is a wacky dysfunctional family that doesn't make me laugh.
- SnoopyStyle
- Nov 30, 2015
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24 Frames From Wes Anderson Films
24 Frames From Wes Anderson Films
Explore the memorable career of Wes Anderson through 24 stills from his movies.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Los excéntricos Tenenbaums
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $21,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,364,010
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $276,981
- Dec 16, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $71,442,210
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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