The Royal Tenenbaums · written by Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson · 2001

Raleigh lies withdrawn in his laboratory while Dudley tries to draw him into games and experiments.

Scene 100 of 143 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Last scene of act two

Dudley
Raleigh

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Begins 1:27 into a 1:59 film

The story so farBefore scene 100

After losing his hotel room, Royal claims he has only weeks to live so he can move back in with his estranged family; as the truth unravels, he must find a way to be useful and earn a place in their lives.

Scenes 1–39
Royal is absent from the children’s adult lives, and their family remains shaped by his betrayals and abandonment.
Scenes 40–47
Royal wants a path back to Etheline and the children, and claims impending death will give him one.
Scenes 48–50
He returns to the house and openly asks his children for a chance to make things right.
Scenes 51–90
Royal tries to reconnect through schemes, misjudgments and genuine care, learning that affection alone cannot erase old injuries.
Scenes 91–92
Royal admits to Etheline that he hoped to win her back and remove Henry, revealing the motive behind his return.
Just before
Scene 97
Margot and Eli end their affair on a bridge; Eli admits she loved Richie, and a detective photographs them.
Scene 98
Raleigh, Richie and Dudley review the detective’s report on Margot’s past; Raleigh focuses on her smoking.
Scene 99
Royal negotiates with the hotel manager about the return of his possessions, seeking a favorable decision.
Scene 100
This scene

100INT. RALEIGH’S LABORATORY. DAY.

Raleigh lies face down on the couch with his head buried in the cushions. Dudley walks over to him with a box of building blocks. He says quietly:

DUDLEY

You want to play some word games or do

some experiments on me or anything?

Raleigh answers without moving. His voice is muffled.

RALEIGH

No.

Richie walks by in a bathrobe. He carries a pair of scissors. He goes into the bathroom, closes the door, and locks it.