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

Royal asks a doctor about chemotherapy side effects, including nausea, dizziness and possible seizures.

Scene 35 of 143 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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The story so farBefore scene 35

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.

Scene 1
The children ask Royal whether he still loves them as the family’s separation becomes unavoidable.
Just before
Scene 32
Chas’s family crosses Etheline’s bridge gathering with their belongings, and he explains the move as a safety measure.
Scene 33
Etheline presses Chas about why he brought the boys; he says he needs sprinklers and security, even in her house.
Scene 34
Chas hides Richie’s old tennis poster from the boys, then lies down on the floor so Uzi can sleep beside him.
Scene 35
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35INT. DOCTOR’S OFFICE. DAY.

Royal sits on the edge of an examination table with white butcher paper on it. A young doctor on a rolling stool takes Royal’s blood pressure as they talk.

ROYAL

What kind of side effects can be

expected?

DOCTOR

Well, there’s a number of possibilities.

Severe nausea and dizziness are

standard. A certain percentage of

patients may also experience seizure.

ROYAL

You mean like flopping around on the

floor and everything?

DOCTOR

In some cases.

Royal nods gravely.