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

Richie returns to the family home and is welcomed by Etheline, Pagoda, Henry and the children; Chas watches from above.

Scene 46 of 143 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 38 min into a 1:59 film

The story so farBefore scene 46

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.
Scene 40
Royal falsely claims to be dying so Etheline will let him back into the family’s life.
Just before
Scene 43
Eli apologizes to Margot over the phone after learning of Royal’s illness; they note they are not blood relatives.
Scene 44
Richie receives Etheline’s telegram aboard the ship and decides to return home.
Scene 45
Richie comes ashore and reunites with Margot at the pier after fans remember his tennis career.
Scene 46
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46EXT. TENENBAUM HOUSE. DAY.

Margot and Richie stand on the steps in front of the house. The door opens and Etheline and Pagoda come outside and hug Richie. Richie and Henry shake hands. Ari and Uzi come running out and hug Richie.

NARRATOR (V.O.)

That night, Etheline found all of her

children living together under the same

roof for the first time in seventeen

years.

Chas watches from his window on the third floor. Richie looks up and sees him. Richie waves tentatively. Chas waves back without smiling.