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

Royal says goodnight to Margot and Richie, visibly emotional as Richie hugs him.

Scene 51 of 143 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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Begins 41 min into a 1:59 film

The story so farBefore scene 51

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.
Just before
Scene 48
Royal arrives at the house in a bathrobe and greets Pagoda, preparing to face the family.
Scene 49
Royal tells his children he wants to repair the family; Chas rejects him, and Royal invites them to visit his mother’s grave.
Scene 50
Royal follows Chas upstairs and asks to meet Ari and Uzi, but Chas refuses and walks away.
Scene 51
This scene

51INT. LIVING ROOM. NIGHT.

Royal stands in the living room with Richie and Margot.

ROYAL

I’ll say goodnight to you now, children.

Margot waves. Richie hugs Royal. Royal looks to be on the verge of tears.

ROYAL (CONT’D)

Thank you, my sweet boy.