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

At dinner, Richie proposes letting Royal stay in his room; Chas objects, but the family learns Royal is already upstairs.

Scene 67 of 143 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Richie
Etheline
Chas
Henry
Margot
Ari
Uzi

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Begins 58 min into a 1:59 film

The story so farBefore scene 67

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.
Scene 63
Eli tells Richie that Margot is troubled by his love and reminds him that she is his sister, making the relationship an active family conflict.
Just before
Scene 64
Royal enters the Lindbergh Palace Hotel through its revolving doors.
Scene 65
The hotel manager explains Royal’s removal and moves his luggage out of the lobby.
Scene 66
Royal calls Richie from the hotel telephone booth.
Scene 67
This scene

67INT. DINING ROOM. NIGHT.

Etheline, Henry, Chas, Margot, Richie, Ari and Uzi sit at the table eating dessert.

RICHIE

I think he’s very lonely. Lonelier than

he lets on, and maybe lonelier than he

even realizes.

ETHELINE

Have you spoken to him about this?

RICHIE

Briefly. And he agreed that --

CHAS

I’m sorry. Maybe I’m a little confused.

What are you suggesting?

RICHIE

That he come here and stay in my room.

CHAS

Are you out of your mind?

RICHIE

(sincerely)

No, I’m not. Anyway, I think he’d be

much more comfortable here than --

CHAS

Who gives a shit?

RICHIE

I do.

CHAS

You poor sucker. You poor, washed-up

poppa’s boy.

Henry puts his hand gently on Chas’ arm.

HENRY

All right. Let’s not get out of hand.

Chas jerks his arm away.

CHAS

Don’t get in the middle of this, Mr.

Sherman. This is a family matter.

MARGOT

Don’t talk to him like that.

HENRY

Please, call me Henry.

CHAS

I prefer Mr. Sherman.

ETHELINE

Call him Henry.

CHAS

Why? I don’t know him that well.

ETHELINE

You’ve known him for ten years.

CHAS

As your accountant, Mr. Sherman, yes.

ARI

(to Richie)

Where are you going to sleep?

RICHIE

I’ll just camp out upstairs.

UZI