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

Eli makes his bed in the apartment he shares with his aunt, where the narrator describes his closeness to the Tenenbaums.

Scene 9 of 143 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

Narrator

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Begins 8 min into a 1:59 film

The story so farBefore scene 9

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 6
Margot and Richie have run away to the museum; Eli finds them, and they share a sleeping bag among the exhibits.
Scene 7
Richie’s childhood tennis success and stalled painting are shown through his trophies, radio, cars and portraits of Margot.
Scene 8
Royal takes Richie to watch a dog fight, while Chas and Margot watch father and son return together.
Scene 9
This scene

9INT. APARTMENT. DAY.

A two-room apartment with a crucifix on the wall. Eli finishes making his bed and folds it into the couch. An elderly woman works at a sewing machine in the next room.

NARRATOR (V.O.)

Richie’s best friend Eli Cash lived with

his aunt in a building across the

street.