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‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
January 12, 2021 · The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) · Comedy · Drama · 1:38:08 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Chris RyanMultiple scenes: the montage of Royal and grandkids playing, the Richie suicide scene, Margo and Richie in the tent, and ultimately settles on the Margot background file montage▶ 47:10
Apex Mountain
Andy GreenwaldOwen Wilson — The Wilson brothers (Owen and Luke) - calls it 'Mount Wilson' and argues they've never been this good again because of their vulnerability and connection in this film▶ 51:04
Chris RyanOwen Wilson — Agrees with the Wilson brothers assessment - says 'Mount Wilson' is a great way of putting it and they won't even have to do separate Apex Mountain discussion▶ 54:02
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Chris RyanChaz is more or less underwriting the family economically - he's keeping them liquid financially▶ 1:03:55
Casting What-Ifs
Andy GreenwaldAcknowledges no casting what-ifs are available because Wes Anderson is secretive and controlling, though mentions drawings sent to actors contained uncast actors whose identities are unknown since Gene Hackman discarded the originals▶ 1:06:35
Half-Assed Internet Research
Andy GreenwaldResponded to and discussed the research facts provided by SPEAKER_01, particularly commenting on Bill Murray confronting Gene Hackman and Murray's working relationship with Wes Anderson▶ 1:20:59
Chris Ryan111 Archer is a real place in Harlem off 144th Street; Royal's hotel is the Waldorf Astoria; movie influenced by French New Wave directors and Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons; Danny Glover, Luke Wilson, and Owen Wilson turned down Ocean's Eleven to appear in this; Gene Hackman was combative on set and Bill Murray had to confront him▶ 1:19:29
Picking Nits
Andy GreenwaldWhy Richie says he's going to kill himself tomorrow (but then chastised himself for this complaint, realizing it works within the character development)▶ 1:26:48
Chris RyanQuestions whether the Raleigh St. Clair/Oliver Sacks character subplot is necessary, but ultimately accepts it as part of the movie's tapestry▶ 1:29:24
Best Quote
Andy GreenwaldEli Cash's 'Well, everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn, but this book presupposes is maybe he didn't' - calls it his all-time favorite quote from the movie▶ 1:32:24
Chris RyanMultiple favorites including the Chaz/Richie suicide note exchange, Royal's morbid humor lines like 'anybody interested in grabbing a couple of burgers in the cemetery?' and 'Your mother was a terribly attractive woman', plus Eli's phone call about not being a genius▶ 1:29:53
Who Won the Movie
Chris RyanLuke Wilson — Luke Wilson as the beating heart of the movie and his relationship with Marco▶ 1:36:35
Movies Referenced (40)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushmore (1998) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | ▶ 3:42 |
| Magnolia (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | ▶ 22:12 |
| Pulp Fiction (1994) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald | ▶ 8:18 |
| Moonrise Kingdom (2012) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | ▶ 19:05 |
| Battleship (2012) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Andy Greenwald | ▶ 1:33:35 |
| Shakespeare in Love (1998) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:18:07 |
| Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Andy Greenwald | ▶ 10:54 |
| Batman (1989) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Andy Greenwald | ▶ 1:06:05 |
| Behind Enemy Lines (2001) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:15:06 |
| Black Panther (2018) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 32:49 |
| Bolt (2008) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Andy Greenwald | ▶ 4:52 |
| Boogie Nights (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 25:00 |
Directors Referenced (5)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Anderson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 39 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs | ▶ 2:14 |
| Quentin Tarantino | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn | ▶ 10:31 |
| Paul Thomas Anderson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Andy Greenwald | Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood | ▶ 22:01 |
| François Truffaut | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The 400 Blows | ▶ 1:20:03 |
| Louis Malle | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:20:00 |
Actors Referenced (45)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Hackman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 46 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | The French Connection, The Royal Tenenbaums, Unforgiven | ▶ 1:52 |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 15 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | Shakespeare in Love | ▶ 1:52 |
| Ben Stiller | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | Tropic Thunder, Zoolander | ▶ 1:52 |
| Luke Wilson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | Old School, The Royal Tenenbaums | ▶ 1:52 |
| Owen Wilson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | The Royal Tenenbaums, Wedding Crashers | ▶ 1:52 |
| Danny Glover | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 3, Lethal Weapon 4 | ▶ 1:57 |
| Bill Murray | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | Lost in Translation, Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom | ▶ 1:57 |
| Jason Schwartzman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan | Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom | ▶ 40:13 |
| Michael Caine | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | The Dark Knight, The Cider House Rules | ▶ 1:05:57 |
| Robert Downey Jr. | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan | Iron Man, Iron Man 3 | ▶ 1:19:01 |
| Al Pacino | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan | Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather | ▶ 1:13:07 |
| Barry Mendel | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Andy Greenwald | The Sixth Sense, The Big Sick, Munich | ▶ 54:54 |
Writers Referenced (8)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormac McCarthy | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald | No Country for Old Men | ▶ 40:46 |
| Bam Margera | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 53:22 | |
| Colin Trevorrow | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Andy Greenwald | Jurassic World | ▶ 32:40 |
| George Lucas | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Andy Greenwald | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, American Graffiti | ▶ 10:54 |
| Oliver Sacks | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:29:30 | |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 30:27 | |
| Ryan Coogler | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Black Panther, Creed | ▶ 32:49 |
| Thomas McGuane | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 40:41 |