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Got a minute? What are you doing here?
Got
a
minute
What
are
you
doing
here
I need a favour.
I
need
a
favour
I want to spend some time with you, and the children
I
want
to
spend
some
time
with
you
and
the
children
Are you crazy?
Are
you
crazy
Oh, wait a minute, Emma. Stop following me.
Oh
wait
a
minute
Emma
Stop
following
me
I want my family back.
I
want
my
family
back
Well, you can't have it. I'm sorry for you, but it's too late.
Well
you
can't
have
it
I'm
sorry
for
you
but
it's
too
late
There were three extraordinary children in the Tenenbaum family.
There
were
three
extraordinary
children
in
the
Tenenbaum
family
Margot Tenenbaum was an acclaimed
Margot
Tenenbaum
was
an
acclaimed
playwright and won a Pulitzer Prize in the ninth grade
playwright
and
won
a
Pulitzer
Prize
in
the
ninth
grade
What did you think dad?
What
did
you
think
dad
Hmm didn't seem believable to me.
Hmm
didn't
seem
believable
to
me
Richie Tenenbaum was a champion
Richie
Tenenbaum
was
a
champion
tennis player, ranked second in the world by age 17.
tennis
player
ranked
second
in
the
world
by
age
17
Chas Tenenbaum was a financial
Chas
Tenenbaum
was
a
financial
expert and started buying real estate in
expert
and
started
buying
real
estate
in
his early teens. I said 'sell it'!
his
early
teens
I
said
'sell
it'
They were brilliant. They were famous.
They
were
brilliant
They
were
famous
They were unlucky enough to be the
They
were
unlucky
enough
to
be
the
children of a man named Royal Tenenbaum.
children
of
a
man
named
Royal
Tenenbaum
He also stole bonds out of my
He
also
stole
bonds
out
of
my
safety deposit box when I was 14.
safety
deposit
box
when
I
was
14
[Laughter]
Laughter
Now, for the first time in 22 years, they
Now
for
the
first
time
in
22
years
they
are all living together under the same roof.
are
all
living
together
under
the
same
roof
I hear you're dying.
I
hear
you're
dying
How long are you gonna last? Last month? A year?
How
long
are
you
gonna
last
Last
month
A
year
I've got six weeks to set things right.
I've
got
six
weeks
to
set
things
right
I want this family to love me. Right, Nisa? You
I
want
this
family
to
love
me
Right
Nisa
You
know who I am. I'm your granddad. His name
know
who
I
am
I'm
your
granddad
His
name
is Royal Tenenbaum. He told us he was
is
Royal
Tenenbaum
He
told
us
he
was
already dead.
already
dead
Let's hit it.
Let's
hit
it
Yeah, how are you feeling?
Yeah
how
are
you
feeling
I'm having a ball, scrapping and yelling.
I'm
having
a
ball
scrapping
and
yelling
You stay away from my children.
You
stay
away
from
my
children
Do you understand? Thank God I haven't been in
Do
you
understand
Thank
God
I
haven't
been
in
here for years. Are you listening to me?
here
for
years
Are
you
listening
to
me
Yes, I am. Mixing it up.
Yes
I
am
Mixing
it
up
Are you trying to steal my woman?
Are
you
trying
to
steal
my
woman
I beg your pardon.
I
beg
your
pardon
I want you out of my house. Oh yeah? Right on!
I
want
you
out
of
my
house
Oh
yeah
Right
on
I'm loving every minute with this damn crew.
I'm
loving
every
minute
with
this
damn
crew
What's so funny? These little
What's
so
funny
These
little
expressions of yours.
expressions
of
yours
I don't know what you're talking about, but I'll take it as
I
don't
know
what
you're
talking
about
but
I'll
take
it
as
a compliment.
a
compliment
How interesting.
How
interesting
Bizarre.
Bizarre
[Music]
Music
30 years ago, I was knifed in a bazaar in Calcutta.
30
years
ago
I
was
knifed
in
a
bazaar
in
Calcutta
He carried me to the hospital on his back.
He
carried
me
to
the
hospital
on
his
back
Who stabbed you? He did.
Who
stabbed
you
He
did
[Music]
Music
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