The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

type

Movie

Current Status

In Season

mpaa

R

runtime

108 minutes

Limited Release Date

12/14/01

Wide Release Date

12/28/01

performer

Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson

director

Wes Anderson

distributor

Buena Vista Pictures

author

Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson

genre

Comedy

Director Wes Anderson raised the bar for movie music with his wonderful ”Rushmore” soundtrack. This latest effort, for The Royal Tenenbaums, is another delightfully odd mix of left-field choices: plangent folk (Nico, Nick Drake), bracing punk (Ramones, Clash), Tinkertoy classicism (Mark Mothersbaugh) — and the worst song Bob Dylan ever recorded (”Wigwam”). Get it, even if you skip the flick.