The family surname in Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums is Tenenbaum.
The 2001 film centers on Royal Tenenbaum, played by Gene Hackman, and his estranged family. Royal and Etheline Tenenbaum, played by Anjelica Huston, have three unusually gifted children: Chas, Margot, and Richie. The family reunites when Royal falsely claims to be suffering from a terminal illness.
The movie presents the Tenenbaums as former prodigies whose adult lives have not matched their childhood achievements. Ben Stiller plays Chas, Gwyneth Paltrow plays Margot, and Luke Wilson plays Richie. The ensemble also includes Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, and Danny Glover.
The title uses the family name rather than a place or institution, which distinguishes it from several other Anderson films. The Royal Tenenbaums was Anderson’s third feature and helped establish his recurring interest in eccentric families, emotional estrangement, storybook production design, and deadpan comedy.