erfecting the script precisely to his liking. Time well spent that surely paid off.
             The prestigious Tenenbaum's family had three overachieving children, Chas (Ben Stiller),a steamrolling businessman, Margot (Gwenyth Paltrow), an adopted daughter and an accomplished playwright, and Richie (Luke Wilson), a painter and champion tennis player. Everything the children accomplished when they were younger was diminished because of the apparent separation of their parents, Etheline and Royal Tenenbaum (Angelica Huston and Gene Hackman). Chas became overprotective of his kids when his wife died in a tragic plane crash and also never forgave his father for the damage he caused the whole family. Margot was rebellious and later settled down with a profound psychiatrist (Bill Murray), but made a cuckold of him by sleeping with childhood friend and gifted writer, Eli Cash (Owen Wilson). Richie had a mental breakdown during the biggest tennis match of his career because of the marriage of his sister. Apparently he had been in love with his adopted sister since they were children.
             The crucial affair that the movie is basically based on is that Etheline was proposed to by her accountant (Danny Glover) but never told him that
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