Family Album
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| Name: Eli Cash,
Author (the James Joyce of the West), Family
Friend
Played by: Owen Wilson and James Fitzgerald
Characteristics:
Closest allies: Richie, Margot, Sugar |
"I always wanted to be a
Tenenbaum..."
Rounding out the cast is Owen Wilson, who has been prominent
in Anderson's filmmaking career from the beginning.
"Wes and I went to similar schools, developed a similar sense
of humor, went to college together at the University of Texas, and
became friends there," says Wilson, "and through
everything that's happened since then, the best part is that Wes
and I are still really good friends."
"I think I identify with the humor more than the
sadness," he says, "but then, the humor I like is humor
that comes from people's insecurities and vulnerabilities, and not
so much from slapstick, broad comedy, so maybe it is both that I
identify with.
"Eli is this Cormac McCarthy knockoff," he
says, "A guy who grows up in the city and writes novels about
the west -what if Custer hadn't died at Little Big Horn, that kind
of thing. And for him, just like for the Tenenbaums, success
doesn't necessarily translate into happiness. Having a hit novel
doesn't make him a Tenenbaum."
Credit: The Royal Tenenbaums press kit
About
Owen Wilson...
Nominated "Stoner of the
Year" by High Times magazine, self-proclaimed troublemaker
Owen Wilson grew up in Texas with his mother, Laura, a
photographer; his father, an ad exec; and his brothers, Andrew
Wilson (the eldest) and Luke (the youngest). Expelled from St.
Mark's Academy in Dallas Texas in the tenth grade, Wilson finished
his sophomore year at Thomas Jefferson School and then headed to a
military academy in New Mexico. He then attended the University of
Texas at Austin, where he met his future mentor and friend, Wes
Anderson. Anderson and Wilson wrote a screenplay - Bottle Rocket
(1994) and sent it to their family friend screenwriter Kit Carson,
who sent it to producer Polly Platt, who gave it to James L.
Brooks, who gave the Texans $5 million dollars to make it into a
feature film. Despite critical praise, 'Rocket' only grossed one
million dollars. After making the film, Wilson moved to Hollywood,
setting up house with his two brothers and Anderson. Fairly
quickly, Owen found himself acting in a series of big budget films
that scraped the bottom of the critical barrel, such as The Cable
Guy (1996), The Haunting (1999), Anaconda (1997) and Breakfast of
Champions (1999). This led to more work in Shanghai Noon (2000),
Meet the Parents (2000) and Behind Enemy Lines (2001). He's known
not only for his nose, which has been broken several times, but
also for his 'free wheeling ways' with a script. Recently he
cowrote the film The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), with his oft partner
Wes Anderson.
Credit: Wilson-Brothers.com. About
James Fitzgerald...
No information available
Owen Wilson's Filmography
The
Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Elijah 'Eli' Cash
Behind Enemy Lines (2001) - Lt. Chris Burnett
Zoolander (2001) - Hansel
Meet the Parents (2000) - Kevin Rawley
Shanghai Noon (2000) - Roy O'Bannon
Breakfast of Champions (1999) - Monte Rapid, TV Host
The Minus Man (1999) - Vann Siegert
The Haunting (1999) - Luke Sanderson
Rushmore (1998) (uncredited) - Edward Appleby
Permanent Midnight (1998) - Nicky
Armageddon (1998) - Oscar Choi, Geologist
Anaconda (1997) - Gary Dixon
The Cable Guy (1996) - Robin's Date
Bottle Rocket (1996) - Dignan
Bottle Rocket (1994) (short film) - Dignan
James Fitzgerald's
Filmography
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Young Eli Cash
Credit:
The
Internet Movie Database
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The Royal Tenenbaums Criterion
Collection
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