Saw The Royal Tenenbaums again, on DVD, and was pleased to note that I was right: Wes Anderson was referencing From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler in the scene where Margot and Richie run away.
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Saw The Royal Tenenbaums again, on DVD, and was pleased to note that I was right: Wes Anderson was referencing From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler in the scene where Margot and Richie run away.