Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and staged rituals transform his three troubled children into the Shelmikedmu, a primitive culture whose habits enthrall scholars. But when a spiteful rival threatens to blow the whistle on Krippendorf's ruse, he gets into the act as well.
- Released
- 1998-02-27
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Todd Holland, Charlie Peters
- TMDB rating
- 4.6/10 from 95 votes
Cast
- Richard Dreyfuss as Prof. Krippendorf
- Jenna Elfman as Veronica
- Zakes Mokae as Sulukim
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Lori
- Natasha Lyonne as Shelly
- Gregory Smith as Mickey
- Lily Tomlin as Ruth Allen
- Stephen Root as Gerald Adams
- Elaine Stritch as Irene Hargrove
- Mila Kunis as Abbey Tournquist
- David Ogden Stiers as Henry Spivey
- Doris Belack as President Porter