Krippendorf's Tribe

"He's discovered the wildest tribe in his own backyard!"

Feb 27 1998 PG-13 1h 34m
Comedy

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.

Plot

A university professor is paid to find the last undiscovered tribe of New Guinea. When he fails to find the tribe, he comes home, and rather than admitting that he's failed, he gives a lecture about the Shelmikedmu tribe (named after his children: Shelly, Mike, and Edmund) and then has his family dress like "Shelmikedmus," so that he can film them as proof of his discovery.

Written by

Frank Parkin, Charlie Peters

Directed by

Todd Holland

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Natasha Lyonne

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
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Average Rating
5.1 out of 10
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