Krippendorf's Tribe
1998 · ★ 4.6 · Dir. Todd Holland
He's discovered the wildest tribe in his own backyard!
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
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Language
- EN
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Richard Dreyfuss
Prof. Krippendorf
Jenna Elfman
Veronica
Zakes Mokae
Sulukim
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Lori
Natasha Lyonne
Shelly
Gregory Smith
Mickey
Lily Tomlin
Ruth Allen
Stephen Root
Gerald Adams
Elaine Stritch
Irene Hargrove
Mila Kunis
Abbey Tournquist
David Ogden Stiers
Henry Spivey
Doris Belack
President Porter
Keywords
Based on novel or bookMonkeyJungleFamily relationshipsExpeditionCollegeProfessorSingle parentAnthropologyFaked footagePapua new guineaLectureCircumcisionHoaxNew guineaLost tribeCircumcision ritual
