Krippendorf's Tribe
“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.
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Cast
47 people
Richard Dreyfuss
Prof. Krippendorf
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws
Jenna Elfman
Veronica
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Fear the Walking Dead
Friends with Benefits
Zakes Mokae
Sulukim
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Outbreak
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Lori
Known for
Forrest Gump
Wayward Pines
Natasha Lyonne
Shelly
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Russian Doll
Gregory Smith
Mickey
Known for
Small Soldiers
Everwood
Lily Tomlin
Ruth Allen
Known for
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Grace and Frankie
Stephen Root
Gerald Adams
Known for
Barry
Ice Age
Elaine Stritch
Irene Hargrove
Known for
ParaNorman
Autumn in New York
Mila Kunis
Abbey Tournquist
Known for
Family Guy
Black Swan
David Ogden Stiers
Henry Spivey
Known for
Pocahontas
Beauty and the Beast
Doris Belack
President Porter
Known for
Doug
Tootsie
Todd Holland Director · Charlie Peters Screenplay Frank Parkin Author
Worldwide gross $7.6M · United States release February 27, 1998 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$7,571,115
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 27, 1998
Theatrical
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