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Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)

Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)

Comedy Family

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

Release Date: 1998, February 27
Directors: Todd Holland
Countries: United States of America
Production: Touchstone Pictures
Cast: Stephen Root, Natasha Lyonne, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Suanne Spoke, Lily Tomlin, Rachel Winfree, Mila Kunis, Laura Cayouette, Richard Dreyfuss, Wendy Worthington, David Ogden Stiers, Penny Johnson Jerald

Overview:

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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