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Krippendorf's Tribe: Directed by Todd Holland. With Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Natasha Lyonne, Gregory Smith. An anthropologist creates a fictitious lost New Guinea tribe using his family members to cover-up for his misuse of grant monies.
Box office. $7,571,115. Krippendorf's Tribe is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Todd Holland and based on Frank Parkin 's 1985 novel of the same name. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Natasha Lyonne, and Lily Tomlin. Its plot follows Professor James Krippendorf (Dreyfuss), an anthropologist who, with the help of his three ...
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- Krippendorf's Tribe, by Frank Parkin
- Todd Holland
Feb 27, 1998 · Dreyfuss and Elfman change into and out of a tribal disguise, and we can see how it's meant to be funny, but it isn't. "Krippendorf's Tribe'' contains that one scene that reminds us of what great comedy can play like, and other scenes that don't benefit from the reminder. Advertisement. Family. Drama.
Veronica Micelli : It's so cool to be a globe-trotting fourteen-year-old. Veronica Micelli : Down-da-hatcha! Eat-ah-puke-ah! [holds out a large bug for James Krippendorf, dressed as the Shelmikedmu Chief, to swallow] Veronica Micelli : [he chews on the bug, grimaces and swallows] [Edmund opens the door to find Professor Micelli and a strange man]
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Jenna Elfman. Veronica Micelli. Natasha Lyonne. Shelly Krippendorf. Gregory Smith. ... Mike Clark USA Today Krippendorf's Tribe, a surprisingly enjoyable piece of piffle, is pure Disney all ...
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James Krippendorf (RICHARD DREYFUSS) is an acclaimed anthropologist who has spent his university-sponsored grant on keeping his kids, Shelly (NATASHA LYONNE), Mickey (GREGORY SMITH) and Edmund (CARL MICHAEL LINDNER), fed, clothed, and together after their mother's death. When Veronica Micelli (JENNA ELFMAN), an enthusiastic, but novice ...