Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Todd Holland

Writers (WGA):

Frank Parkin (book)
Charlie Peters (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 February 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

The last undiscovered tribe is about to expose themselves.

Plot:

An anthropologist creates a fictitious lost New Guinea tribe using his family members to cover-up for his mis-use of grant moneys.

Plot Keywords:

New Guinea | Professor | Lecture | Circumcision Ritual | Lost Tribe

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss	...	Krippendorf
Jenna Elfman	...	Veronica
Natasha Lyonne	...	Shelly
Gregory Smith	...	Mickey
Carl Michael Lindner	...	Edmund
Jacob Handy	...	Young Edmund
Zachary Handy	...	Young Edmund
Lily Tomlin	...	Ruth Allen
Stephen Root	...	Gerald Adams
Doris Belack	...	President Porter
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Simon Alonso
Siobhan Fallon	...	Lori
Amzie Strickland	...	Gladys Schmades
Phil Leeds	...	Dr. Harvey
Frances Bay	...	Edith Proxmire

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual humor.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:12 | Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35834) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Kualoa Ranch - 49560 Kamehameha Highway, Ka`a`awa, O`ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Last cinema film of 'Zakes Mokaes'.

Quotes:

Irene Harding: Get away from me, you voodoo twit!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Soundtrack:

The Sound of Drums

Classic slapstick at its nouveau best

Dreyfuss has always been a master of high humor and KT is another enjoyable vehicle for it. Elfman is funny and vivacious, as well as lovely to look at. Both stars work well together. I laughed throughout; appreciating the movie for what it was meant to be: good comedy. I recommend this film for anyone wanting a lot of good laughs.