An anthropologist creates a fictitious lost New Guinea tribe using his family members to cover-up for his mis-use of grant moneys.
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Title: Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Krippendorf | |
| Jenna Elfman | ... | Veronica | |
| Natasha Lyonne | ... | Shelly | |
| Gregory Smith | ... | Mickey | |
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Carl Michael Lindner | ... | Edmund |
| Lily Tomlin | ... | Ruth Allen | |
| Stephen Root | ... | Gerald Adams, Dean | |
| Doris Belack | ... | President Porter | |
| Julio Oscar Mechoso | ... | Simon Alonso | |
| Siobhan Fallon Hogan | ... | Lori (as Siobhan Fallon) | |
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Amzie Strickland | ... | Gladys Schmades |
| Phil Leeds | ... | Dr. Harvey | |
| Frances Bay | ... | Edith Proxmire | |
| Susan Ruttan | ... | Mrs. O'Brian | |
| Barbara Williams | ... | Jennifer | |
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A university professor is paid to find the last undiscovered tribe of New Guinea. When he fails to find the tribe, he comes home, and rather than admitting that he's failed, he gives a lecture about the Shelmikedmu tribe (named after his children: Shelly, Mike, and Edmund) and then has his family dress like "Shelmikedmus," so that he can film them as proof of his discovery. Written by Daniel Aubrey White <b_white@bc.sympatico.ca>
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27 February 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$3,316,377, 1 March 1998, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$7,514,883, 26 April 1998Company Credits
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James Krippendorf: Mickey, put the rake down and get on the bus! You can finish killing your pet when you get home!
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Written by Tom Scholz
Performed by Boston
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Last cinema film of 'Zakes Mokaes'. See more »Quotes
[Mickey chases his hamster with a rake]James Krippendorf: Mickey, put the rake down and get on the bus! You can finish killing your pet when you get home!
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More Than a FeelingWritten by Tom Scholz
Performed by Boston
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I just rented this movie the other night and have to say... I enjoyed it very much! It was funny and a little adventurous. I like Richard Dreyfuss's work and always have. I'd see Krippendorf's Tribe again! ...in spite of what others may think of this movie.