Krippendorf's Tribe
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.
- genus: Comedy, Family
- Studio: Touchstone Pictures
- keyword: based on novel or book, single parent, professor, expedition, circumcision, college, family relationships, anthropology, jungle, monkey, lecture, lost tribe, faked footage, hoax, papua new guinea, new guinea, circumcision ritual
- cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Zakes Mokae, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Natasha Lyonne, Gregory Smith
