Krippendorf's Tribe
1998 · Movie · PG-13 · 94 min · ★ 4.6 · 21% critics
A struggling professor, under pressure to prove his research was worth the money, invents an undiscovered tribe and recruits his children to help stage fake footage. What starts as a desperate cover-up grows into a chaotic comedy of lies, family stress, and the risk of being exposed.
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-02-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 21/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.6/10 (91 votes)
About
You might enjoy this if you like broad, silly 90s comedies with escalating deception and a light farce vibe, a bit like Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls; Not for you if dated cultural humor or crude jokes are dealbreakers.
Pros: amusing central premise; energetic leads; occasional chuckles | Cons: dated stereotypes; crude sexual humor; mostly unfunny execution
Themes
- based on novel or book
- single parent
- professor
- expedition
- circumcision
- college
- family relationships
- anthropology
- jungle
- monkey
- lecture
- lost tribe
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Richard Dreyfuss
as Prof. Krippendorf
Jenna Elfman
as Veronica
Zakes Mokae
as Sulukim
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
as Lori
Natasha Lyonne
as Shelly
Gregory Smith
as Mickey
Lily Tomlin
as Ruth Allen
Stephen Root
as Gerald Adams
Elaine Stritch
as Irene Hargrove
Mila Kunis
as Abbey Tournquist
Directed by Todd Holland