Krippendorf's Tribe
1998 American film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 children, creates a fictitious lost New Guinea tribe to cover up his misuse of grant money.
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Directed by | Todd Holland |
Screenplay by | Charlie Peters |
Based on | Krippendorf's Tribe by Frank Parkin |
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Cinematography | Dean Cundey |
Edited by | Jon Poll |
Music by | Bruce Broughton |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $7,571,115 |
Krippendorf's Tribe was produced by Touchstone Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures, the former a label of and the latter a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The film received generally negative reviews, with criticism for its racial stereotypes.[1]