Krippendorf's Tribe

Krippendorf's Tribe
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTodd Holland
Screenplay byCharlie Peters
Based onKrippendorf's Tribe
by Frank Parkin
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDean Cundey
Edited byJon Poll
Music byBruce Broughton
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • February 27, 1998 (1998-02-27)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$7,571,115

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.

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]

  1. ^ "The 50 Most Racist Movies". Complex. Retrieved 2022-06-21.