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Krippendorf's Tribe

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Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 35 Fresh: 5  Rotten:30 Average Rating: 3.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Synopsis:
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... [More]
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. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Natasha Lyonne, Gregory Edward Smith, Carl Michael Lindner

Director: Todd Holland
Story: Frank Parkin
Screenwriter: Charlie Peters
Composer: Bruce Broughton
Producer: Larry Brezner

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 4, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case

Audio:

  • TBD

Additional Release Material:

  • TBD

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

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Pretty lame comedy stuff with Dreyfuss leading family misadventures. Sophomoric.

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02/20/07 08:28 PM
Steve Crum
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11/07/05 06:40 PM
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10/21/05 02:14 PM
Thomas Delapa
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08/20/05 02:03 PM
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08/18/05 02:34 PM
Nell Minow
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The fact that people loved this movie is beyond me; the fact that it was an Oscar contender blows me away.

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06/14/05 07:59 PM
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
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Dreyfuss deserves a whole lot better than this garbage.

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04/17/05 03:10 AM
Scott Weinberg
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04/09/05 03:57 AM
Robin Clifford
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04/02/05 08:11 AM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Though it settles for easy laughs, the laughs remain appreciated.

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12/15/03 09:31 AM
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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In order to find Krippendorf's Tribe funny, you must agree with it on one fundamental principle: Penises are funny.

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11/29/03 08:18 AM
Eric D. Snider
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11/17/03 09:02 PM
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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Look at Richard Dreyfuss on the poster, weep for him, and then rent something else.

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08/20/03 09:13 PM
Shawn Bowers
Kansas City Star
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08/07/03 10:19 PM
Ryan Cracknell
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Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly
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02/08/03 08:40 AM
John R. McEwen
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the miscasting of Ms. Elfman as someone with a brain defies belief.

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01/02/03 01:04 PM
Brandon Judell
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