Krippendorf's Tribe

Name: Krippendorf's Tribe
Director: Todd Holland
Released: 1998
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Natasha Lyonne, Gregory Smith, Carl Michael Lindner

1998 · 94 MIN · IMDB 5.1 · 6,494 VOTES · DIR. Todd Holland

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,489 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:21 I've been away for so long that I wonder

00:05:16 How's my favorite five-year-old, huh?

00:08:48 Professor krippendorf! Excuse me.

00:13:31 But no one ever dragged mom anywhere.

00:17:24 Charlie farrick's office. As soon as we finish sprucing it up, it's yours, all yours.

00:21:58 No, I am... I am saying something more remarkable than that.

00:26:18 We didn't spend it all in new Guinea, so how could you squander that much money?

00:29:58 Come on, come on. Let's go. Let's go.

00:34:10 Now, the uncircumcised child of a shelmikedmu family here...

00:38:36 - No problem, no problem. Can I talk to you? - Abbey, come out of there now!

00:42:09 - Excuse me, Ruth. - Mine too! - Mine, too, Professor.

00:46:19 Now, we have their attention, but we need something that grabs focus.

00:50:16 By golly, I think you found out what that hole is for.

00:55:44 What's wrong? No bosavi.

00:59:30 I would, but, uh, he's praying.

01:02:54 Go, go, go. I'm going to do this for you. It will be an honor.

01:06:23 It's a delicacy for the shelmikedmu.

01:09:58 I am not taking the grant.

01:13:29 Would you stick it in that garbage bag for me?

01:18:18 I am good with children. Please listen to me.

01:22:59 This is how he taught me!

01:26:34 And nobody was happy.

01:30:02 Well, I sent your stuff this morning.

35:00:00 That's not the point!

Cast & Characters

Richard Dreyfuss Krippendorf Jenna Elfman Veronica Natasha Lyonne Shelly Gregory Smith Mickey Carl Michael Lindner Edmund Lily Tomlin Ruth Allen Stephen Root Gerald Adams - Dean Doris Belack President Porter Julio Oscar Mechoso Simon Alonso Siobhan Fallon Hogan Lori

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,489

Dialogue density15.8 lines / min

First line00:00:21

Final line35:00:00

Production Record

DirectorTodd Holland

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes6,494