Hollywood Makes Anthropology: The Case of Krippendorf's Tribe

Krippendorf's Tribe . Directed by Todd Holland; produced by Larry Brezner; starring Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, and Lily Tomlin; screen-play by Charlie Peters, based on a book by Frank Parkin; cinematography, Dean Cundey; Music, Bruce Broughton. Distributed in the U.S. by Touchstone Pictures. Length, 1 hr. 35 mins.; MPAA classification, PG-13 (profanity, sexual situations). U.S. release date, 27 Feb. 1998. " Krippendorf's Tribe represents one of Hollywood's first ever adventures into the sexy, glamorous, ruthlessly competitive world of big league anthropology, but the disappointing results hardly suggest a speedy follow-up expedition." 1 "If I were an anthropologist, this film would insult me immensely." 2 "Anthropology may never recover." 3