
1998
4.556
(89)
Duration
1h 34m
Premiere
February 27, 1998
Budget
$0
Gross worldwide
$0
Genres
Comedy, Family
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.

Touchstone Pictures