In 1998, the adventure comedy "The Krippendorf Tribe" was released. The actor, which will be discussed below, played the role of a mad scientist who went on a long journey in order to find the last representatives of a wild tribe. The plot of this film is described in the article.
Actors
The main role in this film was played by Richard Dreyfus. It was he who played a fanatical anthropologist by the name of Krippendorf. The tribe with which he had been dreaming for so long turned out to not exist. And therefore, the protagonist decided to introduce to his colleagues a completely civilized people. The unfortunate ones had to play savages from the Crippendorf tribe. Actor Gregory Smith played the role of one of them. More about it below. Other actors of the Crippendorf Tribe: Jenna Elfman, Carl Michael Lindner, Natasha Lyonne, Jacob Handy.
Richard Dreyfus (The Crippendorf Tribe)
The actor in the role of an obsessed scientist was quite convincing. But this is far from his best movie work. The culmination of Dreyfus' career came in the mid-seventies when he played in the film "Goodbye, dear." For his role in this film, he was awarded the Academy Award.
Gregory Smith
This actor played the role of the son of the protagonist in the movie "The Krippendorf Tribe." Gregory Smith was born in 1983. The first role was played at the age of seven. The actor is known for the films "Soldiers", "Patriot", "Homeless with a shotgun."
Plot
So what is the Crippendorf Tribe movie about? A respected professor of anthropology, James Crippendorf (Richard Dreyfuss), has been given a grant for a large sum of money. His account of the last savage tribe living in the Guinean jungle impressed the entire scientific community. He must spend these funds on his research.
The scientist is going on a fascinating trip and takes with him three children (daughter and two sons), whom he brings up one after the death of his wife (together they were engaged in the search for an ancient tribe). Having spent a lot of time, Krippendorf, unfortunately, did not achieve a positive result. But he skillfully spent all the money on the needs of his tomboys. How now to report to colleagues who hope that Crippendorf is close to a scientific discovery. He does not want to admit that his mission failed.
But from this desperate situation, the resourceful man found an original way out. The trick was that his family members themselves for some time should play the role of natives. The children of the professor (Edmund, Shelley and Mike) were indescribably delighted with this brilliant idea. The combination of the first letters of the names of the guys will give the name to the new tribe "Shelmayedmusam."
So, James will be making a film near his house, right in the backyard. As scenery, the scientist specially built huts, in which he will put his little mischievous people. It remains to dress household members in the clothes of primitive people and apply war paint on the face and body. The children performed their task superbly. Many representatives of science believed that the record is genuine. Thus, the scientific council clearly saw that the mysterious inhabitants of the jungle actually exist. James cheating is a great success, the film was even shown on television. There were also sponsors who were interested in the achievements of Crippendorf. There was money, and James had no choice but to shoot the next episodes from the life of ... his tribe.