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A university professor is paid to find the last undiscovered tribe of New Guinea. When he fails to find the tribe, he comes home, and rather than admitting that he's failed, he gives a lecture about the Shelmikedmu tribe (named after his children: Shelly, Mike, and Edmund) and then has his family dress like "Shelmikedmus," so that he can film them as proof of his discovery.
- Richard DreyfussKrippendorf
- Jenna ElfmanVeronica
- Natasha LyonneShelly
- Gregory SmithMickey
- Carl Michael LindnerEdmund
- Lily TomlinRuth Allen
- Stephen RootGerald Adams, Dean
- Doris BelackPresident Porter
- Julio Oscar MechosoSimon Alonso
- Siobhan Fallon HoganLori
- Amzie StricklandGladys Schmades
- Phil LeedsDr. Harvey
- Frances BayEdith Proxmire
- Susan RuttanMrs. O'Brian
- Barbara WilliamsJennifer
- Elaine StritchIrene Hargrove
- Tom PostonGordon Hargrove
- Zakes MokaeSulukim
- David Ogden StiersHenry Spivey
- Sandy MartinNurse
- Lance KinseyPrincipal Reese
- Mila KunisAbbey Tournquist
- Robin KarfoMrs. Tournquist
- Tim HalliganMr. Tournquist
- Peter TildenLarry Swift