George Kuchar Movies

  • 2010
    Vintage Visits

    Vintage Visits

    Vintage Visits

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    Another edition to Kuchars weather diary series, this particular one has more social intercourse occurring in the prairie hovel which houses the...

    Vintage Visits
  • 1992
    Going Nowhere

    Going Nowhere

    Going Nowhere

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    Writes Kuchar: "It was my 50th birthday this year (1992) and my friend's birthday, so I explored our position in time and dusty place with a...

    Going Nowhere
  • 1985
    Ascension of the Demonoids

    Ascension of the Demonoids

    Ascension of the Demonoids

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    George Kuchar received his only funding grant for this film ($20,000 from the NEA), and so, freed from the usual financial restraints, he was...

    Ascension of the Demonoids
  • 2009
    Jamboree Journey

    Jamboree Journey

    Jamboree Journey

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    In this wide-screen travelogue the viewer shares in the excitement of a Texas film festival, the cuisine of the not so rich and famous, and the...

    Jamboree Journey
  • 1988
    Summer of No Return

    Summer of No Return

    Summer of No Return

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    In his 1988 film Summer of No Return, George had to make the beautiful lead actress disappear, So, thanks to her, the plot advanced considerably.

    Summer of No Return
  • 2009
    Acid Redux

    Acid Redux

    Acid Redux

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    George Kuchar’s Acid Redux is a raucous journey into the murky domains of mysticism and liminality. Featuring zombie seductresses, erotic...

    Acid Redux
  • 1965
    Corruption of the Damned

    Corruption of the Damned

    Corruption of the Damned

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    Corruption of the Damned might seethe with violence and sex, the two most attractive things you can put on the screen, but beneath them a twisted...

    Corruption of the Damned
  • 1962
    A WOMAN DISTRESSED

    A WOMAN DISTRESSED

    A WOMAN DISTRESSED

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    An 1962 Avant-Garde Comedy by George Kuchar.

    A WOMAN DISTRESSED
  • 2010
    Lingo of the Lost

    Lingo of the Lost

    Lingo of the Lost

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    This turbulent and colorful drama about the proud and the profane was made with an international group of students at the school where I've been...

    Lingo of the Lost
  • 1974
    Beaver Fever

    Beaver Fever

    Beaver Fever

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    A short comedy by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

    Beaver Fever
  • 1987
    Rainy Season

    Rainy Season

    Rainy Season

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    Thanksgiving in California is the setting in which the viewer experiences "the depression inherent to festive occasions. There were many things...

    Rainy Season
  • 1996
    Vermin of the Vortex

    Vermin of the Vortex

    Vermin of the Vortex

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    Alienation in academia beneath the chandeliered opulence of a political correctional facility that caters to clashing cultures with chicken fajitas...

    Vermin of the Vortex
  • 2024
    Kuchar-esque

    Kuchar-esque

    Kuchar-esque

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    A high-spirited romp through the (former) campus of San Francisco Art Institute, with two films each from George and Mike Kuchar. Features:...

    Kuchar-esque
  • 1986
    Xmas 1986

    Xmas 1986

    Xmas 1986

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    "In Xmas 1986, George Kuchar’s mother Stella has come to stay with him for the holidays. After a series of dinners with friends, Stella’s...

    Xmas 1986
  • 2006
    Faulty Fathoms

    Faulty Fathoms

    Faulty Fathoms

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    A wide screen portrait of people, pets and places, this Frisco based video immerses the viewer in a placid flow of images that hint of darker depths...

    Faulty Fathoms
  • 2005
    Dynasty of Depravity

    Dynasty of Depravity

    Dynasty of Depravity

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    This European flavored melodrama depicts a fictional country of refined manners and debased desires that explode into chaos, sending its prodigal son...

    Dynasty of Depravity
  • 1963
    Tootsies in Autumn

    Tootsies in Autumn

    Tootsies in Autumn

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    [A] cautionary tale about past-their-prime thespians caught up in a typically Kucharian vortex of madness. - Anthology Film Archives

    Tootsies in Autumn
  • 1972
    Confessions

    Confessions

    Confessions

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    Curt McDowell has a confession for his parents. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

    Confessions
  • 2001
    Arizona Byways

    Arizona Byways

    Arizona Byways

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    A cactus-strewn desert becomes the backdrop for this series of filmic stopovers. Great natural beauty clashes with manufactured outdoorsmanship, as a...

    Arizona Byways
  • 1971
    Portrait of Ramona

    Portrait of Ramona

    Portrait of Ramona

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    This movie was made mostly in Brooklyn during some very hot and empty evenings. Since the evenings were so empty, Jane Elford, the star, urged me to...

    Portrait of Ramona