George Kuchar Movies
- 2008
Portrait of Genie
Portrait of Genie02008HD
An ex-student of mine opens up in the privacy of her home and shows me her etchings (watercolors) as we talk of art and things that slip under the...
- 1996
Vermin of the Vortex
Vermin of the Vortex01996HD
Alienation in academia beneath the chandeliered opulence of a political correctional facility that caters to clashing cultures with chicken fajitas...
- 2000
Cyclone Alley Ceramics
Cyclone Alley Ceramics52000HD
Holed up in a Oklahoma motel room, George Kuchar witnesses the tornado-conjuring power of a talking ceramic figurine.
- 1989
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness01989HD
A music-filled tour of Christmas good cheer overtakes this gastronomically oriented excursion through the winter season of discontent and yuletime...
- 1964
Lovers of Eternity
Lovers of Eternity01964HD
A lonely, bohemian poet befriends the good, the bad and the ugly in this rooftop drama set in New York's lower East side of Eden.
- 2000
Planet of the Vamps
Planet of the Vamps62000HD
This science fiction adventure centers on the interaction between a crew of Earthmen and their seduction by the love-hungry Amazons of the red...
- 2004
Temple of Torment
Temple of Torment02004HD
There is so much to absorb: the wetness from the sky. The hooded figure in the box. A big plate of pasta, and that chair on wheels. Messages of moral...
- 1956
A Tub Named Desire
A Tub Named Desire01956HD
"A Tub Named Desire," the first movie with Donna Kerness, does not exist anymore, except for one 8mm print that was in George Kuchar's possession....
- 2002
The Gates of Gomorrah
The Gates of Gomorrah02002HD
Shutters click in this clothes-dropping exhibition of photographic exposures sure to quicken the pulse of those in need of extremity expansion. The...
- 2008
Orphans of the Cosmos
Orphans of the Cosmos02008HD
Made at the San Francisco Art Institute with my students, this tuneful picture transports the viewer to the planet Mars as three attractive teens...
- 1987
Rainy Season
Rainy Season01987HD
Thanksgiving in California is the setting in which the viewer experiences "the depression inherent to festive occasions. There were many things...
- 2005
George Kuchar: An Interview
George Kuchar: An Interview02005HD
Since the 1980s, Kuchar has been creating brilliantly edited, hilarious, and often diaristic tapes made with dime-store props and not-so-special...
- 2024
Kuchar-esque
Kuchar-esque02024HD
A high-spirited romp through the (former) campus of San Francisco Art Institute, with two films each from George and Mike Kuchar. Features:...
- 2009
The Hairy Horror
The Hairy Horror02009HD
A chance encounter with a sober student reveals the mystery of a woodland wonder that has left a mark on his youthful psyche just as it leaves huge...
- 1967
Mosholu Holiday
Mosholu Holiday01967HD
A special guest appearance by Canadian TV star Bill Ronald along with the massive presence of "Mrs. Bronx" herself, Frances Leibowitz, and her...
- 2008
January Jubilee
January Jubilee02008HD
The New Year is upon everyone in Bay City. Music plays, strangers mingle, friends get raunchy and the calories pile on as the sky comes ablaze with...
- 1999
Secrets of the Shadow World
Secrets of the Shadow World51999HD
This three-part mini-series explores the mysterious and the mundane in a splash of digital dioramas that wipe across the screen in a cascade of...
- 1968
The Mammal Palace
The Mammal Palace01968HD
The movie takes a rather negative look at things despite the fact that it was shot in reversal film. It depicts the turbulent relationships of...
- 2013
(ir)reverence
(ir)reverence02013HD
"George Kuchar meets my mother."
- 1995
Grotto of the Gorgons
Grotto of the Gorgons01995HD
An electronic variety show featuring poetry, theatrics, dance, songs, and a plot concerning the cultivation of literary innocence and the...