George Kuchar Movies

  • 2011
    The Butchered Beefcake

    The Butchered Beefcake

    The Butchered Beefcake

    02011HD

    This video diary visits two sites that exhibited Kuchars visual works this past year, culminating at the VOLTA ART SHOW in N.Y.C., where he sold some...

    The Butchered Beefcake
  • 1997
    Oasis of the Pharaohs

    Oasis of the Pharaohs

    Oasis of the Pharaohs

    01997HD

    Kuchar writes: "A hidden resort in Northern California opens its ancient secrets to a bride and groom who consummate their marriage on the peacock...

    Oasis of the Pharaohs
  • 1994
    Route 666

    Route 666

    Route 666

    51994HD

    In a motel room, things start to get alive.

    Route 666
  • 1987
    Rainy Season

    Rainy Season

    Rainy Season

    01987HD

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

    Rainy Season
  • 1989
    Migration of the Blubberoids

    Migration of the Blubberoids

    Migration of the Blubberoids

    01989HD

    "The whiteness of winter cannot bury the blubbery things that splash and frolic among the frozen memories of Heathen harvests, in a land haunted by...

    Migration of the Blubberoids
  • 2003
    Butter Balls

    Butter Balls

    Butter Balls

    02003HD

    "To counteract the talkie I had done with graduate student the day before, this undergrad project has no dialogue but just a steady stream of images...

    Butter Balls
  • 1991
    Weather Watch

    Weather Watch

    Weather Watch

    01991HD

    A window or two on the outside world is not enough, especially when you have such a lousy view of things as I had in this Oklahoma residential care...

    Weather Watch
  • 2009
    Vault of Vapors

    Vault of Vapors

    Vault of Vapors

    02009HD

    One of Kuchars weather diary series out in Oklahoma. The tone is wistful, the surroundings wispy (with some puffs of pungency). The TV is on and the...

    Vault of Vapors
  • 1980
    The Woman And The Dress

    The Woman And The Dress

    The Woman And The Dress

    01980HD

    George Kuchar's comically grotesque look at the age-old clash of generations.

    The Woman And The Dress
  • 2024
    Kuchar-esque

    Kuchar-esque

    Kuchar-esque

    02024HD

    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
  • 1991
    Indian Summer

    Indian Summer

    Indian Summer

    01991HD

    The colors of fall are muted by the fog of a lingering summer and the memory of that which is dark and naked among the dappled crimson.

    Indian Summer
  • 1987
    1980 Seven

    1980 Seven

    1980 Seven

    01987HD

    This piece is sort of a prologue to East by Southwest. I prepare for that trip while visiting local artists here in San Francisco. You get to see...

    1980 Seven
  • 1994
    Dingleberry Jingles

    Dingleberry Jingles

    Dingleberry Jingles

    01994HD

    In Dingleberry Jingles, George discusses all things Christmas with his cat, attends a wedding, and of course indulges in a holiday delicacy or two.

    Dingleberry Jingles
  • 1996
    Season of Sorrow

    Season of Sorrow

    Season of Sorrow

    01996HD

    Ice falls from the sky as tears plip-plop onto wall-to-wall carpeting. No degree of renovation can enliven the dead that we mourn in our hearts as...

    Season of Sorrow
  • 2010
    Delectable Destinations

    Delectable Destinations

    Delectable Destinations

    02010HD

    This time, the call of the west sends Kuchar packing to Oregon, California and Arizona. You too can experience the dizzy delights of a whirlwind tour...

    Delectable Destinations
  • 1968
    Encyclopedia of the Blessed

    Encyclopedia of the Blessed

    Encyclopedia of the Blessed

    01968HD

    " ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BLESSED culminates my involvement with artist Red Grooms and Mimi Gross. It is a diary of our work as we head for the Pacific...

    Encyclopedia of the Blessed
  • 1986
    The Last Hello

    The Last Hello

    The Last Hello

    01986HD

    A friend visits from Canada and we relive the past as the future becomes more and more obscured by a cloud of burning vegetation wrapped in cigarette...

    The Last Hello
  • 2004
    A Fatal Desire

    A Fatal Desire

    A Fatal Desire

    02004HD

    This melodrama, staged by me and produced with my students at the San Francisco Art Institute, follows the turbulent journey of an aspiring singer as...

    A Fatal Desire
  • 2003
    Visitation Rites

    Visitation Rites

    Visitation Rites

    02003HD

    Alone in an Oklahoma motel room with a mute companion, the talkative one speaks the language of memory as pussycats feast from a canned cornucopia....

    Visitation Rites
  • 1976
    Back to Nature

    Back to Nature

    Back to Nature

    61976HD

    A man cleanses himself after being unfaithful to his wife.

    Back to Nature