George Kuchar Movies

  • 1968
    The Mammal Palace

    The Mammal Palace

    The Mammal Palace

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    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...

    The Mammal Palace
  • 1974
    True Blue and Dreamy

    True Blue and Dreamy

    True Blue and Dreamy

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    A real and favorite dream of mine, preserved on film to be relived over and over.

    True Blue and Dreamy
  • 1988
    L.A. Screening Workshop

    L.A. Screening Workshop

    L.A. Screening Workshop

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    George spends a week in Los Angeles on business and at eating engagements. “I eat in Beverly Hills and do my business behind closed doors for a...

    L.A. Screening Workshop
  • 1966
    Galaxie

    Galaxie

    Galaxie

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    In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W. H....

    Galaxie
  • 1974
    Nudes: A Sketchbook

    Nudes: A Sketchbook

    Nudes: A Sketchbook

    3.31974HD

    "Curt McDowell's NUDES (A Sketchbook) is a paean to the filmmaker's closest friends: a series of portraits (beginning with one of George Kuchar)...

    Nudes: A Sketchbook
  • 2000
    Divine Trash

    Divine Trash

    Divine Trash

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    The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters.

    Divine Trash
  • 1968
    Encyclopedia of the Blessed

    Encyclopedia of the Blessed

    Encyclopedia of the Blessed

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    " 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
  • 1989
    Chili Line Stops Here

    Chili Line Stops Here

    Chili Line Stops Here

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    A journey that begins in a Kansas City hotel and ends up in New Mexico. The bumpy ride is fuelled with libidinous juices as it lurches through...

    Chili Line Stops Here
  • 1961
    A Reel of Home Movies

    A Reel of Home Movies

    A Reel of Home Movies

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    An eclectic compilation of home movies and early cinematic experiments. Preserved by Anthology Film Archives with support from the National Film...

    A Reel of Home Movies
  • 1988
    Mecca of the Frigid

    Mecca of the Frigid

    Mecca of the Frigid

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    George visits underground filmmaker Robert Nelson in Milwaukee, and they brave the cold on Lake Michigan.

    Mecca of the Frigid
  • 1975
    Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony

    Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony

    Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony

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    A clarification of the '60s and its plastic society; taking archetypes of the American landscape to deal with the search for human identity and our...

    Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
  • 1977
    Undertow

    Undertow

    Undertow

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    Undertow explores a middle-aged man's emotional chaos and descent into self-destruction. Based on a real incident, the subject was an acquaintance of...

    Undertow
  • 1959
    The Thief and the Stripper

    The Thief and the Stripper

    The Thief and the Stripper

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    (1959) Color, Sound, 25 min.

    The Thief and the Stripper
  • 1994
    The Cage of Nicholas

    The Cage of Nicholas

    The Cage of Nicholas

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    A 10 minute short by George Kuchar which documents a visit with producer Christopher Coppola (nephew of Francis Ford Coppola and brother of Nicolas...

    The Cage of Nicholas
  • 1964
    Born of the Wind

    Born of the Wind

    Born of the Wind

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    A tender and realistic story of a scientist who falls in love with a mummy he has restored to life.

    Born of the Wind
  • 1957
    The Naked and the Nude

    The Naked and the Nude

    The Naked and the Nude

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    Big…Rousing…Memorable! The incredible war saga of our own boys in a Jap-infested jungle in the Botanical Gardens. Hear Lloyd Thorner...

    The Naked and the Nude
  • 1986
    Jane and Mike Visit

    Jane and Mike Visit

    Jane and Mike Visit

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    George Kuchar documents a visit from his brother Mike and their friend and former Kuchar actress Jane Elford. Having appeared in several Kuchar films...

    Jane and Mike Visit
  • 1972
    Wieners and Buns Musical

    Wieners and Buns Musical

    Wieners and Buns Musical

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    A musical about an unhappy couple and the man that stands between them. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

    Wieners and Buns Musical
  • 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
  • 1985
    Sparkle's Tavern

    Sparkle's Tavern

    Sparkle's Tavern

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    Siblings hide their ownership of a bordello from their mother. When she is visited by a man who shares the joys of sexual enlightenment with her, her...

    Sparkle's Tavern