George Kuchar Movies

  • 2011
    Empire of Evil

    Empire of Evil

    Empire of Evil

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    Students of the San Francisco Art Institute clearly enjoy acting out Kuchar’s idiosynchratic film noir satire. Combining a love triangle with...

    Empire of Evil
  • 1967
    Color Me Shameless

    Color Me Shameless

    Color Me Shameless

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    Made when I was a bit depressed which is nothing new,. Bob Cowan happened to be depressed as well and so we had a wonderful time working together....

    Color Me Shameless
  • 1990
    Rocky Interlude

    Rocky Interlude

    Rocky Interlude

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    A trip to a barren landscape of jagged peaks and deep crevasses becomes a playground for an over-dressed hiker and his beefcake buddy as they secrete...

    Rocky Interlude
  • 1987
    The Desert Within

    The Desert Within

    The Desert Within

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    This is a journey to El Paso, Texas, where the Super-8 filmmaker Willie Varella and I have a dialogue amid domestic routines, motel accommodations,...

    The Desert Within
  • 1962
    Sylvia’s Promise

    Sylvia’s Promise

    Sylvia’s Promise

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    (1962) Color, Sound, 9 min.

    Sylvia’s Promise
  • 1989
    La Verbotene Voyage

    La Verbotene Voyage

    La Verbotene Voyage

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    Captain Steel must save his ship and passengers from a squad of evil mutinying sailors gone bad. Caught in a love triangle, things go from bad to...

    La Verbotene Voyage
  • 1997
    Oasis of the Pharaohs

    Oasis of the Pharaohs

    Oasis of the Pharaohs

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    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
  • 1987
    The Muffled Darkness

    The Muffled Darkness

    The Muffled Darkness

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    George is invited to the AFI Video Festival to see the screening of his tape, VIDEO ALBUM 5: THE THURSDAY PEOPLE, but detours into a melodrama about...

    The Muffled Darkness
  • 2004
    Lumps of Joy

    Lumps of Joy

    Lumps of Joy

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    A holiday video of good cheer and feline ferocity, this annual tradition of videotaped festivities centers on the oriental and occidental tidbits...

    Lumps of Joy
  • 1985
    Motel Capri

    Motel Capri

    Motel Capri

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    Mother Superior commits murder to save a soul from eternal damnation. Motel Capri was original material improvised as we went along. Scenes were...

    Motel Capri
  • 1988
    Low Light Life

    Low Light Life

    Low Light Life

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    Shot in low-light style, Kuchar documents his experiences with various underground filmmakers such as James Broughton and Ken Jacobs, then moves on...

    Low Light Life
  • 1976
    The Apparition

    The Apparition

    The Apparition

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    A full production: sync-sound drama with cast, crew, color neg., and 16mm wide screen cut-off (normal projector and lens). My intention was to follow...

    The Apparition
  • 1979
    Blips

    Blips

    Blips

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    16mm film by George Kuchar.

    Blips
  • 1987
    Insanitorium

    Insanitorium

    Insanitorium

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    The beast within and without makes an attempt to fuse with culture and the denizens of a Frankensteinian legacy.

    Insanitorium
  • 1958
    The Slasher

    The Slasher

    The Slasher

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    An insane, deformed killer stalks the grounds of a resort house, bringing sudden violence to those of easy virtue and godlessness.

    The Slasher
  • 1988
    Weather Diary 4

    Weather Diary 4

    Weather Diary 4

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    Attempting to apologize for the lack of good weather in Weather Diary 3, George arrives in Milwaukee only to find the drought back in full swing....

    Weather Diary 4
  • 1970
    Tropical Vulture

    Tropical Vulture

    Tropical Vulture

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    Tropical Vulture is a cross-generational project which highlights the artistic influences between George Kuchar, a Bay Area legend of independent...

    Tropical Vulture
  • 1967
    Eclipse of the Sun Virgin

    Eclipse of the Sun Virgin

    Eclipse of the Sun Virgin

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    Eclipse of the Sun Virgin is a 16mm, film; directed by George Kuchar. The film is based on dealing with a poignant self-identity and the feeling of...

    Eclipse of the Sun Virgin
  • 1967
    The Unclean

    The Unclean

    The Unclean

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    Lost film featuring vignettes of individual couples in a bathtub

    The Unclean
  • 2010
    Delectable Destinations

    Delectable Destinations

    Delectable Destinations

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    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