George Kuchar Movies

  • 1988
    Weather Diary 4

    Weather Diary 4

    Weather Diary 4

    01988HD

    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
  • 2006
    Faulty Fathoms

    Faulty Fathoms

    Faulty Fathoms

    02006HD

    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
  • 2011
    Empire of Evil

    Empire of Evil

    Empire of Evil

    02011HD

    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
  • 2008
    FlashBulb Alley

    FlashBulb Alley

    FlashBulb Alley

    02008HD

    A trip to the Los Angeles film festival leads to a glamorous gauntlet of flashing smiles and flashing bulbs that add the extra “humph” to...

    FlashBulb Alley
  • 2009
    Libido Lagoon

    Libido Lagoon

    Libido Lagoon

    02009HD

    This turgid potboiler was made with my class at the San Francisco Art Institute. It steam-rolls a series of overheated episodes to a colorful climax...

    Libido Lagoon
  • 1986
    Xmas 1986

    Xmas 1986

    Xmas 1986

    01986HD

    "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
  • 2001
    Arizona Byways

    Arizona Byways

    Arizona Byways

    92001HD

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

    Arizona Byways
  • 1963
    Confessions of Babette

    Confessions of Babette

    Confessions of Babette

    91963HD

    An early masterpiece by Mike Kuchar, in which Babette tells all, leaving no turgid stone unturned.

    Confessions of Babette
  • 1995
    Society Slut

    Society Slut

    Society Slut

    01995HD

    The story of a matron and a midget in the heat of an unbridled passion. The colors run thick and heavy for paint and prurient pleasures as the...

    Society Slut
  • 1997
    Oasis of the Pharaohs

    Oasis of the Pharaohs

    Oasis of the Pharaohs

    101997HD

    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
  • 2006
    Holiday Hang Ups

    Holiday Hang Ups

    Holiday Hang Ups

    02006HD

    The annual holiday video is off and swinging with this foray into festive chatter and explosive fireworks. Sweet treats are served up along with ice...

    Holiday Hang Ups
  • 1976
    George

    George

    George

    01976HD

    George (1976, revised in 1988) is a portrait of George Kuchar composed on a J-K optical printer with 4 scenes always running simultaneously through...

    George
  • 1990
    Weather Diary 6

    Weather Diary 6

    Weather Diary 6

    01990HD

    Scenes from a vacation. Music comes on loud and clear and washes over a series of visual impressions of the land and the sky and the faulty plumbing...

    Weather Diary 6
  • 1994
    Dingleberry Jingles

    Dingleberry Jingles

    Dingleberry Jingles

    81994HD

    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
  • 2010
    Eat My Makeup!

    Eat My Makeup!

    Eat My Makeup!

    02010HD

    With George Kuchar, Marie Losier, Jason Livingston, Paul Shepard. Five winsome damsels picnic on the roof of a warehouse in charming Long Island...

    Eat My Makeup!
  • 1976
    Back to Nature

    Back to Nature

    Back to Nature

    7.51976HD

    A man cleanses himself after being unfaithful to his wife.

    Back to Nature
  • 2011
    HotSpell

    HotSpell

    HotSpell

    02011HD

    This final weather diary travels through some rough inner and outer domains. Social interactions blend more smoothly than the clash of air masses...

    HotSpell
  • 1987
    The Muffled Darkness

    The Muffled Darkness

    The Muffled Darkness

    71987HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1994
    Holidaze, 1994

    Holidaze, 1994

    Holidaze, 1994

    7.51994HD

    George spends quality time with his friends Karen and Carla in this unconventional, glitchy, collaged holiday video. HOLIDAZE filters a gift...

    Holidaze, 1994