George Kuchar Movies

  • 1994
    Route 666

    Route 666

    Route 666

    51994HD

    In a motel room, things start to get alive.

    Route 666
  • 1990
    A Passage to Wetness

    A Passage to Wetness

    A Passage to Wetness

    61990HD

    An island. A mountain. A City of Angels who scoop up the pellets dropped by other winged creatures.

    A Passage to Wetness
  • 1980
    The Nocturnal Immaculation

    The Nocturnal Immaculation

    The Nocturnal Immaculation

    51980HD

    Two men, two women, one God and many devils. Add a pinch of vengeance and a dash of mental illness, let simmer with high ideals, then take a mouthful...

    The Nocturnal Immaculation
  • 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
    Pictographic Piles

    Pictographic Piles

    Pictographic Piles

    02008HD

    As I rummage through a stack of photos the memories of this and that plus who’s what and where rush in helter skelter. There’s a lot to...

    Pictographic Piles
  • 1994
    Cellar Sinema

    Cellar Sinema

    Cellar Sinema

    01994HD

    A descent into the blackness of the projected image and the curators who flick the switches and grease up all moveable parts for hot action when the...

    Cellar Sinema
  • 2008
    Portrait of Genie

    Portrait of Genie

    Portrait of Genie

    02008HD

    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...

    Portrait of Genie
  • 1986
    Weather Diary 1

    Weather Diary 1

    Weather Diary 1

    21986HD

    George Kuchar travels to Oklahoma in search of tornadoes, spends most of his time watching TV and eating food.

    Weather Diary 1
  • 1987
    Insanitorium

    Insanitorium

    Insanitorium

    01987HD

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

    Insanitorium
  • 1970
    Tropical Vulture

    Tropical Vulture

    Tropical Vulture

    01970HD

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

    Tropical Vulture
  • 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
  • 1989
    Love Me True

    Love Me True

    Love Me True

    01989HD

    Love is in the air as newlyweds chomp on cake, brides marry werewolves, and hatchets fall on adulterous heads. Amid the real-life romance is mixed...

    Love Me True
  • 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
  • 1988
    We, the Normal

    We, the Normal

    We, the Normal

    01988HD

    In Kuchar’s unique video-diary style, we experience the artist negotiating awkwardly with domestic settings, a party and a short trip to the...

    We, the Normal
  • 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
  • 2010
    Zealots of the Zinc Zone

    Zealots of the Zinc Zone

    Zealots of the Zinc Zone

    02010HD

    This East Coast travelogue documents my journey from New York City to Boston as several screenings plunge me into a maelstrom of social excess and...

    Zealots of the Zinc Zone
  • 2003
    Kiss of Frankenstein

    Kiss of Frankenstein

    Kiss of Frankenstein

    102003HD

    Performed by my graduate students at the San Francisco Art Institute, this one act play that I had written gets the best production values that $500...

    Kiss of Frankenstein
  • 2007
    Water Sports

    Water Sports

    Water Sports

    02007HD

    A trip to the Marin headlands at the Golden Gate of San Francisco Bay headlines this video diary. The viewer gets to eves and eye drop on various...

    Water Sports
  • 2010
    Vintage Visits

    Vintage Visits

    Vintage Visits

    02010HD

    Another edition to Kuchars weather diary series, this particular one has more social intercourse occurring in the prairie hovel which houses the...

    Vintage Visits
  • 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