George Kuchar Movies

  • 1988
    Xmas 1987 New Years

    Xmas 1987 New Years

    Xmas 1987 New Years

    01988HD

    A sweet and savory journey in the company of George traveling from Christmas to New Years, stopping for snacks, drinks, and pets.

    Xmas 1987 New Years
  • 1987
    Rainy Season

    Rainy Season

    Rainy Season

    91987HD

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

    Rainy Season
  • 2009
    Mellow Magic

    Mellow Magic

    Mellow Magic

    02009HD

    The viewer is whisked through a lovely cat-house, which also includes a turtle along with the whiskered pets, and then is suddenly immersed in the...

    Mellow Magic
  • 1979
    The Power of the Press

    The Power of the Press

    The Power of the Press

    81979HD

    Experimental short

    The Power of the Press
  • 1971
    Portrait of Ramona

    Portrait of Ramona

    Portrait of Ramona

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    This movie was made mostly in Brooklyn during some very hot and empty evenings. Since the evenings were so empty, Jane Elford, the star, urged me to...

    Portrait of Ramona
  • 1994
    Urchins of Ungawa

    Urchins of Ungawa

    Urchins of Ungawa

    01994HD

    In a garden of roses and memorabilia from darkest Africa, a man and woman ponder the joy of cooking and the companionship of cats. Goodies for the...

    Urchins of Ungawa
  • 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
  • 1990
    The Warming of the Hell House

    The Warming of the Hell House

    The Warming of the Hell House

    01990HD

    A trip across the bay to Concord yields a harvest of non-fruit-like beings who celebrate a housewarming that simmers with macho machinations and...

    The Warming of the Hell House
  • 1964
    Lovers of Eternity

    Lovers of Eternity

    Lovers of Eternity

    91964HD

    A lonely, bohemian poet befriends the good, the bad and the ugly in this rooftop drama set in New York's lower East side of Eden.

    Lovers of Eternity
  • 1988
    Summer of No Return

    Summer of No Return

    Summer of No Return

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    In his 1988 film Summer of No Return, George had to make the beautiful lead actress disappear, So, thanks to her, the plot advanced considerably.

    Summer of No Return
  • 2006
    Tomorrow Always Comes

    Tomorrow Always Comes

    Tomorrow Always Comes

    02006HD

    A 1940s campy film noir sex romp comedy thriller. Harlem, Chinatown, Park Ave. It’s the same old story. Boy meets girl, boy gets dead, girl...

    Tomorrow Always Comes
  • 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
  • 1994
    Nirvana of the Nebbishites

    Nirvana of the Nebbishites

    Nirvana of the Nebbishites

    91994HD

    Writes Kuchar, "Come join Pepe, the magic puppet, as he transports Blackie, the cat, to a world of magic-marker marvels and Crayola creatures. View...

    Nirvana of the Nebbishites
  • 1988
    Terror by Twilight

    Terror by Twilight

    Terror by Twilight

    01988HD

    Short film by George Kuchar.

    Terror by Twilight
  • 2009
    Jamboree Journey

    Jamboree Journey

    Jamboree Journey

    02009HD

    In this wide-screen travelogue the viewer shares in the excitement of a Texas film festival, the cuisine of the not so rich and famous, and the...

    Jamboree Journey
  • 2010
    Tummy Ache Times

    Tummy Ache Times

    Tummy Ache Times

    02010HD

    It's the season of joy once again and this video depicts the tasty and the troublesome in big, heaping spoonfuls. Witness a social whirlpool of...

    Tummy Ache Times
  • 1995
    The Unclean

    The Unclean

    The Unclean

    01995HD

    A carload of trouble embarks on a journey few will survive in this horror tale of ancient evil permeating some acreage in upstate New York. Shot on...

    The Unclean
  • 1970
    Meow Meow

    Meow Meow

    Meow Meow

    01970HD

    An animated short about a man who finds a cat that turns into a lion. The lion becomes a famous singer who is kidnapped by gangsters. Uses animated...

    Meow Meow
  • 1970
    Holiday Harbor

    Holiday Harbor

    Holiday Harbor

    91970HD

    There's lots cooking in the city-by the-bay and the waters smell good too as the viewer sails off to Sausalito for home-made bread and gets an ocular...

    Holiday Harbor