George Kuchar Movie Trailers

Celebrity Casino Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

A trip to Las Vegas and a hike down a red carpet of star trodden footprints highlights this glimpse of glamorous glitz as flash bulbs pop to ignite titans of tinseltown as they rub shoulders with brethren of lower voltage.

I Was a Teenage Rumpot Trailer (1960)

01 January 1960

I Was a Teenage Rumpot was made in 1960, when George and Mike, the twin brothers Kuchar, were all of eighteen years old.

Song of the Whoopee Wind Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

A California Christmas season ushers in an array of holiday visuals designed to feed the hunger of soiled souls in search of truffle filled delights.

Temple of Torment Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

There is so much to absorb: the wetness from the sky. The hooded figure in the box. A big plate of pasta, and that chair on wheels.

The Web of Doctor Satan Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Another San Francisco Art Insitute class movie by George Kuchar

Scarlet Droppings Trailer (1991)

01 August 1991

Taped in Normal, Illinois, during the height of autumn, a snapshot of a young girl triggers a meditation on dying innocence and sizzling sausages as a low, winter sun ignites the smoke of greasy longings and meat-eating hunger.

Greetings from Boulder Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

"One of the earlier video diaries where George vacations in Colorado, reflects on scenery and animal life and visits people.

Gastronomic Getaway Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

Writes Kuchar, "The magnificent Mono Lake becomes the centerpiece for this car trip through Yosemite National Park and the splendors of roadside pastry.

Tummy Ache Times Trailer (2010)

01 January 2010

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

1980 Seven Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

This piece is sort of a prologue to East by Southwest. I prepare for that trip while visiting local artists here in San Francisco.

Hitchcocked! Trailer (2006)

11 August 2006

A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.

George and Mike Kuchar Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Portrait of siblings George and Mike Kuchar, who have made a name for themselves in the US underground scene with low-budget films.

Burnout Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

A metropolis awash in electrical overdrive crashes in the heat of summer and sends a Bronxite into the clutches of a waterworld further north.

Motel Capri Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

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

Anita Needs Me Trailer (1964)

11 March 1964

An overheated tale of lust, guilt, and Mom, made as a response to the French New Wave.

Dynasty of Depravity Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

This European flavored melodrama depicts a fictional country of refined manners and debased desires that explode into chaos, sending its prodigal son into the pit of 20th Century technology.

The Fury of Frau Frankenstein Trailer (2005)

01 October 2005

"This horror picture is a sequel to THE KISS OF FRANKENSTEIN (a one act play I wrote a few years ago which was performed by my graduate students at the San Francisco Art Institute).

Cinemaville Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

George Kuchar takes his Japanese student on a trip to Los Angeles and meets with his entertainment industry friends including Buck Henry, Christopher Coppola, and Jeffrey Schwarz.

Underground New York Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

A rare behind-the-scenes view of the exploding New York “underground” in the late sixities, a turbulent time and place that was to change American culture forever.

Queen Conga Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground Trailer (1983)

01 April 1983

A documentary portrait of filmmaker George Kuchar conducting a tour of his apartment where he displays memorabilia and his toys which were used for props.

George Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

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 frame alternation .

Bump and Grind Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

A man enters an adult store and watches a screen in a video arcade booth.

Unstrap Me Trailer (1968)

20 November 1968

Exhausted by a sexually frustrating home life in the Bronx, portly, 65-year-old Uncle Bojo tosses aside all responsibilities, leaves his wife, Stella, and sets out in search of adventures.

Sparkle's Tavern Trailer (1985)

01 June 1985

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 entire world is turned upside down.

Dingleberry Jingles Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

In Dingleberry Jingles, George discusses all things Christmas with his cat, attends a wedding, and of course indulges in a holiday delicacy or two.

Undertow Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

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 the filmmaker.

A Fatal Desire Trailer (2004)

13 April 2004

This melodrama, staged by me and produced with my students at the San Francisco Art Institute, follows the turbulent journey of an aspiring singer as she flees a frigid environment to heat up a tepid career.

Nudes: A Sketchbook Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

"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) based on stylized, often graphically sexual interpretations of his or her personality.

Aqueerius Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

“Washes of water and other liquids soak the imagery...strung together for a rather enigmatic yet definite statement on something.

George Kuchar: An Interview Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

Since the 1980s, Kuchar has been creating brilliantly edited, hilarious, and often diaristic tapes made with dime-store props and not-so-special effects, using friends as actors and the "pageant that is life" for his studio.

Brainbox Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Two scientists are after the achievement of ultimate brain power.

Kuchar Directs Queen Conga Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

A fly-on-the-wall documentary-style view of George Kuchar directing a class movie (QUEEN CONGA) at e

Metropolitan Monologues Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

The New York City summer is fueled by the sultry emanations of hot air that tumble off the tongues of potential thespians as they attempt to decipher the gastric guesswork embedded in the prose of the pre-production process.

Blips Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

16mm film by George Kuchar.

Morsel Beach Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

Friends gather for a celebration in the sun as the surf rolls in.

House of the White People Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

Having nothing to do with racial tensions, HOUSE OF THE WHITE PEOPLE is actually a chunk of film removed from a bigger chunk called UNSTRAP ME.

All Smiles and Sadness Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

McGuire constructs a murky black and white soap-opera world of endless, timeless, and placeless limbo, where the characters talk to each other entirely in clichés, bad poetry, and other contrite forms of speech — a short TV show in which nothing is resolved.

Oasis of the Pharaohs Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

Kuchar writes: "A hidden resort in Northern California opens its ancient secrets to a bride and groom who consummate their marriage on the peacock strewn terrain that muddies the tootsies of the infidels who munch through the mysteries with jaws of death — and rebirth.

Back to Nature Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

A man cleanses himself after being unfaithful to his wife.

Meow Meow Trailer (1970)

14 July 1970

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.

Grotto of the Gorgons Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

An electronic variety show featuring poetry, theatrics, dance, songs, and a plot concerning the cultivation of literary innocence and the preservation of Rondo Hatton's memory (a horror actor in 1940s B movies).

Andy's House of Gary Trailer (1993)

31 August 1993

A young painter, and his somewhat slower roommate, talk of paranormal occurrences in a room of charcoal canvasses and ephemeral renderings.

A Town Called Tempest Trailer (1963)

23 September 1963

Rarely has the cinema equaled such a spectacle! Seldom have movies probed so deeply into the rotten core of hypocrisy and weakness!

Vermin of the Vortex Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

Alienation in academia beneath the chandeliered opulence of a political correctional facility that caters to clashing cultures with chicken fajitas and carefully worded alphabet soup.

Wieners and Buns Musical Trailer (1972)

12 May 1972

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

A Woman Distressed Trailer (1962)

01 January 1962

An 1962 Avant-Garde Comedy by George Kuchar.