Mike Kuchar Movies

  • 1956
    A Tub Named Desire

    A Tub Named Desire

    A Tub Named Desire

    101956HD

    "A Tub Named Desire," the first movie with Donna Kerness, does not exist anymore, except for one 8mm print that was in George Kuchar's possession....

    A Tub Named Desire
  • 1959
    The Thief and the Stripper

    The Thief and the Stripper

    The Thief and the Stripper

    101959HD

    (1959) Color, Sound, 25 min.

    The Thief and the Stripper
  • 2010
    Snow Beard

    Snow Beard

    Snow Beard

    02010HD

    A moving tribute to New York icon Mike Kuchar, filmed on his last day before leaving Manhattan to relocate to San Francisco

    Snow Beard
  • 1965
    Corruption of the Damned

    Corruption of the Damned

    Corruption of the Damned

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    Corruption of the Damned might seethe with violence and sex, the two most attractive things you can put on the screen, but beneath them a twisted...

    Corruption of the Damned
  • 1987
    Cult of the Cubicles

    Cult of the Cubicles

    Cult of the Cubicles

    91987HD

    Writes Kuchar: "It's New York in the summer and I set out to track down some high school friends who have burrowed deep into the 'big apple.' The...

    Cult of the Cubicles
  • 1988
    Return to the House of Pain

    Return to the House of Pain

    Return to the House of Pain

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    Return to the House of Pain documents my walking through the turf and sludge of the Big Apple and many worm holes... I chomp my way back west and...

    Return to the House of Pain
  • 1983
    George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground

    George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground

    George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground

    7.81983HD

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

    George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
  • 2004
    Bird, Bath and Beyond

    Bird, Bath and Beyond

    Bird, Bath and Beyond

    6.52004HD

    In this dream-portrait, Mike Kuchar floats through his memories as the sea, space and sky drift past. Wrapped in odd costumes, he frolics with the...

    Bird, Bath and Beyond
  • 1997
    On a Shore Beneath the Sky

    On a Shore Beneath the Sky

    On a Shore Beneath the Sky

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    Be careful when you go out into the surf in a skimpy thong... the current can be treacherous and turbulent as is the human heart!

    On a Shore Beneath the Sky
  • 2009
    Animal

    Animal

    Animal

    02009HD

    Masked men prowling in the bushes and not touching anything but satin, dandelions and flesh.

    Animal
  • 2017
    Oh Hi Anne

    Oh Hi Anne

    Oh Hi Anne

    02017HD

    An epic tale of love and loss. Made using voicemails the Kuchar brothers left on her home answering machine, the artist reveals George and Mike in...

    Oh Hi Anne
  • 1989
    Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s

    Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s

    Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s

    91989HD

    A wide-ranging look at pictures I collect on my walls and in my head. A look at pictures I concoct with my students at the San Francisco Art...

    Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
  • 2012
    Starbound

    Starbound

    Starbound

    02012HD

    At the 'Institute for Metaphysical Research and Spiritual Wellness', crackpots, perverts and guitar strumming UFO abductees struggle with the...

    Starbound
  • 1998
    Domain of the Pixel Pixies

    Domain of the Pixel Pixies

    Domain of the Pixel Pixies

    81998HD

    Sort of a portrait of the videomaker Anne McQuire, who surfaces midway from this waterlogged landscape of El Nino disasters to dispense charm and...

    Domain of the Pixel Pixies
  • 1966
    Galaxie

    Galaxie

    Galaxie

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    In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W. H....

    Galaxie
  • 1977
    George and Mike Kuchar

    George and Mike Kuchar

    George and Mike Kuchar

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

    George and Mike Kuchar
  • 1966
    River Windows

    River Windows

    River Windows

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    "A film counterpointing the hard reality of the present with the fantastic actuality or imagining of the idyllic past. This is best realized in the...

    River Windows
  • 1995
    The Second Coming

    The Second Coming

    The Second Coming

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    Futuristic story of Carlos and Ben who fall in love in high school despite the racism and and homophobia. When Fundamentalist forces threaten to take...

    The Second Coming
  • 1970
    Tales of the Bronx

    Tales of the Bronx

    Tales of the Bronx

    01970HD

    From the elephant house of Bronx Zoo to the eight story tall Tabonga Terrace apartments on Sedgwich Avenue, living Mammals scream for their place in...

    Tales of the Bronx
  • 2018
    Street Meat

    Street Meat

    Street Meat

    02018HD

    When the body's "primal" urges feel deprived in a "modern" age, a debate about "sex" and "love" ensues to resolve the question — perhaps even...

    Street Meat