Curt McDowell Movies
- 1980

Taboo: The Single and the LP
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"Abner L. Fuqua clears his throat and I get mad and stand close to trains or cut my eyebrow off. Dorothy is Abner's wife. Abner can slap hard, like...
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- 1985

Sparkle's Tavern
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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...
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- 2009

It Came from Kuchar
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It Came from Kuchar is the definitive, feature documentary about the legendary, underground filmmaking twins, the Kuchar brothers. George and Mike...
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- 1972

Confessions
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"Just as outrageous is Curt McDowell's CONFESSIONS. McDowell, a graduate student at San Francisco Art Institute, opens his film with a confession to...
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- 1976

A Reason to Live
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"This film is about depression, although it's not that depressing. I suppose it has a message of faith and hope in it ... it does for me .... But...
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- 1975

The Devil's Cleavage
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A shady motel manager becomes obsessed with a neglected wife.
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- 1978

The Mongreloid
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A man, his dog, and the regions they inhabited, each leaving his own distinctive mark on the landscape. Not even time can wash away the residue of...
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- 1978

Symphony for a Sinner
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Symphony for a Sinner (1979) was a long, lavishly photographed color film generally considered the magnum opus of the class productions.
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- 1970

Riverbody
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A continuous dissolve of 87 male and female nudes. "The film's fascination lies with the suspense of that magic moment, halfway between two persons,...
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- 1987

Video Album 5: The Thursday People
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The comings and goings of the late underground filmmaker, Curt McDowell—and the people and activities that came and went along with...
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- 1972

Wieners and Buns Musical
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A musical about an unhappy couple and the man that stands between them. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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- 1983

George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
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A documentary portrait of filmmaker George Kuchar conducting a tour of his apartment where he displays memorabilia and his toys which were used for...
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- 1992

Flesh Histories
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A diverse program of films and videos by various artists who challenge conventional representations of gender, family and sexuality, curated by Tom...
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- 1972

Siamese Twin Pinheads
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A Nun introduces Intellectual disabled siamese twins Billy and Willy (Ellinger & McDowell) to sing at the annual talent quest at Wabash Valley...
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- 1972

Ronnie
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A naked hustler tells his story nonstop. A real wonder-hunk.
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- 1974

Beaver Fever
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Starring George Kuchar as "Hunk", Mrs. Ruby B. Davis as "Aunt Ruth", and introducing Melinda McDowell as the much-abused, sex bomb "Goldenrod".
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- 1974

True Blue and Dreamy
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A real and favorite dream of mine, preserved on film to be relived over and over.
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- 1972

Peed Into the Wind
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An hour-long saga of Mick Terrific, rock 'n' roll star, and the cast of 50 he encounters on his search for "Mr. Wonderful." “PEED INTO THE...
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- 1974

Naughty Words
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"...WORDS was a Curt McDowell work covering the gamut of cinematic profanity."
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- 1974

Nudes: A Sketchbook
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"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)...
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