Curt McDowell Movies

  • 1980
    Taboo: The Single and the LP

    Taboo: The Single and the LP

    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...

    Taboo: The Single and the LP
  • 1985
    Sparkle's Tavern

    Sparkle's Tavern

    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...

    Sparkle's Tavern
  • 2009
    It Came from Kuchar

    It Came from Kuchar

    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...

    It Came from Kuchar
  • 1972
    Confessions

    Confessions

    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...

    Confessions
  • 1976
    A Reason to Live

    A Reason to Live

    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...

    A Reason to Live
  • 1975
    The Devil's Cleavage

    The Devil's Cleavage

    The Devil's Cleavage

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    A shady motel manager becomes obsessed with a neglected wife.

    The Devil's Cleavage
  • 1978
    The Mongreloid

    The Mongreloid

    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...

    The Mongreloid
  • 1978
    Symphony for a Sinner

    Symphony for a Sinner

    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.

    Symphony for a Sinner
  • 1970
    Riverbody

    Riverbody

    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,...

    Riverbody
  • 1987
    Video Album 5: The Thursday People

    Video Album 5: The Thursday People

    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...

    Video Album 5: The Thursday People
  • 1972
    Wieners and Buns Musical

    Wieners and Buns Musical

    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.

    Wieners and Buns Musical
  • 1983
    George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground

    George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground

    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...

    George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
  • 1992
    Flesh Histories

    Flesh Histories

    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...

    Flesh Histories
  • 1972
    Siamese Twin Pinheads

    Siamese Twin Pinheads

    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...

    Siamese Twin Pinheads
  • 1972
    Ronnie

    Ronnie

    Ronnie

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

    Ronnie
  • 1974
    Beaver Fever

    Beaver Fever

    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".

    Beaver Fever
  • 1974
    True Blue and Dreamy

    True Blue and Dreamy

    True Blue and Dreamy

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    A real and favorite dream of mine, preserved on film to be relived over and over.

    True Blue and Dreamy
  • 1972
    Peed Into the Wind

    Peed Into the Wind

    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...

    Peed Into the Wind
  • 1974
    Naughty Words

    Naughty Words

    Naughty Words

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    "...WORDS was a Curt McDowell work covering the gamut of cinematic profanity."

    Naughty Words
  • 1974
    Nudes: A Sketchbook

    Nudes: A Sketchbook

    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)...

    Nudes: A Sketchbook