Filmography of George Kuchar and Mike Kuchar
(12/5/1973)
MIKE and GEORGE KUCHAR 8mm Films
THE NAKED AND THE NUDE
1957 30 min. Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
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Location of production: New York City
First screening: Gramercy Arts Theatre
Cast: Josephine Reynolds, James Brawley, Howard Selditz, Mike Kuchar
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home: 4320 Van Cortlandt Park East, Bronx, New York 10470
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
Comments: A TUB NAMED DESIRE, the first movie with Donna Kerness, does not exist anymore, except for one 8mm print in George's possession. The footage was taken apart, and some of it is included in THE NAKED AND THE NUDE.
1958 20 min. Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City
First screening: Norcross Greeting Cards conference room
Cast: Tony Reynolds, Gail Fischer, Howard Selditz, Nory Reynolds
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
THE SLASHER
THE THIEF ANU THE STRIPPER
1959 20 min. Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City First screening: Grammercy Arts Theater
Cast: Barbara Newman, Tony Reynolds, Sally Homan,
James Brawley
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
I WAS A TEENAGE RUMPOT
PUSSY ON A HOT TIN ROOF
BORN OF THE WIND (Mike Kuchar)
1960 12 min. Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City
First screening: July 29, 1963, Gramercy Arts Theater
Cast: Arlene Roman, Edith Fisher, Harry Ross
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
1961 12 min. Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City
First screening: July 29, 1963, Gramercy Arts Theater
Cast: Donna Kerness, Bob Cowan, Terry Brunetti,
Sarah Kelley, Hi11 Pyles
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
1961 20 min. Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City First screening: July 29, 1963, Gramercy Arts Theater Cast: Donna Kerness, Bob Cowan
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Arphives
A WOMAN DISTRESSED
1962
15 min
Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
Locution of production: New York City
First screening: New Bowery Theater, St. Marks Place
Cast: Mona Muirrin, Bob Cowan, Pearl Clam, Bridget Bazooka
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents* home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
NIGHT OF THE BOMB
1962 15 min. Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City
First screening: Gramercy Arts Theater
Cast: Bob Cowan, Terry Brunetti, Tony Reynolds, Barbara Newman
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
Comments: (by George Kuchar) Another tale was inserted at the end of this film so that it is two separate stories of before and after an atomic bomb blast in a city. The second tale was assembled from footage once abandoned. Title cards and fill-in photos were inserted to change the old plot to fit in with the new one.
THE CONFESSIONS OF BABETJE (Formerly THE PERVERT)
1963 15 min. Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City First screening: ?
Cast: Gina Zuckerman, Mike Zuckerman
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
1963 30 min
Color
Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City
First screening: 1963: 41st St. Theater
Cast: Larry Leibowitz, Francis Leibowitz, barney* Leibowitz, Sally Homan, bebby Homan
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
1963 45 min. Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City
First screening: 1963: New Bowery Theater, St. Marks Place
Cast: Donna Kerness, bob Cowan, Mike Kuchar, Cynthia Mailman, George Kuchar, Larry Leibowitz
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home,
1963 15 min. Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City
First screening: 1963: New Bowery Theater, St. Marks Place Cast: James Brawley, Maiglis Pearson
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
address above
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
A TOWN CALLED TEMPEST
LUST FOR EC STAC ^
ANITA NEKDS ME
Insert
1963 15 min. Color Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City
First screening: Gramercy Arts Theater
Cast: Donna Kerness, Bob Bailen
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
Comments: (by George Kuchar) Film was screened and
later disassembled because audience reaction seemed negative. Film was later discovered to be not completely lost and so some new title cards were inserted based on memory of the previous original title cards. The film was reassembled once again. One title card is not quite right: It reads
"D.W. Griffith” (something or other), when it should refer to "Tootsies in Autumn,” which is the name of a silent film one of the actresses was supposed to have been involved in in her past. ’
TOOTSIES IN AUTUMN
LOVERS OF ETERNITY
1964 30 min
Color
(George Kuchar)
Sound on accompanying mag tape
Location of production: New York City
First screening: An art gallery on Lafayette St.
Cast: Dov Lederberg, Mary Flanagan, Donna Kerness, Steve Packard, Jack Smith, Jack Trumpeter
Original: Acetate reversal positive at parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: Anthology Film Archives
(end of Kuchars' 8mm listing)
MIKE KUCHAR—16mm
SINS OF THE FLESHAPOIDS
1965 50 rain. Color Optical sound
Location of production: New York City
First screening: Eventorium, N.Y., 1965
Cast: Donna Kerness, Bob Cowan, George Kuchar, Maren Thomas, Gina Zuckerman, Julius Middleman.
Original: Acetate reversal positive at Du-Art Labs: 245 W. 55th St., N.Y.
Who has prints: New York Co-op and Canyon Co-op;
Jimmy Vaughan: 12 Fouberts Place, Regent St, London W1, England.
1965 20 min. Color Optical Sound
Location of production: ?
First screening: Lafayette Theater, N.Y., 1965
Cast: Marshall Hall, Mary Flanagan, Bob Cowan,
Maren Thomas.
Original: Acetate reversal positive at Du-Art Labs, address above.
Who has prints: New York Co-op and Canyon co-op
the SECRET OF WENDELL SAMSON
1966 35 min. Color Optical sound
Location of production: New York City First screening: 41st St. Cinemateque, 1966
Cast: Red Grooms, Mimi Gross, Maren Thomas, Floraine
Conners.
GREEN DESIRE
Original: Acetate reversal positive at Creative Film Society, Reseda, Calif.
Who has prints: New York Co-op and Canyon Co-op
MiKe Kuchar -- 16mm--p.2
Comments: Rights to film were sold to Bob Pike of the Creative Film Society.
1967 14 min. Color Optical Sound
Location of production: New York City
First screening: 41st St. Cinemateque, N.Y., 1967
Cast: Larry Leibowitz, Janine Soldjerhelm
Original: Acetate reversal positive at Du-Art Labs, address above.
Who has prints: New York Co-op, Canyon Co-op,
Jimmy Vaughan—London, Underground Film Center— Montreal
1966 10 min. Color Optical sound
Location of production: New York City First screening: Gate Theater, N.Y., 1966 Cast: Marshall Hall
Original: Acetate reversal positive at Du-Art Labs, address above
Who has prints: New York Co-op and Canyon Co-op
1967 15 min. Color Optical sound
Location of production: New York City, Catskill Mountains
First screening: Boston Cinemateque, 1967 Cast: A Nature film, no characters
Original: Acetate reversal positive at Du-Art Labs, address above.
Who has prints: New York Co-op, Canyon Co-op
VAIATIONS
FRAGMENTS
CYCLES
THE CHAVEN SIAJCK
1967
20 min
B&W
Optical sound
TALKS OF THE BRONX
AQUA CIRCUS
FARAWAY PLACES
Location of production: New York City
First screening: Gate Theater, N.Y., 1967
Cast: Floraine Conners, Hob Cowan, Donna Kerness, George Kuchar
Original: Acetate reversal positive at Du-Art Labs, address above.
Who has prints: New York Co-op, Canyon Co-op, Underground Film Center—Montreal
1969 15 min. B&W Optical sound
Location of production: Bronx, Queens, Manhattan
First screening: Not premiered; given directly to N.Y. Co-op.
Cast: Floraine Conners, Bob Cowan, Marshall Hall, Donna Kerness, Hopeton Morris, Toby Urbont
Original: Acetate reversal positive at Du-Art Labs, address above.
Who has prints: New York Co-op and Canyon Co-op
1971 10 min. Color Optical sound
Location of production: Maryland
Comments: A commissioned film for a company of
scuba divers. Prints and original are held by Aqua Circus owners.
1972 ______? Color Optical sound
Location of production: San Francisco First screening: Canyon Cinemateque, S.F. Cast: Larry White
Am after Mike Kuchar for remaining data...
GEORGE KUCHAR--16mm
1965 55 min. B&W Optical sound
Location of production: New York, New Jersey,
Boston, and Massachusetts. *
First screening: New Bowery Theater, N.Y., 1966
Cast: Larry Leibowitz, Francis Leibowitz, Mike Kuchar, Steve Packard, Mary Flanagan,
Gina Zuckerman, Floraine Conners, Mike Zuckerman.
Original: Acetate reversal positive stored at
parents' home: 4320 Van Cortlant Park East, Bronx, N.Y. 10470
Who has prints: New York Co-op, Canyon Co-op
Comments: Film fell apart in printer; after revisions film will be about ten minutes shorter.
1966 10 min. B&W Optical sound
Location of production: New York City, Boston
First screening: Cinemateque Theater, 41st St.
Cast: Debby Homan, Carla Liss, Janet Salzano
Original: Acetate reversal positive stored at
Filmtronics Labs, 231 W. 54th St., Manhattan
Who has prints: New York Co-op and Canyon Co-op
1966 17 min. Color Optical sound
Location of production: New York City and Boston
First screening: Cenemateque Theater, 41st St.
Cast: George Kuchar, Donna Kerness, Hopeton Morris, Andrea Lunin, Steve Packard -
Original: Acetate reversal positive at Filmtronics
Labs, address above.
CORRUPTION OF THE DAMNED
LEISURE
HOLD ME WHILE I'M NAKED
Who has prints: New York Co-op, Canyon Co-op,
Jimmy Vaughan—12 Fouberts Place, Regent St., London W 1, England. Finch College Museum.
ECLIPSE OF THE SUN VIRGIN
1967
15 min. Color Optical sound
Location of production: New York City, Spring Valley, Catskiil Mountains
First screening: Cinemateque Theater, 4lst St.
Cast: George Kuchar, Debby Roman, Edith Fischer, Larry Leibowitz, Esther Katz.
Original: Acetate reversal positive stored at Filmtronics Labs, address above.
Who has prints: New York Co-op, Canyon Co-op,
Canadian Film-makers Co-op.
1967 10 min. B&W Optical sound
Location of production: Bronx
First screening: Canadian TV show: "Umbrella"
(Film financed by Canadian Broadcasting Company)
Cast: Hill and Helen Ronald, Francis Leibowitz,
Bob Cowan, Iris Hoitzman
Original: Canadian Broadcasting Company holds the
acetate reversal positive original, as well as the rights to the film.
--George Kuchar possesses one sound print from which dupes can be made. The original sound print is either at Filmtronics or at his parents' home, addresses above.
Who has prints: New York Co-op and Canyon Co-op;
Jimmy Vaughan—London.
Comments: (by George Kuchar) Mike Kuchar took over the editing supervision asy my edited version wasn't any good. I edited individual sequences— Mike arranged them in final order.
MOSHULU HOLIDAY
1967 30 min. B&W Optical sound
Location of production: New York City and Westchester
First screening: Gate Theater, 10th St. N.Y., 1969
Cast: Bob Cowan, Gina Zuckerman, Donna Kerness, Renfreu Neff
Original: Acetate reversal positive stored at Filmtronics Labs, address above.
Who has prints: New York Co-op and Canyon Co-op
1968 42 min. Color and B&W Optical sound
Location of production: New York City, Nebraska, Washington D.C., Berkeley, San Francisco
First screening: Elgin Theater, N.Y., 1968
Cast: Red Grooms, Mirai Gross
• Original: Acetate reversal positive at Du-Art Labs,
245 W. 55th St., Manhattan
Who has prints: New York Co-op, Canyon Co-op
1968 10 min. Color Optical sound
Location of production: New York City
First screening: Contemporary Museum of Art, Chicago.
Cast: Frank Meyer, Joyce Weiland, Bocko the Dog
Original: Acetate reversal positive at Du-Art Labs, address above.
Who has prints: New York Co-op and Canyon Co-op
COLOR ME SHAMELESS
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BLESSED
KNOCTURNE
George Kuchar--16mm-p. 4
1968 77 rain. Color Optical sound
Location of production: New York City, Cape Cod, New Jersey, Venice (Florida).
First screening: Bleeker St. Cinema, 1968
Cast: Walter Gutman, Janine Soldjerhelm, Donna Kerness, Lucinda Love
Original: Acetate reversal positive held by Walter Gutman, 205 E. 60th St., N.Y. Kuchar and Gutman each own half of the film. Contact Gutman for prints.
Who has prints: New York Co-op. Canyon Co-op.
Comments: HOUSE OF THE WHITE PEOPLE is a segment of UNSTRAP ME, depicting George Segal preparing a sculpture of Donna Kerness. It is released separately to museums, etc., and as an educational
UNSTRAP ME
THE LADY FROM SANDS POINT
1969 10 min. D&W Optical sound
Location of production: Great Neck, Long Island First screening: Millenium Theater, N.Y. 1969 Cast: Hetty Holliday, Helen Yellin
Original: Acetate reversal positive stored at filmmaker's parents' home, address above.
Who has prints: New York Co-op, Canyoh Co-lop
THE MAMMAL PALACE
1969 30 min. H8cW Optical sound
Location of production: New York City and CatskiLls
First screening: Elgin Theater, N.Y., 1969
Cast: Zelda Reiser, Frank Meyer, Barbara Newman, Tony Reynolds, Tony Kerness, Hopeton Morris.
Original: Acetate reversal positive at Filmtronics Labs, 231 W. 54th St. Manhattan.
Who has prints: New York Co-op, Canyon'co-op
PAGAN RHAPSODY
PORTRAIT OF RAMONA
THE SUNSHINE SISTERS
George Kuchar—16mm--p. 5
1970 27 min. Color Optical sound
Location of production: New York City First screening: Gate Theater, N.Y., 1970
Cast: Jane Elford, Bob Cowan, Donna Kerness, Lloyd Williams
Original: Acetate reversal positive held at Du-Art Labs, address above.
Who has prints: New' York Co-op, Canyon Co-op
1971 27 min. Color Optical sound
Location of production: New York City First screening: Carnegie Art Museum, Pittsburg, 1971
Cast: Jane Elford, Donna Kerness, Ricky Ernewein, Jose Draganac and Flame.
Original: Acetate reversal positive held at Filmtronics Labs, 231 W. 54th St. N.Y.
Who has prints: New York Co-op and Canyon Co-op
1972 35 min. Color Optical sound
Location of production: San Francisco and Inverness, California.
First screening: San Francisco Art Institute, 1972
Cast: Jan Lash, Ainslie Pryor, Bob Mifsud, Curt McDowell, Kit Carson, John Thomas
Original: Acetate reversal positive held at Filmtronics Labs.
Who has prints: New York Co-op and Canyon Co-op
(end of George Kuchar-l6mm)
George Kuchar—supplement
GEORGE KUCHAR—Additional Film Work
1967 Made a United States Information Agency film about young filmmakers in New York City. Ten minutes long. 16mm. Cast: Larry Leibowitz, Gina Zuckerman, Floraine Conners. Filmmaker claims that the film was not shown.
1967 Filmmaker worked on Red Grooms' Washingtons Wig Wammed as photographer.
1967 Filmmaker did some drawings on Fat Feet & Tappy Toes by Red Grooms.
1968 Directed a 10-minute Live Happening at the University of California, Berkeley, with Red Grooms.
1973
Did some sets and was Art Director for Larry Jordan's Apparition, (including a 21-foot mural of a Grecian isle with the ruins of massive stone gods amidst ferns and cliffs).
Wrote the scripts and supervised three motion pictures made by film students at the San Francisco Art Institute; also drew the backdrops. Tentative titles: THE CARNAL BIPEDS—30 min., Color
DESTINATION DAMNATION—60 min., B&W
THE FLESH OF DAWN —60 min., B&W
1973
Dec. 5, 1973
NOTES ON KUCHARS' FILMOGRAPHY
Prints can be made of all their films. Some originals are owned or held by other people—this is noted on each film.
Mike Kuchar’s "Additional Film Work" supplement has yet to be redacted. He is in New York, and I have written to him for the information.
