Curt McDowell
Curt McDowell worked in San Francisco from the late 1960s until his death in 1987 – a period that witnessed the Summer of Love, gay liberation, and the onset of HIV/AIDS, to which he succumbed at the age of forty-two. The author of numerous films that recast the American dream of plenty in pansexual terms, McDowell, like so many artists of his generation, indulged in the era’s carnal abundance, and his appetites and experiences are reflected in his work, which alternates between the revealing and the puerile.
Symphony for a Sinner
as uncreditedSymphony for a Sinner (1979) was a long, lavishly photographed color film generally considered...
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It Came from Kuchar
as Self (archive footage)It Came from Kuchar is the definitive, feature documentary about the legendary, underground...
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Confessions
as uncreditedCurt McDowell has a confession for his parents. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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The Mongreloid
as HimselfA man, his dog, and the regions they inhabited, each leaving his own distinctive mark on the...
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Audience
as SelfBarbara Hammer’s Audience is a fascinating deep cut from the director’s prodigious filmography....
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George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
as HimselfA documentary portrait of filmmaker George Kuchar conducting a tour of his apartment where he...
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Boggy Depot
as Mean BrotherTwo men hypnotize their roommate and attempt to force him to fall in love.
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The Mean Brothers "Get Stood Up"
as Mean BrotherTwo brothers are stood up and lament through song. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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Xmas 1986
as Himself"In Xmas 1986, George Kuchar’s mother Stella has come to stay with him for the holidays. After a...
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Peed Into the Wind
as Mick Terrific“PEED INTO THE WIND smears across the screen like one of those dirty underground comic books....
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Truth for Ruth
as uncreditedCurt McDowell relates an idea for a film to Ted Davis. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in...
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A Visit to Indiana
as uncreditedSuper 8 home movie footage of McDowell's trip home to Indiana, with voice-over by McDowell and...
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Naughty Words
as uncreditedNaughty Words is a 3 min experimental film by Curt McDowell, covering the gamut of cinematic...
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Naughty Words
as Himself (Voice)Naughty Words is a 3 min experimental film by Curt McDowell, covering the gamut of cinematic...
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as uncreditedThe comings and goings of the late underground filmmaker, Curt McDowell—and the people and...
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Stinky-Butt
as uncreditedA comedic satire of psychological thrillers. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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Dora Myrtle
as uncreditedA short film in two parts by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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Riverbody
as uncreditedA continuous dissolve of 87 male and female nudes. "The film's fascination lies with the...
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Little Showoffs
as Himself - Interviewer (as Roger Halcyon)From filmmaker Zachary Youngblood (Deep Tango) comes Little Showoffs, an intimate study of the...
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Loads
as uncreditedCurt McDowell offers an account of his adventures with straight boys and the hospitality he...
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Thundercrack!
as Medusa / Gerald Hammond (as Pamela Primate)An eccentric and alcoholic widow hosts a motley assortment of travelers - four men, three women...
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Resurrection of Eve
as uncreditedEve is stuck in an abusive relationship with her lover, Frank, but after attending a few swing...
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