Movies: Curt McDowell

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 WIND smears across the screen like one of those dirty underground comic books. It’s loaded with a lot of big s...

Super 8 home movie footage of McDowell's trip home to Indiana, with voice-over by McDowell and Ted Davis....

Curt McDowell has a confession for his parents. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015....

A short exposé of a handsome young street hustler Curt McDowell met in San Francisco....

"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 then again my interest may not match yours. It was shot in San Francisco and in Central Oklahoma with a ...

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

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 entire world is turned upside down....

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

A short comedy by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015....

A short film in two parts by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015....

"In Xmas 1986, George Kuchar’s mother Stella has come to stay with him for the holidays. After a series of dinners with friends, Stella’s repeated discussions about her shingles and Kuchar’s ominous film-noirish narration, Kuchar rescues the morale o...

Executed by students at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, under the careful supervision of Curt McDowell. Guest appearance by Ainslie Pryor....

Curt McDowell relates an idea for a film to Ted Davis. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016....

Barbara Hammer’s Audience is a fascinating deep cut from the director’s prodigious filmography. Relatively raw in its design, this 16mm diary of audience reactions at retrospectives of Hammer’s work in San Francisco, London, Toronto, and Montreal in ...

"A surreal meditation on a cigarette billboard using a very strange ballerina as an allegory for something or other Indescribably funny." - Seattle International Film Festival, 1978. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016....

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, when the dissolve technique produces composite figures, oftentimes hermaphroditic, that inspires awe...

Two brothers are stood up and lament through song. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015....

A short promotional film directed by Curt McDowell for 'Underground Cinema 12'....

Blend of documentary and domestic melodrama featuring a series of sexually charged vignettes inspired by a piece of toilet graffiti. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016....

A musical revue of lewd routines....