The Residents videography

Thirdreichvid — The Residents in *The Third Reich 'n Roll*, 1977

Since the start of their career, The Residents have been experimenting with video as well as sound, beginning with their abandoned feature film project Vileness Fats which was shot largely on 1/4" open reel video tape between 1972 to 1976.

In 1977 they pioneered the medium which would later become known as music video, with the airing of their short film The Third Reich 'n Roll. Other short films such as Hello Skinny and One Minute Movies were in frequent rotation on MTV in the early years of its existence.

Since 1984 the group have built an impressive catalog of home video releases featuring their music videos, video and animation experiments, live shows, and documentaries.

In the 21st century The Residents have continued to pioneer new media, becoming early adopters of YouTube and creating a number of ongoing narrative video series and standalone short clips to promote a range of projects.

Feature films

Triple Trouble directed by Homer Flynn with The Residents (2022)

Unproduced

Vileness Fats directed by The Residents (unfinished, 1972-1976)
Duck Stab! directed by Graeme Whifler with The Residents (unfinished, ca. 1978-1979)
The Teds directed by The Residents with David Lynch (unproduced, ca. 1992-1993)
Loveland written by The Residents (unproduced, 2004-present)
King of the Future written by The Residents (unproduced, 2010)
Double Trouble directed by The Residents (unfinished, 2016-2020)

Music videos

The Third Reich 'n Roll directed by The Residents (1977)
Hello Skinny directed by Graeme Whifler (1980)
One Minute Movies directed by The Residents with Graeme Whifler (1980)
- "Moisture" directed by Graeme Whifler
- "The Act of Being Polite" directed by The Residents
- "Perfect Love" directed by The Residents
- "The Simple Song" directed by Graeme Whifler

This Is A Man's Man's Man's World directed by Lon McQuillin (1984)
Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers animated by The Residents (1985)
Don't Be Cruel animated by The Residents (1990)
Harry the Head animated by Jim Ludtke (1994)
Jello Jack the Boneless Boy animated by Jim Ludtke (1994)
Rushing Like A Banshee directed by The Residents and John Sanborn (2016)
Voodoo Doll animated by The Residents (2018)
Die! Die! Die! animated by The Residents (2020)
Bury My Bone directed by John Sanborn (2020)

Home video

Documentaries

Documentaries about The Residents

The Eyes Scream: A History of The Residents directed by John Sanborn (1991)
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents directed by Don Hardy (2015)

Documentaries featuring The Residents

23rd Century Giants: The Story of Renaldo & The Loaf directed by Alex Wroten (2021)

Television

Freak Show animated series (unproduced, 1995)
Bad Day on the Midway TV pilot (unproduced, 1998)

Internet videos

Series

Timmy directed by The Residents (2006)
The Bunny Boy directed by The Residents (2008)
In My Room directed by The Residents with Don Hardy (2014)
RandyLand directed by The Residents with Don Hardy (2015)

Live performances

So Long Sam (1945-2006) (2013)
The Ghost Of Hope Live From Exploratorium (2017)
God In 3 Persons Live In Bourges, France (2019)
God in 3 Persons Live at MoMA (2020)
Duck Stab! Alive! (2021)

Live streaming events

The Bunny Boy Room Twitch Stream (2019)

Standalone videos

Viva Las Vegas RMX (Radio Edit) by The Residents (2004)
Randy's Graveyard Movie directed by Randy Rose (2012)
Walking Around LA directed by Randy Rose (2012)
This Is It directed by Randy Rose (2012)
Maurice Takes Over directed by Randy Rose (2012)
The Residents' UBS (Ultimate Box Set) directed by The Residents (2012)
Maurice Is Not Sad directed by Randy Rose (2012)
Ultimate Box Set Announcement directed by The Residents (2013)
ShadowLand directed by The Residents (2014)
Chuck's Song directed by Randy Rose (2016)
Randy Sculpts Sculpt directed by Randy Rose (2016)
My Neighborhood directed by Randy Rose (2016)
Junior's Double Trouble Nightmare directed by The Residents (2016)
Not Dead! directed by Randy Rose (2017)
What The Fuck! directed by Randy Rose (2017)
Plgue Doctors! directed by Randy Rose (2017)
The Black Death! directed by Randy Rose (2017)
Album Premier? directed by Randy Rose (2017)
Ghost Of Hope Intro directed by The Residents (2017)
Double Trouble Trailer directed by The Residents with Don Hardy (2017)
I Am A Resident! Pledge Pitch directed by The Residents (2017)
Yet Another Offer! directed by The Residents (2017)
Nixon Sings The Blues directed by The Residents (2017)
John's Ballerina directed by The Residents (2017)
The Clown's Cowboy directed by The Residents (2017)
OnTheBus! directed by The Residents (2017)
The End of Arf directed by The Residents (2018)
Little Squeegee Wonder directed by The Residents (2018)
Capt Doc Loves I Am A Resident! directed by The Residents (2018)
Captain Doc - Intruders directed by The Residents (2018)
Randy Returns directed by The Residents (2019)
The Residents Present Dyin' Dog directed by The Residents (2019)
Walking Women directed by The Residents (2019)
Things Change! Randy Rose (?) directed by The Residents (2019)
Randy Strikes Back directed by The Residents (2019)
Dance! Dance! Dance! directed by The Residents with You? (2020)
Homer Cops a Plea directed by The Cryptic Corporation (2022)

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