George Kuchar
Born
August 31, 1942
Died
September 6, 2011 (69 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
New York, New York
George Kuchar (August 31, 1942 – September 6, 2011) and his twin brother Mike began making films as teenagers in the 1950s, with 8mm film being their weapon of choice. After shocking their local amateur filmmaking club with their over-the-top stories of lust and angst, they became stars of the NYC underground scene in the 1960s, befriending the likes of Jonas Mekas and Jack Smith. Always working with the constraints of minuscule budgets and nonprofessional actors, the Kuchar’s inspiration comes from classic Hollywood melodrama. Their cheaply made pictures, rather than being held back by lack of funds, blossomed in the shackles of poverty; the garish colors of the cheap makeup and sets were perfectly complemented by the bold color range afforded by Kodachrome reversal stock. The wild (and sometimes the inverse of wild) acting, use of stock music, lack of synch sound, hyperbolic narration, and primitive special effects all combined to make tiny gems unlike anything seen before or since. The Kuchars are cited as major influences by such filmmakers as John Waters, Todd Solondz, and David Lynch.
Web of Fire
That Woman
Barbara Walters
2018
Oh Hi Anne
Himself
2017
(ir)reverence
2013
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
Self
2013
The Butchered Beefcake
2011
Eat My Makeup!
2010
Vintage Visits
2010
The Nutrient Express
2010
Tummy Ache Times
2010
Calorie Cottage
2010
Delectable Destinations
2010
Webtide
Himself
2010
It Came from Kuchar
Self
2009
Maggots and Men
2009
Vault of Vapors
2009
The Hairy Horror
Himself
2009
3 Stories About Evil
2008
Portrait of Genie
Himself
2008
Coven of the Heathenites
Self
2008
365 Day Project
2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
2007
Water Sports
Himself
2007
Hitchcocked!
Self
2006
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
2006
Tomorrow Always Comes
2006
George Kuchar: An Interview
George Kuchar
2005
Song of the Whoopee Wind
Himself
2005
Electrocute Your Stars
2004
Supercell
Himself
2004
Visitation Rites
2003
Burnout
Himself
2003
The Kingdom By The Sea
Himself
2002
Arizona Byways
Self
2001
Divine Trash
Self
2000
Metropolitan Monologues
Himself
2000
Secrets of the Shadow World
Himself
1999
All Smiles and Sadness
Monologue Narrator
1999
Chigger Country
1999
Brakhage
Self (archive footage)
1998
Bongwater
Homeless Man
1998
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
Himself
1998
The Inmate
Himself
1997
Law of Desire
1997
Sunset After Dark
George Kilman
1996
Uncle Evil
Himself
1996
Season of Sorrow
Himself
1996
Vermin of the Vortex
Self
1996
Cellar Sinema
1994
Urchins of Ungawa
1994
Dingleberry Jingles
Self
1994
Sherman Acres
Ira
1992
Award
Himself
1992
Going Nowhere
Himself
1992
Scarlet Droppings
Himself
1991
Foto Spread
Self
1991
Gastronomic Getaway
1991
Indian Summer
1991
Weather Watch
1991
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
Self
1990
The Warming of the Hell House
Self
1990
Swamp
Uncle George
1990
A Passage to Wetness
1990
Rocky Interlude
Himself
1990
Snap 'n Snatch
Himself
1990
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
1989
Migration of the Blubberoids
1989
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
1989
Chili Line Stops Here
Himself
1989
Precious Products
Himself
1989
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
Himself
1989
Point 'n Shoot
Himself
1989
Return to the House of Pain
Self
1988
Weather Diary 3
1988
Xmas 1987 New Years
Himself
1988
Rainy Season
1987
The Creeping Crimson
1987
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
1987
Cult of the Cubicles
Himself
1987
Xmas 1986
Himself
1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Self (archive footage)
1986
Weather Diary 1
Himself
1986
Christmas 85
Self
1985
Sparkle's Tavern
Mr. Pupik
1985
Screamplay
Martin
1984
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
Himself
1983
Taboo: The Single and the LP
1980
The Mongreloid
Himself
1978
I, an Actress
Director
1977
Wild Night in El Reno
1977
George and Mike Kuchar
Self
1977
The Shadow Glass
1976
George
1976
Thundercrack!
Bing / Medusa
1975
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
1975
A Night with Gilda Peck
1974
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974
True Blue and Dreamy
1974
Beaver Fever
Hunk
1974
Boggy Depot
Damon
1973
Wieners and Buns Musical
Forrest
1972
Confessions
1972
Peed Into the Wind
1972
Portrait of Ramona
1971
Chronicles
1969
Underground New York
Self
1968
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
1968
The Craven Sluck
Morton
1967
The Unclean
Himself
1967
Bill's Hat
1967
Galaxie
Self
1966
The Secret of Wendel Samson
1966
Hold Me While I'm Naked
1966
River Windows
1966
Sins of the Fleshapoids
Prince Gianbeno
1965
Anita Needs Me
1964
Born of the Wind
1964
East by Southwest
Lust for Ecstasy
Father Nelson
1964
Tootsies in Autumn
1963
Confessions of Babette
1963
Night of the Bomb
1962
The Slasher
1958
Tropical Vulture
Dean