George Kuchar
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2017 · Oh Hi Anne as Himself
- 2013 · Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton as Self
- 2011 · The Butchered Beefcake as
- 2010 · Calorie Cottage as
- 2009 · It Came from Kuchar as Self
- 2009 · Maggots and Men as
- 2009 · The Hairy Horror as Himself
- 2008 · 3 Stories About Evil as
- 2008 · Coven of the Heathenites as Self
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as
- 2007 · Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis as Self
- 2006 · Hitchcocked! as Self
- 2005 · George Kuchar: An Interview as George Kuchar
- 2004 · Supercell as Himself
- 2000 · Divine Trash as Self
- 2000 · Metropolitan Monologues as Himself
- 1999 · Secrets of the Shadow World as Himself
- 1998 · Brakhage as Himself (archive footage)
- 1998 · Bongwater as Homeless Man
- 1998 · Domain of the Pixel Pixies as Himself
- 1997 · Law of Desire as
- 1997 · The Inmate as Himself
- 1996 · Sunset After Dark as George Kilman
- 1994 · Dingleberry Jingles as Self
- 1994 · Urchins of Ungawa as
- 1992 · Award as Himself
- 1991 · Scarlet Droppings as Himself
- 1991 · Gastronomic Getaway as
- 1990 · Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- 1989 · 500 Millibars to Ecstasy as Himself
- 1989 · Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- 1988 · Weather Diary 3 as
- 1987 · The Creeping Crimson as
- 1986 · He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1986 · Weather Diary 1 as Himself
- 1985 · Screamplay as Martin
- 1985 · Sparkle's Tavern as Mr. Pupik
- 1983 · George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground as Himself
- 1980 · Taboo: The Single and the LP as
- 1978 · The Mongreloid as Himself
- 1977 · I, an Actress as Director
- 1977 · Wild Night in El Reno as
- 1974 · True Blue and Dreamy as
- 1974 · A Night with Gilda Peck as
- 1973 · Boggy Depot as Damon
- 1972 · Wieners and Buns Musical as Forrest
- 1972 · Confessions as
- 1972 · Peed Into the Wind as
- 1968 · Underground New York as Self
- 1968 · Encyclopedia of the Blessed as
- 1967 · The Craven Sluck as Morton
- 1966 · Galaxie as Himself
- 1966 · The Secret of Wendel Samson as
- 1966 · Hold Me While I'm Naked as
- 1965 · Sins of the Fleshapoids as Prince Gianbeno
- 1964 · Anita Needs Me as
- 1964 · Lust for Ecstasy as Father Nelson
- 1963 · Tootsies in Autumn as
- 1962 · Night of the Bomb as
- 1958 · The Slasher as
- Future · Web of Fire as
- 2018 · That Woman as Barbara Walters
- 2013 · (ir)reverence as
- 2010 · Eat My Makeup! as
- 2010 · Delectable Destinations as
- 2010 · Tummy Ache Times as
- 2010 · Vintage Visits as
- 2010 · The Nutrient Express as
- 2010 · Webtide as Himself
- 2009 · Vault of Vapors as
- 2008 · Portrait of Genie as Himself
- 2007 · Water Sports as Himself
- 2006 · Meet The Kuchar Brothers as
- 2005 · Song of the Whoopee Wind as Himself
- 2004 · Electrocute Your Stars as
- 2003 · Burnout as Himself
- 2003 · Visitation Rites as
- 2002 · The Kingdom By The Sea as Himself
- 2001 · Arizona Byways as Self
- 1999 · Chigger Country as
- 1999 · All Smiles and Sadness as Monologue Narrator
- 1996 · Uncle Evil as Himself
- 1996 · Season of Sorrow as Himself
- 1994 · Cellar Sinema as
- 1992 · Going Nowhere as Himself
- 1992 · Sherman Acres as Ira
- 1991 · Foto Spread as Self
- 1991 · Indian Summer as
- 1991 · Weather Watch as
- 1990 · Swamp as Uncle George
- 1990 · The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- 1990 · Rocky Interlude as Himself
- 1990 · A Passage to Wetness as
- 1990 · Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- 1989 · Migration of the Blubberoids as
- 1989 · Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s as
- 1989 · Precious Products as Himself
- 1989 · Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness as
- 1989 · Chili Line Stops Here as Himself
- 1988 · Return to the House of Pain as Self
- 1988 · Xmas 1987 New Years as Himself
- 1987 · Rainy Season as
- 1987 · Video Album 5: The Thursday People as
- 1987 · Cult of the Cubicles as Himself
- 1986 · Xmas 1986 as Himself
- 1985 · Christmas 85 as Self
- 1977 · George and Mike Kuchar as Self
- 1976 · The Shadow Glass as
- 1976 · George as
- 1975 · Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- 1975 · Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony as
- 1974 · Nudes: A Sketchbook as
- 1974 · Beaver Fever as Hunk
- 1971 · Portrait of Ramona as
- 1969 · Chronicles as
- 1967 · The Unclean as Himself
- 1967 · Bill's Hat as
- 1966 · River Windows as
- 1964 · Born of the Wind as
- 1963 · Confessions of Babette as
- Future · East by Southwest as
- Future · Tropical Vulture as Dean