
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 · Eat My Makeup! as
- 2010 · Webtide as Himself
- 2009 · It Came from Kuchar as Self
- 2009 · Maggots and Men as
- 2009 · The Hairy Horror as Himself
- 2008 · 3 Stories About Evil as
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as
- 2007 · Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis as Self
- 2006 · Hitchcocked! as Self
- 2004 · Electrocute Your Stars as
- 2003 · Burnout as Himself
- 2000 · Divine Trash as Self
- 1999 · All Smiles and Sadness as Monologue Narrator
- 1998 · Brakhage as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Bongwater as Homeless Man
- 1997 · The Inmate as Himself
- 1997 · Law of Desire as
- 1996 · Sunset After Dark as George Kilman
- 1994 · Urchins of Ungawa as
- 1994 · Dingleberry Jingles as Self
- 1992 · Award as Himself
- 1991 · Gastronomic Getaway as
- 1990 · Swamp as Uncle George
- 1989 · Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness as
- 1989 · Chili Line Stops Here as Himself
- 1987 · The Creeping Crimson as
- 1987 · Cult of the Cubicles as Himself
- 1986 · Xmas 1986 as Himself
- 1986 · He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 · Screamplay as Martin
- 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
- 1977 · George and Mike Kuchar as Self
- 1976 · The Shadow Glass as
- 1974 · Beaver Fever as Hunk
- 1974 · Nudes: A Sketchbook as
- 1974 · True Blue and Dreamy as
- 1972 · Wieners and Buns Musical as Forrest
- 1972 · Confessions as
- 1969 · Chronicles as
- 1968 · Encyclopedia of the Blessed as
- 1968 · Underground New York as Self
- 1967 · The Craven Sluck as Morton
- 1967 · Bill's Hat as
- 1966 · Galaxie as Self
- 1966 · The Secret of Wendel Samson as
- 1966 · Hold Me While I'm Naked as
- 1966 · River Windows as
- 1965 · Sins of the Fleshapoids as Prince Gianbeno
- 1964 · Anita Needs Me as
- 1964 · Lust for Ecstasy as Father Nelson
- 1964 · Born of the Wind as
- Future · Web of Fire as
- 2018 · That Woman as Barbara Walters
- 2013 · (ir)reverence as
- 2010 · Delectable Destinations as
- 2010 · The Nutrient Express as
- 2010 · Vintage Visits as
- 2010 · Calorie Cottage as
- 2010 · Tummy Ache Times as
- 2009 · Vault of Vapors as
- 2008 · Coven of the Heathenites as Self
- 2008 · Portrait of Genie as Himself
- 2007 · Water Sports as Himself
- 2006 · Meet The Kuchar Brothers as
- 2006 · Tomorrow Always Comes as
- 2005 · George Kuchar: An Interview as George Kuchar
- 2005 · Song of the Whoopee Wind as Himself
- 2004 · Supercell as Himself
- 2003 · Visitation Rites as
- 2002 · The Kingdom By The Sea as Himself
- 2001 · Arizona Byways as Self
- 2000 · Metropolitan Monologues as Himself
- 1999 · Secrets of the Shadow World as Himself
- 1999 · Chigger Country as
- 1998 · Domain of the Pixel Pixies as Himself
- 1996 · Season of Sorrow as Himself
- 1996 · Uncle Evil as Himself
- 1994 · Cellar Sinema as
- 1992 · Sherman Acres as Ira
- 1992 · Going Nowhere as Himself
- 1991 · Scarlet Droppings as Himself
- 1991 · Weather Watch as
- 1991 · Foto Spread as Self
- 1991 · Indian Summer as
- 1990 · Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- 1990 · A Passage to Wetness as
- 1990 · Rocky Interlude as Himself
- 1990 · The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- 1990 · Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- 1989 · Migration of the Blubberoids as
- 1989 · Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s as
- 1989 · 500 Millibars to Ecstasy as Himself
- 1989 · Precious Products as Himself
- 1989 · Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- 1988 · Return to the House of Pain as Self
- 1988 · Weather Diary 3 as
- 1988 · Xmas 1987 New Years as Himself
- 1987 · Rainy Season as
- 1987 · Video Album 5: The Thursday People as
- 1986 · Weather Diary 1 as Himself
- 1985 · Christmas 85 as Self
- 1985 · Sparkle's Tavern as Mr. Pupik
- 1976 · George as
- 1975 · Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- 1975 · Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony as
- 1974 · A Night with Gilda Peck as
- 1973 · Boggy Depot as Damon
- 1972 · Peed Into the Wind as
- 1971 · Portrait of Ramona as
- 1967 · The Unclean as Himself
- 1963 · Tootsies in Autumn as
- 1963 · Confessions of Babette as
- 1962 · Night of the Bomb as
- 1958 · The Slasher as
- Future · East by Southwest as
- Future · Tropical Vulture as Dean