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
- 2018 · That Woman as Barbara Walters
- 2017 · Oh Hi Anne as Himself
- 2013 · (ir)reverence as
- 2013 · Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton as Self
- 2011 · The Butchered Beefcake as
- 2010 · Eat My Makeup! as
- 2010 · Delectable Destinations as
- 2010 · Webtide as Himself
- 2010 · Tummy Ache Times as
- 2010 · The Nutrient Express as
- 2010 · Calorie Cottage as
- 2010 · Vintage Visits as
- 2009 · It Came from Kuchar as Self
- 2009 · Maggots and Men as
- 2009 · The Hairy Horror as Himself
- 2009 · Vault of Vapors as
- 2008 · 3 Stories About Evil as
- 2008 · Portrait of Genie as Himself
- 2008 · Coven of the Heathenites as Self
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as
- 2007 · Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis as Self
- 2007 · Water Sports as Himself
- 2006 · Hitchcocked! as Self
- 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 · Electrocute Your Stars as
- 2004 · Supercell as Himself
- 2003 · Burnout as Himself
- 2003 · Visitation Rites as
- 2002 · The Kingdom By The Sea as Himself
- 2001 · Arizona Byways as Self
- 2000 · Divine Trash as Self
- 2000 · Metropolitan Monologues as Himself
- 1999 · Secrets of the Shadow World as Himself
- 1999 · All Smiles and Sadness as Monologue Narrator
- 1999 · Chigger Country as
- 1998 · Brakhage as Self (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
- 1996 · Uncle Evil as Himself
- 1996 · Season of Sorrow as Himself
- 1994 · Urchins of Ungawa as
- 1994 · Dingleberry Jingles as Self
- 1994 · Cellar Sinema as
- 1992 · Award as Himself
- 1992 · Sherman Acres as Ira
- 1992 · Going Nowhere as Himself
- 1991 · Scarlet Droppings as Himself
- 1991 · Gastronomic Getaway as
- 1991 · Foto Spread as Self
- 1991 · Indian Summer as
- 1991 · Weather Watch as
- 1990 · Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- 1990 · A Passage to Wetness as
- 1990 · The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- 1990 · Swamp as Uncle George
- 1990 · Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- 1990 · Rocky Interlude as Himself
- 1989 · 500 Millibars to Ecstasy as Himself
- 1989 · Migration of the Blubberoids as
- 1989 · Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s as
- 1989 · Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness as
- 1989 · Chili Line Stops Here as Himself
- 1989 · Precious Products as Himself
- 1989 · Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- 1988 · Weather Diary 3 as
- 1988 · Return to the House of Pain as Self
- 1988 · Xmas 1987 New Years as Himself
- 1987 · Rainy Season as
- 1987 · The Creeping Crimson as
- 1987 · Video Album 5: The Thursday People 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)
- 1986 · Weather Diary 1 as Himself
- 1985 · Christmas 85 as Self
- 1985 · Sparkle's Tavern as Mr. Pupik
- 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
- 1976 · George as
- 1974 · A Night with Gilda Peck as
- 1972 · Peed Into the Wind as
- 1967 · The Unclean as Himself
- 1964 · Anita Needs Me as
- Future · Web of Fire as
- 1975 · Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony as
- Future · East by Southwest as
- 1975 · Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- 1974 · True Blue and Dreamy as
- 1974 · Beaver Fever as Hunk
- 1974 · Nudes: A Sketchbook as
- 1973 · Boggy Depot as Damon
- 1972 · Wieners and Buns Musical as Forrest
- 1972 · Confessions as
- 1971 · Portrait of Ramona 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 · Born of the Wind as
- 1964 · Lust for Ecstasy as Father Nelson
- 1963 · Tootsies in Autumn as
- 1963 · Confessions of Babette as
- 1962 · Night of the Bomb as
- 1958 · The Slasher as
- Future · Tropical Vulture as Dean