George Kuchar
August 31, 1942 (83 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2017 · Oh Hi Anne as Himself
- 2013 · Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton as Self
- 2011 · Bloodrape as Grandpa
- 2010 · Eat My Makeup! as
- 2010 · Tummy Ache Times as
- 2009 · It Came from Kuchar as Self
- 2009 · Maggots and Men as
- 2009 · The Hairy Horror as Himself
- 2009 · The Unmentionables as
- 2009 · Vault of Vapors as
- 2008 · 3 Stories About Evil as
- 2008 · Coven of the Heathenites as Self
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as Self
- 2007 · Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis as Self
- 2006 · Hitchcocked! as Self
- 2006 · Meet The Kuchar Brothers as
- 2006 · Tomorrow Always Comes as
- 2004 · Electrocute Your Stars as
- 2004 · Supercell as Himself
- 2003 · Burnout as Himself
- 2002 · The Gates of Gomorrah as Self
- 2000 · Divine Trash as Self
- 2000 · Metropolitan Monologues as Himself
- 1999 · Secrets of the Shadow World as Himself
- 1999 · Chigger Country as
- 1999 · All Smiles and Sadness as Monologue Narrator
- 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 · Vermin of the Vortex as Self
- 1994 · Urchins of Ungawa as
- 1994 · Dingleberry Jingles as Self
- 1993 · Ann Arbor 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
- 1990 · Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- 1990 · Swamp as Uncle George
- 1990 · Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- 1990 · A Passage to Wetness as
- 1989 · Chili Line Stops Here as Himself
- 1989 · Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s as
- 1989 · Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness as
- 1989 · Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- 1989 · Precious Products as Himself
- 1988 · Return to the House of Pain as Self
- 1988 · Weather Diary 3 as
- 1988 · L.A. Screening Workshop as
- 1988 · Mecca of the Frigid as
- 1987 · Rainy Season as
- 1987 · The Creeping Crimson as
- 1987 · Video Album 5: The Thursday People as
- 1987 · East by Southwest 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 · George as
- 1976 · The Shadow Glass as
- 1974 · Beaver Fever as Hunk
- 1974 · True Blue and Dreamy as
- 1974 · Nudes: A Sketchbook 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
- 1971 · Portrait of Ramona as
- 1970 · Meow Meow as
- 1969 · Chronicles as
- 1968 · Underground New York as Self
- 1968 · Encyclopedia of the Blessed as
- 1967 · The Craven Sluck as Morton
- 1967 · The Unclean as Himself
- 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 · Lust for Ecstasy as Father Nelson
- 1964 · Born of the Wind as
- 1963 · Tootsies in Autumn as
- 1963 · Confessions of Babette as
- 1962 · Night of the Bomb as
- Future · Tropical Vulture as Dean
- 2018 · That Woman as Barbara Walters
- 2013 · (ir)reverence as
- 2011 · The Butchered Beefcake as
- 2010 · The Nutrient Express as
- 2010 · Calorie Cottage as
- 2010 · Vintage Visits as
- 2010 · Delectable Destinations as
- 2010 · Webtide as Himself
- 2009 · Why Are You Weird? as Professor
- 2008 · Portrait of Genie as Himself
- 2007 · Water Sports as Himself
- 2005 · George Kuchar: An Interview as George Kuchar
- 2005 · Song of the Whoopee Wind as Himself
- 2004 · Lumps of Joy as
- 2003 · Visitation Rites as
- 2002 · The Kingdom By The Sea as Himself
- 2001 · Arizona Byways as Self
- 1996 · Season of Sorrow as Himself
- 1996 · Uncle Evil as Himself
- 1994 · Cellar Sinema as
- 1993 · Bayou of the Blue Behemoth as
- 1992 · George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth as
- 1991 · Indian Summer as
- 1991 · Weather Watch as
- 1990 · The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- 1990 · Rocky Interlude as Himself
- 1989 · Migration of the Blubberoids as
- 1989 · 500 Millibars to Ecstasy as Himself
- 1988 · Xmas 1987 New Years as Himself
- 1975 · Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- 1975 · Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony as
- 1964 · Anita Needs Me as
- 1958 · The Slasher as
- Future · Web of Fire as