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
- 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 · Bloodrape as Grandpa
- 2011 · The Butchered Beefcake as
- 2010 · Eat My Makeup! as
- 2010 · Tummy Ache Times as
- 2010 · Calorie Cottage as
- 2008 · Coven of the Heathenites as Self
- 2007 · Water Sports as Himself
- 2005 · Song of the Whoopee Wind as Himself
- 2005 · George Kuchar: An Interview as George Kuchar
- 2002 · The Kingdom By The Sea as Himself
- 1994 · Cellar Sinema as
- 1993 · Bayou of the Blue Behemoth as
- 1993 · Ann Arbor as
- 1991 · Indian Summer as
- 1991 · Weather Watch as
- 1991 · Gastronomic Getaway as
- 1991 · Foto Spread as Self
- 1990 · A Passage to Wetness as
- 1989 · Migration of the Blubberoids as
- 1989 · 500 Millibars to Ecstasy as Himself
- 1989 · Precious Products as Himself
- 1988 · L.A. Screening Workshop as
- 1987 · Rainy Season as
- 1987 · Cult of the Cubicles as Himself
- 1986 · Weather Diary 1 as Himself
- 1985 · Christmas 85 as Self
- 1977 · Wild Night in El Reno as
- 1976 · The Shadow Glass as
- 1974 · A Night with Gilda Peck as
- 1973 · Boggy Depot as Damon
- 1967 · The Unclean as Himself
- 1964 · Anita Needs Me as
- 1963 · Confessions of Babette as
- 1962 · Night of the Bomb as
- Future · Calling Dr. Petrov as
- 2010 · The Nutrient Express as
- 2010 · Delectable Destinations as
- 2010 · Vintage Visits as
- 2010 · Webtide as Himself
- 2009 · It Came from Kuchar as Self
- 2009 · Maggots and Men as
- 2009 · Why Are You Weird? as Professor
- 2009 · The Hairy Horror as Himself
- 2009 · The Unmentionables as
- 2009 · Vault of Vapors as
- 2008 · 3 Stories About Evil as
- 2008 · Portrait of Genie as Himself
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as Self
- 2007 · Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis as Self
- 2007 · Cinemaville as Self
- 2006 · Hitchcocked! as Self
- 2006 · Meet The Kuchar Brothers as
- 2006 · Tomorrow Always Comes as
- 2004 · Lumps of Joy as
- 2004 · Electrocute Your Stars as
- 2004 · Supercell as Himself
- 2003 · Burnout as Himself
- 2003 · Visitation Rites as
- 2002 · The Gates of Gomorrah as Self
- 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 · Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore as Banquet speaker
- 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
- 1996 · Vermin of the Vortex as Self
- 1994 · Dingleberry Jingles as Self
- 1994 · Urchins of Ungawa as
- 1992 · Award as Himself
- 1992 · Going Nowhere as Himself
- 1992 · Sherman Acres as Ira
- 1992 · George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth as
- 1991 · Scarlet Droppings as Himself
- 1990 · Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- 1990 · Swamp as Uncle George
- 1990 · Rocky Interlude as Himself
- 1990 · Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- 1990 · The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- 1989 · Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness as
- 1989 · Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s as
- 1989 · Chili Line Stops Here as Himself
- 1989 · Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- 1988 · Weather Diary 3 as
- 1988 · Xmas 1987 New Years as Himself
- 1988 · Return to the House of Pain as Self
- 1988 · Mecca of the Frigid as
- 1987 · The Creeping Crimson as
- 1987 · Video Album 5: The Thursday People as
- 1987 · East by Southwest as
- 1986 · Xmas 1986 as Himself
- 1986 · He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · George and Mike Kuchar as Self
- 1976 · George as
- 1975 · Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- 1975 · Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony 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
- 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 · 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
- 1958 · The Slasher as
- Future · Tropical Vulture as Dean
- Future · Web of Fire as