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 · Vintage Visits as
- 2010 · Delectable Destinations as
- 2009 · It Came from Kuchar as Self
- 2009 · Maggots and Men as
- 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
- 2004 · Electrocute Your Stars as
- 2004 · Supercell as Himself
- 2003 · Visitation Rites as
- 2001 · Arizona Byways as Self
- 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
- 1997 · Law of Desire as
- 1996 · Sunset After Dark as George Kilman
- 1994 · Urchins of Ungawa as
- 1994 · Cellar Sinema as
- 1992 · Award as Himself
- 1991 · Scarlet Droppings as Himself
- 1991 · Foto Spread as Self
- 1991 · Gastronomic Getaway as
- 1990 · Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- 1990 · A Passage to Wetness as
- 1989 · Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s as
- 1989 · 500 Millibars to Ecstasy as Himself
- 1988 · Weather Diary 3 as
- 1987 · The Creeping Crimson as
- 1987 · Video Album 5: The Thursday People 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
- 1980 · Taboo: The Single and the LP as
- 1978 · The Mongreloid as Himself
- 1977 · I, an Actress as Director
- 1974 · Beaver Fever as Hunk
- 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
- 1966 · River Windows as
- 1965 · Sins of the Fleshapoids as Prince Gianbeno
- 1963 · Tootsies in Autumn as
- Future · Web of Fire as
- 2018 · That Woman as Barbara Walters
- 2013 · (ir)reverence as
- 2010 · The Nutrient Express as
- 2010 · Webtide as Himself
- 2010 · Calorie Cottage as
- 2010 · Tummy Ache Times as
- 2009 · The Hairy Horror 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
- 2005 · George Kuchar: An Interview as George Kuchar
- 2003 · Burnout as Himself
- 2002 · The Kingdom By The Sea as Himself
- 1999 · All Smiles and Sadness as Monologue Narrator
- 1999 · Chigger Country as
- 1998 · Domain of the Pixel Pixies as Himself
- 1997 · The Inmate as Himself
- 1996 · Uncle Evil as Himself
- 1996 · Season of Sorrow as Himself
- 1992 · Going Nowhere as Himself
- 1992 · Sherman Acres as Ira
- 1991 · Indian Summer as
- 1991 · Weather Watch as
- 1990 · The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- 1990 · Swamp as Uncle George
- 1990 · Rocky Interlude as Himself
- 1990 · Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- 1989 · Migration of the Blubberoids as
- 1989 · Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- 1989 · Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness as
- 1989 · Precious Products as Himself
- 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 · Cult of the Cubicles as Himself
- 1986 · Xmas 1986 as Himself
- 1985 · Christmas 85 as Self
- 1983 · George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground as Himself
- 1977 · Wild Night in El Reno as
- 1977 · George and Mike Kuchar as Self
- 1976 · George as
- 1976 · The Shadow Glass as
- 1975 · Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- 1975 · Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony as
- 1974 · A Night with Gilda Peck as
- 1974 · Nudes: A Sketchbook as
- 1974 · True Blue and Dreamy as
- 1973 · Boggy Depot as Damon
- 1972 · Wieners and Buns Musical as Forrest
- 1971 · Portrait of Ramona as
- 1969 · Chronicles as
- 1967 · The Unclean as Himself
- 1967 · Bill's Hat as
- 1964 · Anita Needs Me as
- 1964 · Born of the Wind as
- 1964 · Lust for Ecstasy as Father Nelson
- 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