
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
- 2013 · (ir)reverence as
- 2013 · Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton as Self
- 2011 · The Butchered Beefcake as
- 2010 · The Nutrient Express as
- 2010 · Webtide as Himself
- 2010 · Vintage Visits 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
- 2006 · Tomorrow Always Comes as
- 2006 · Meet The Kuchar Brothers as
- 2003 · Burnout as Himself
- 2003 · Visitation Rites as
- 2002 · The Kingdom By The Sea as Himself
- 1999 · Secrets of the Shadow World as Himself
- 1998 · Brakhage as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Domain of the Pixel Pixies as Himself
- 1996 · Season of Sorrow as Himself
- 1996 · Vermin of the Vortex as Self
- 1994 · Urchins of Ungawa as
- 1992 · Sherman Acres as Ira
- 1991 · Scarlet Droppings as Himself
- 1991 · Indian Summer as
- 1991 · Gastronomic Getaway as
- 1990 · Rocky Interlude as Himself
- 1989 · Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness as
- 1988 · Weather Diary 3 as
- 1986 · He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as Self (archive footage)
- Future · Bayou of the Blue Behemoth as
- 2004 · Supercell as Himself
- 1992 · Going Nowhere as Himself
- 1990 · Swamp as Uncle George
- 1989 · Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- 1988 · Return to the House of Pain as Self
- 1987 · Rainy Season as
- 1986 · Xmas 1986 as Himself
- 1986 · Weather Diary 1 as Himself
- 1985 · Christmas 85 as Self
- 1985 · Sparkle's Tavern as Mr. Pupik
- 1983 · George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground as Himself
- 1980 · Taboo: The Single and the LP as
- 1976 · The Shadow Glass as
- 1976 · George as
- 1974 · Beaver Fever as Hunk
- 1974 · True Blue and Dreamy as
- 1972 · Wieners and Buns Musical as Forrest
- 1972 · Confessions as
- 1972 · Peed Into the Wind as
- 1969 · Chronicles as
- 1968 · Encyclopedia of the Blessed as
- 1967 · The Craven Sluck as Morton
- 1966 · Galaxie as Self
- 1966 · River Windows as
- 1964 · Born of the Wind as
- 1963 · Confessions of Babette as
- Future · Web of Fire as
- 1963 · Tootsies in Autumn as
- 1962 · Night of the Bomb as
- Future · East by Southwest as
- 2018 · That Woman as Barbara Walters
- 2017 · Oh Hi Anne as Himself
- 2010 · Eat My Makeup! as
- 2010 · Calorie Cottage as
- 2010 · Tummy Ache Times as
- 2010 · Delectable Destinations as
- 2009 · It Came from Kuchar as Self
- 2009 · Maggots and Men as
- 2009 · Vault of Vapors as
- 2009 · The Hairy Horror as Himself
- 2008 · 3 Stories About Evil as
- 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 · Electrocute Your Stars as
- 2001 · Arizona Byways as Self
- 2000 · Divine Trash as Self
- 2000 · Metropolitan Monologues as Himself
- 1999 · All Smiles and Sadness as Monologue Narrator
- 1999 · Chigger Country as
- 1998 · Bongwater as Homeless Man
- 1997 · The Inmate as Himself
- 1997 · Law of Desire as
- 1996 · Sunset After Dark as George Kilman
- 1996 · Uncle Evil as Himself
- 1994 · Dingleberry Jingles as Self
- 1994 · Cellar Sinema as
- 1992 · Award as Himself
- 1991 · Weather Watch as
- 1991 · Foto Spread as Self
- 1990 · Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- 1990 · A Passage to Wetness as
- 1990 · Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- 1990 · The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- 1989 · Chili Line Stops Here 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
- 1988 · Xmas 1987 New Years as Himself
- 1987 · The Creeping Crimson as
- 1987 · Cult of the Cubicles as Himself
- 1987 · Video Album 5: The Thursday People as
- 1984 · Screamplay as Martin
- 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
- 1975 · Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- 1975 · Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony as
- 1974 · A Night with Gilda Peck as
- 1974 · Nudes: A Sketchbook as
- 1973 · Boggy Depot as Damon
- 1971 · Portrait of Ramona as
- 1968 · Underground New York as Self
- 1967 · The Unclean as Himself
- 1967 · Bill's Hat as
- 1966 · The Secret of Wendel Samson as
- 1966 · Hold Me While I'm Naked as
- 1965 · Sins of the Fleshapoids as Prince Gianbeno
- 1964 · Anita Needs Me as
- Future · Tropical Vulture as Dean
- 1964 · Lust for Ecstasy as Father Nelson
- 1958 · The Slasher as