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
- 2011 · The Butchered Beefcake as
- 2010 · Eat My Makeup! as
- 2010 · Delectable Destinations as
- 2010 · Vintage Visits as
- 2009 · Why Are You Weird? as Professor
- 2009 · The Unmentionables as
- 2003 · Visitation Rites as
- 2002 · The Gates of Gomorrah as Self
- 1999 · Chigger Country as
- 1998 · Domain of the Pixel Pixies as Himself
- 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 · George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth as
- 1992 · Sherman Acres as Ira
- 1992 · Going Nowhere as Himself
- 1991 · Scarlet Droppings as Himself
- 1991 · Indian Summer as
- 1990 · Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- 1990 · Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- 1990 · The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- 1990 · Swamp as Uncle George
- 1990 · A Passage to Wetness as
- 1989 · Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- 1989 · Precious Products as Himself
- 1988 · Xmas 1987 New Years as Himself
- 1987 · Cult of the Cubicles 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
- 1971 · Portrait of Ramona as
- 1968 · Encyclopedia of the Blessed as
- Future · Tropical Vulture as Dean
- 2013 · (ir)reverence as
- 2013 · Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton as Self
- 2011 · Bloodrape as Grandpa
- 2010 · Webtide as Himself
- 2010 · The Nutrient Express as
- 2010 · Tummy Ache Times as
- 2010 · Calorie Cottage 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 · Coven of the Heathenites as Self
- 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
- 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 · Lumps of Joy as
- 2004 · Electrocute Your Stars as
- 2004 · Supercell as Himself
- 2003 · Burnout as Himself
- 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
- 1998 · Brakhage as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Bongwater as Homeless Man
- 1998 · Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore as Banquet speaker
- 1997 · Law of Desire as
- 1997 · The Inmate as Himself
- 1996 · Sunset After Dark as George Kilman
- 1996 · Vermin of the Vortex as Self
- 1993 · Bayou of the Blue Behemoth as
- 1993 · Ann Arbor as
- 1992 · Award as Himself
- 1991 · Gastronomic Getaway as
- 1991 · Foto Spread as Self
- 1991 · Weather Watch as
- 1990 · Rocky Interlude as Himself
- 1989 · Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s as
- 1989 · Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness as
- 1989 · Chili Line Stops Here as Himself
- 1989 · 500 Millibars to Ecstasy as Himself
- 1989 · Migration of the Blubberoids as
- 1988 · Mecca of the Frigid as
- 1988 · L.A. Screening Workshop as
- 1988 · Return to the House of Pain as Self
- 1988 · Weather Diary 3 as
- 1987 · Rainy Season as
- 1987 · The Creeping Crimson as
- 1987 · East by Southwest as
- 1987 · Video Album 5: The Thursday People as
- 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
- 1976 · George as
- 1975 · Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- 1975 · Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony as
- 1974 · Nudes: A Sketchbook as
- 1974 · True Blue and Dreamy as
- 1974 · Beaver Fever as Hunk
- 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
- 1970 · Meow Meow as
- 1969 · Chronicles as
- 1968 · Underground New York as Self
- 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 · Anita Needs Me as
- 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 · Calling Dr. Petrov as
- Future · Web of Fire as