George Kuchar
Biography
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
Bongwater
It Came from Kuchar
Divine Trash
365 Day Project
Taboo: The Single and the LP
Hitchcocked!
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
3 Stories About Evil
All Movies (138)
- That Woman2018 · as Barbara Walters
- Oh Hi Anne2017 · as Himself
- (ir)reverence2013
- Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton2013 · as Self
- Bloodrape2011 · as Grandpa
- The Butchered Beefcake2011
- Eat My Makeup!2010
- The Nutrient Express2010
- Tummy Ache Times2010
- Calorie Cottage2010
- Delectable Destinations2010
- Vintage Visits2010
- Webtide2010 · as Himself
- It Came from Kuchar2009 · as Self
- Maggots and Men2009
- Why Are You Weird?2009 · as Professor
- Vault of Vapors2009
- The Hairy Horror2009 · as Himself
- The Unmentionables2009
- 3 Stories About Evil2008
- Portrait of Genie2008 · as Himself
- Coven of the Heathenites2008 · as Self
- 365 Day Project2007 · as Self
- Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis2007 · as Self
- Water Sports2007 · as Himself
- Cinemaville2007 · as Self
- Hitchcocked!2006 · as Self
- Meet The Kuchar Brothers2006
- Tomorrow Always Comes2006
- George Kuchar: An Interview2005 · as George Kuchar
- Song of the Whoopee Wind2005 · as Himself
- Lumps of Joy2004
- Electrocute Your Stars2004
- Supercell2004 · as Himself
- Visitation Rites2003
- Burnout2003 · as Himself
- The Gates of Gomorrah2002 · as Self
- The Kingdom By The Sea2002 · as Himself
- Arizona Byways2001 · as Self
- Divine Trash2000 · as Self
- Metropolitan Monologues2000 · as Himself
- Secrets of the Shadow World1999 · as Himself
- All Smiles and Sadness1999 · as Monologue Narrator
- Chigger Country1999
- Brakhage1998 · as Self (archive footage)
- Bongwater1998 · as Homeless Man
- Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore1998 · as Banquet speaker
- Domain of the Pixel Pixies1998 · as Himself
- The Inmate1997 · as Himself
- Law of Desire1997
- Sunset After Dark1996 · as George Kilman
- Uncle Evil1996 · as Himself
- Season of Sorrow1996 · as Himself
- Vermin of the Vortex1996 · as Self
- Cellar Sinema1994
- Urchins of Ungawa1994
- Dingleberry Jingles1994 · as Self
- Bayou of the Blue Behemoth1993
- Ann Arbor1993
- Sherman Acres1992 · as Ira
- Award1992 · as Himself
- Going Nowhere1992 · as Himself
- George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth1992
- Scarlet Droppings1991 · as Himself
- Foto Spread1991 · as Self
- Gastronomic Getaway1991
- Indian Summer1991
- Weather Watch1991
- Kiss of the Veggie Vixen1990 · as Self
- The Warming of the Hell House1990 · as Self
- Swamp1990 · as Uncle George
- A Passage to Wetness1990
- Snap 'n Snatch1990 · as Himself
- Rocky Interlude1990 · as Himself
- Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s1989
- Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness1989
- Migration of the Blubberoids1989
- Chili Line Stops Here1989 · as Himself
- Precious Products1989 · as Himself
- 500 Millibars to Ecstasy1989 · as Himself
- Point 'n Shoot1989 · as Himself
- Return to the House of Pain1988 · as Self
- Weather Diary 31988
- Xmas 1987 New Years1988 · as Himself
- L.A. Screening Workshop1988
- Mecca of the Frigid1988
- Rainy Season1987
- The Creeping Crimson1987
- East by Southwest1987
- Video Album 5: The Thursday People1987
- Cult of the Cubicles1987 · as Himself
- Xmas 19861986 · as Himself
- He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life1986 · as Self (archive footage)
- Weather Diary 11986 · as Himself
- Christmas 851985 · as Self
- Sparkle's Tavern1985 · as Mr. Pupik
- Screamplay1984 · as Martin
- George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground1983 · as Himself
- Taboo: The Single and the LP1980
- The Mongreloid1978 · as Himself
- I, an Actress1977 · as Director
- Wild Night in El Reno1977
- George and Mike Kuchar1977 · as Self
- The Shadow Glass1976
- George1976
- Thundercrack!1975 · as Bing / Medusa
- Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony1975
- A Night with Gilda Peck1974
- Nudes: A Sketchbook1974
- True Blue and Dreamy1974
- Beaver Fever1974 · as Hunk
- Boggy Depot1973 · as Damon
- Wieners and Buns Musical1972 · as Forrest
- Confessions1972
- Peed Into the Wind1972
- Portrait of Ramona1971
- Meow Meow1970
- Chronicles1969
- Underground New York1968 · as Self
- Encyclopedia of the Blessed1968
- The Craven Sluck1967 · as Morton
- The Unclean1967 · as Himself
- Bill's Hat1967
- Galaxie1966 · as Self
- The Secret of Wendel Samson1966
- Hold Me While I'm Naked1966
- River Windows1966
- Sins of the Fleshapoids1965 · as Prince Gianbeno
- Anita Needs Me1964
- Born of the Wind1964
- Lust for Ecstasy1964 · as Father Nelson
- Tootsies in Autumn1963
- Confessions of Babette1963
- Night of the Bomb1962
- The Slasher1958
- Web of Fire—
- Tropical Vulture— · as Dean
- Calling Dr. Petrov—