George Kuchar

George Kuchar

Known for Directing · 138 credits

Born
1942-08-31
Died
2011-09-06
Place of birth
New York, New York

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

Movies (138)

Maggots and Men
Movie

Maggots and Men

2009

Divine Trash
Movie

Divine Trash

2000

as Self

Cinemaville
Movie

Cinemaville

2007

as Self

The Creeping Crimson
Movie

The Creeping Crimson

1987

Screamplay
Movie

Screamplay

1984

as Martin

Hitchcocked!
Movie

Hitchcocked!

2006

as Self

Bongwater
Movie

Bongwater

1998

as Homeless Man

365 Day Project
Movie

365 Day Project

2007

as Self

It Came from Kuchar
Movie

It Came from Kuchar

2009

as Self

Wild Night in El Reno
Movie

Wild Night in El Reno

1977

Hold Me While I'm Naked
Movie

Hold Me While I'm Naked

1966

Sins of the Fleshapoids
Movie

Sins of the Fleshapoids

1965

as Prince Gianbeno

I, an Actress
Movie

I, an Actress

1977

as Director

Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore
Movie

Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore

1998

as Banquet speaker

Bloodrape
Movie

Bloodrape

2011

as Grandpa

Law of Desire
Movie

Law of Desire

1997

Meet The Kuchar Brothers
Movie

Meet The Kuchar Brothers

2006

3 Stories About Evil
Movie

3 Stories About Evil

2008

Taboo: The Single and the LP
Movie

Taboo: The Single and the LP

1980

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Movie

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

2007

as Self

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Movie

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986

as Self (archive footage)

The Craven Sluck
Movie

The Craven Sluck

1967

as Morton

Underground New York
Movie

Underground New York

1968

as Self

Going Nowhere
Movie

Going Nowhere

1992

as Himself

Brakhage
Movie

Brakhage

1998

as Self (archive footage)

Sunset After Dark
Movie

Sunset After Dark

1996

as George Kilman

The Hairy Horror
Movie

The Hairy Horror

2009

as Himself

Mecca of the Frigid
Movie

Mecca of the Frigid

1988

Domain of the Pixel Pixies
Movie

Domain of the Pixel Pixies

1998

as Himself

Electrocute Your Stars
Movie

Electrocute Your Stars

2004

Urchins of Ungawa
Movie

Urchins of Ungawa

1994

Vintage Visits
Movie

Vintage Visits

2010

Scarlet Droppings
Movie

Scarlet Droppings

1991

as Himself

Gastronomic Getaway
Movie

Gastronomic Getaway

1991

Migration of the Blubberoids
Movie

Migration of the Blubberoids

1989

The Nutrient Express
Movie

The Nutrient Express

2010

Peed Into the Wind
Movie

Peed Into the Wind

1972

Weather Diary 3
Movie

Weather Diary 3

1988

Bill's Hat
Movie

Bill's Hat

1967

(ir)reverence
Movie

(ir)reverence

2013

Rocky Interlude
Movie

Rocky Interlude

1990

as Himself

Confessions of Babette
Movie

Confessions of Babette

1963

Supercell
Movie

Supercell

2004

as Himself

The Unmentionables
Movie

The Unmentionables

2009

Video Album 5: The Thursday People
Movie

Video Album 5: The Thursday People

1987

Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
Movie

Kiss of the Veggie Vixen

1990

as Self

Galaxie
Movie

Galaxie

1966

as Self

Meow Meow
Movie

Meow Meow

1970

The Secret of Wendel Samson
Movie

The Secret of Wendel Samson

1966

Oh Hi Anne
Movie

Oh Hi Anne

2017

as Himself

George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
Movie

George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground

1983

as Himself

Why Are You Weird?
Movie

Why Are You Weird?

2009

as Professor

Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
Movie

Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

2013

as Self

Nudes: A Sketchbook
Movie

Nudes: A Sketchbook

1974

Secrets of the Shadow World
Movie

Secrets of the Shadow World

1999

as Himself

The Butchered Beefcake
Movie

The Butchered Beefcake

2011

Return to the House of Pain
Movie

Return to the House of Pain

1988

as Self

Calorie Cottage
Movie

Calorie Cottage

2010

Tropical Vulture
Movie

Tropical Vulture

as Dean

Beaver Fever
Movie

Beaver Fever

1974

as Hunk

Web of Fire
Movie

Web of Fire

The Unclean
Movie

The Unclean

1967

as Himself

True Blue and Dreamy
Movie

True Blue and Dreamy

1974

Calling Dr. Petrov
Movie

Calling Dr. Petrov

Water Sports
Movie

Water Sports

2007

as Himself

Sparkle's Tavern
Movie

Sparkle's Tavern

1985

as Mr. Pupik

The Slasher
Movie

The Slasher

1958

Foto Spread
Movie

Foto Spread

1991

as Self

Delectable Destinations
Movie

Delectable Destinations

2010

Snap 'n Snatch
Movie

Snap 'n Snatch

1990

as Himself

Wieners and Buns Musical
Movie

Wieners and Buns Musical

1972

as Forrest

Lust for Ecstasy
Movie

Lust for Ecstasy

1964

as Father Nelson

Coven of the Heathenites
Movie

Coven of the Heathenites

2008

as Self

Xmas 1986
Movie

Xmas 1986

1986

as Himself

Weather Watch
Movie

Weather Watch

1991

River Windows
Movie

River Windows

1966

Rainy Season
Movie

Rainy Season

1987

Born of the Wind
Movie

Born of the Wind

1964

Tomorrow Always Comes
Movie

Tomorrow Always Comes

2006

Confessions
Movie

Confessions

1972

Portrait of Genie
Movie

Portrait of Genie

2008

as Himself

East by Southwest
Movie

East by Southwest

1987

Award
Movie

Award

1992

as Himself

Chronicles
Movie

Chronicles

1969

Bayou of the Blue Behemoth
Movie

Bayou of the Blue Behemoth

1993

The Mongreloid
Movie

The Mongreloid

1978

as Himself

The Warming of the Hell House
Movie

The Warming of the Hell House

1990

as Self

Boggy Depot
Movie

Boggy Depot

1973

as Damon

Eat My Makeup!
Movie

Eat My Makeup!

2010

Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
Movie

Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness

1989

L.A. Screening Workshop
Movie

L.A. Screening Workshop

1988

Lumps of Joy
Movie

Lumps of Joy

2004

George and Mike Kuchar
Movie

George and Mike Kuchar

1977

as Self

Ann Arbor
Movie

Ann Arbor

1993

Vermin of the Vortex
Movie

Vermin of the Vortex

1996

as Self

The Gates of Gomorrah
Movie

The Gates of Gomorrah

2002

as Self

The Shadow Glass
Movie

The Shadow Glass

1976

Swamp
Movie

Swamp

1990

as Uncle George

A Night with Gilda Peck
Movie

A Night with Gilda Peck

1974

Sherman Acres
Movie

Sherman Acres

1992

as Ira

Anita Needs Me
Movie

Anita Needs Me

1964

A Passage to Wetness
Movie

A Passage to Wetness

1990

Encyclopedia of the Blessed
Movie

Encyclopedia of the Blessed

1968

Uncle Evil
Movie

Uncle Evil

1996

as Himself

The Inmate
Movie

The Inmate

1997

as Himself

Metropolitan Monologues
Movie

Metropolitan Monologues

2000

as Himself

George
Movie

George

1976

Night of the Bomb
Movie

Night of the Bomb

1962

Cellar Sinema
Movie

Cellar Sinema

1994

Visitation Rites
Movie

Visitation Rites

2003

Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
Movie

Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s

1989

500 Millibars to Ecstasy
Movie

500 Millibars to Ecstasy

1989

as Himself

Tootsies in Autumn
Movie

Tootsies in Autumn

1963

Arizona Byways
Movie

Arizona Byways

2001

as Self

Weather Diary 1
Movie

Weather Diary 1

1986

as Himself

Vault of Vapors
Movie

Vault of Vapors

2009

Cult of the Cubicles
Movie

Cult of the Cubicles

1987

as Himself

Tummy Ache Times
Movie

Tummy Ache Times

2010

Burnout
Movie

Burnout

2003

as Himself

All Smiles and Sadness
Movie

All Smiles and Sadness

1999

as Monologue Narrator

About 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 m… With 138 credits spanning from 1958 to 2018, George Kuchar has appeared in 138 films and 0 TV shows.

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