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
Web of Fire
Self
Arizona Byways
Self
The Warming of the Hell House
Self
Foto Spread
Self
Christmas 85
Self
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
Monologue Narrator
All Smiles and Sadness
The Shadow Glass
River Windows
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
Self
George und Mike Kuchar
A Night with Gilda Peck
Morton
The Craven Sluck
Prince Gianbeno
Sins of the Fleshapoids
Self (archive footage)
Brakhage
Director
I, an Actress
(ir)reverence
Wild Night in El Reno
Ira
Sherman Acres
Nudes: A Sketchbook
Taboo: The Single and the LP
Anita Needs Me
George Kuchar
George Kuchar: An Interview
Self
Return to the House of Pain
Himself
Weather Diary 1
Self
Galaxie
Born of the Wind
Vault of Vapors
The Butchered Beefcake
Vintage Visits
The Nutrient Express
Tummy Ache Times
Calorie Cottage
Delectable Destinations
Self
Hitchcocked!
Self
Underground New York
Himself
The Unclean
Weather Diary 3
Self
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
Himself
The Mongreloid
George
Confessions
Damon
Boggy Depot
Mr. Pupik
Sparkle's Tavern
East by Southwest
True Blue and Dreamy
Peed Into the Wind
Eat My Makeup!
George Kilman
Sunset After Dark
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
Forrest
Wieners and Buns Musical
Hunk
Beaver Fever
Electrocute Your Stars
365 Day Project
Confessions of Babette
Father Nelson
Lust for Ecstasy
The Slasher
Night of the Bomb
Himself
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
Hold Me While I'm Naked
Self
Divine Trash
Self (archive footage)
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Uncle George
Swamp
Self
It Came from Kuchar
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
Gastronomic Getaway
A Passage to Wetness
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
Cellar Sinema
Indian Summer
Migration of the Blubberoids
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
Rainy Season
Tootsies in Autumn
The Secret of Wendel Samson
Portrait of Ramona
Urchins of Ungawa
The Creeping Crimson
Chigger Country
Visitation Rites
3 Stories About Evil
Himself
Chili Line Stops Here
Himself
Precious Products
Himself
Oh Hi Anne
Weather Watch
Barbara Walters
That Woman
Bill's Hat
Chronicles
Himself
Portrait of Genie
Himself
Secrets of the Shadow World
Himself
Webtide
Himself
Water Sports
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
Himself
Cult of the Cubicles
Himself
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
Himself
The Kingdom By The Sea
Himself
Burnout
Himself
Scarlet Droppings
Himself
Point 'n Shoot
Himself
Rocky Interlude
Himself
Snap 'n Snatch
Himself
Award
Himself
Uncle Evil
Himself
Supercell
Himself
Song of the Whoopee Wind
Himself
The Inmate
Himself
Metropolitan Monologues
Himself
The Hairy Horror
Martin
Screamplay
Bing / Medusa
Thundercrack!
Self
Coven of the Heathenites
Law of Desire
Himself
Going Nowhere
Himself
Xmas 1987 New Years
Himself
Season of Sorrow
Himself
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
Homeless Man
Bongwater
Himself
Xmas 1986
Maggots and Men
Dean
Tropical Vulture
Self
Dingleberry Jingles
Tomorrow Always Comes
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
123
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-08-31
Place of Birth
New York, New York
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