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
- 2017 · Oh Hi Anne as Himself
- 2013 · (ir)reverence as
- 2013 · Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton as Self
- 2011 · Bloodrape as Grandpa
- 2010 · Eat My Makeup! as
- 2010 · Calorie Cottage as
- 2010 · Tummy Ache Times as
- 2010 · Vintage Visits as
- 2010 · Delectable Destinations as
- 2010 · The Nutrient Express as
- 2009 · It Came from Kuchar as Self
- 2009 · The Hairy Horror as Himself
- 2008 · 3 Stories About Evil as
- 2008 · Coven of the Heathenites as Self
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as Self
- 2007 · Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis as Self
- 2007 · Water Sports as Himself
- 2006 · Hitchcocked! as Self
- 2006 · Tomorrow Always Comes as
- 2006 · Meet The Kuchar Brothers as
- 2005 · Song of the Whoopee Wind as Himself
- 2005 · George Kuchar: An Interview as George Kuchar
- 2003 · Visitation Rites as
- 2002 · The Gates of Gomorrah as Self
- 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
- 1998 · Brakhage as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Bongwater as Homeless Man
- 1996 · Sunset After Dark as George Kilman
- 1996 · Season of Sorrow as Himself
- 1993 · Bayou of the Blue Behemoth as
- 1992 · Sherman Acres as Ira
- 1992 · Going Nowhere as Himself
- 1991 · Indian Summer as
- 1991 · Gastronomic Getaway as
- 1990 · Rocky Interlude as Himself
- 1989 · Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness as
- 1989 · Migration of the Blubberoids as
- 1989 · Chili Line Stops Here as Himself
- 1987 · Cult of the Cubicles as Himself
- 1986 · He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 · Peed Into the Wind as
- Future · Web of Fire as
- 2018 · That Woman as Barbara Walters
- 2011 · The Butchered Beefcake as
- 2010 · Webtide as Himself
- 2009 · Maggots and Men as
- 2009 · Why Are You Weird? as Professor
- 2009 · The Unmentionables as
- 2009 · Vault of Vapors as
- 2008 · Portrait of Genie as Himself
- 2004 · Lumps of Joy as
- 2004 · Electrocute Your Stars as
- 2004 · Supercell as Himself
- 2003 · Burnout as Himself
- 1999 · All Smiles and Sadness as Monologue Narrator
- 1999 · Chigger Country as
- 1998 · Domain of the Pixel Pixies as Himself
- 1997 · The Inmate as Himself
- 1997 · Law of Desire as
- 1996 · Vermin of the Vortex as Self
- 1996 · Uncle Evil as Himself
- 1994 · Urchins of Ungawa as
- 1994 · Cellar Sinema as
- 1994 · Dingleberry Jingles as Self
- 1993 · Ann Arbor as
- 1992 · Award as Himself
- 1992 · George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth as
- 1991 · Scarlet Droppings as Himself
- 1991 · Foto Spread as Self
- 1991 · Weather Watch as
- 1990 · Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- 1990 · A Passage to Wetness as
- 1990 · Swamp as Uncle George
- 1990 · Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- 1990 · The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- 1989 · Precious Products as Himself
- 1989 · 500 Millibars to Ecstasy as Himself
- 1989 · Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- 1989 · Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s as
- 1988 · Return to the House of Pain as Self
- 1988 · Weather Diary 3 as
- 1988 · Xmas 1987 New Years as Himself
- 1988 · Mecca of the Frigid as
- 1988 · L.A. Screening Workshop as
- 1987 · Rainy Season as
- 1987 · The Creeping Crimson as
- 1987 · Video Album 5: The Thursday People as
- 1987 · East by Southwest as
- 1986 · Xmas 1986 as Himself
- 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
- 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
- 1976 · George as
- 1975 · Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- 1975 · Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony as
- 1974 · True Blue and Dreamy as
- 1974 · Nudes: A Sketchbook 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
- 1971 · Portrait of Ramona as
- 1970 · Meow Meow as
- 1969 · Chronicles as
- 1968 · Underground New York as Self
- 1968 · Encyclopedia of the Blessed as
- 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 · Lust for Ecstasy as Father Nelson
- 1964 · Born of the Wind as
- 1963 · Tootsies in Autumn as
- 1963 · Confessions of Babette as
- 1962 · Night of the Bomb as
- 1958 · The Slasher as
- Future · Tropical Vulture as Dean