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
- 2011 · Bloodrape as Grandpa
- 2010 · Calorie Cottage as
- 2010 · Vintage Visits as
- 2010 · The Nutrient Express as
- 2010 · Tummy Ache Times as
- 2010 · Delectable Destinations 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 · Water Sports as Himself
- 2006 · Hitchcocked! as Self
- 2006 · Tomorrow Always Comes as
- 2006 · Meet The Kuchar Brothers as
- 2005 · George Kuchar: An Interview as George Kuchar
- 2005 · Song of the Whoopee Wind as Himself
- 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
- 1998 · Domain of the Pixel Pixies as Himself
- 1996 · Sunset After Dark as George Kilman
- 1996 · Season of Sorrow as Himself
- 1994 · Urchins of Ungawa as
- 1993 · Bayou of the Blue Behemoth as
- 1992 · Sherman Acres as Ira
- 1992 · Going Nowhere as Himself
- 1991 · Indian Summer as
- 1991 · Weather Watch as
- 1990 · Rocky Interlude as Himself
- 1990 · A Passage to Wetness as
- 1989 · Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness as
- 1989 · Chili Line Stops Here as Himself
- 1989 · Migration of the Blubberoids as
- 1989 · Precious Products as Himself
- 1988 · Return to the House of Pain as Self
- 1988 · Weather Diary 3 as
- 1987 · Cult of the Cubicles as Himself
- 1987 · Video Album 5: The Thursday People as
- 1986 · He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1986 · Weather Diary 1 as Himself
- 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 · Wild Night in El Reno as
- 1976 · George as
- 1975 · Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony as
- 1974 · True Blue and Dreamy as
- 1973 · Boggy Depot as Damon
- 1972 · Peed Into the Wind as
- 1971 · Portrait of Ramona as
- 1966 · The Secret of Wendel Samson as
- 1966 · River Windows as
- Future · Web of Fire as
- 2018 · That Woman as Barbara Walters
- 2013 · Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton as Self
- 2011 · The Butchered Beefcake as
- 2010 · Eat My Makeup! 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
- 2007 · Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis as Self
- 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
- 1997 · Law of Desire as
- 1997 · The Inmate as Himself
- 1996 · Vermin of the Vortex as Self
- 1996 · Uncle Evil as Himself
- 1994 · Dingleberry Jingles as Self
- 1994 · Cellar Sinema as
- 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 · Gastronomic Getaway as
- 1990 · Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- 1990 · The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- 1990 · Swamp as Uncle George
- 1990 · Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- 1989 · 500 Millibars to Ecstasy as Himself
- 1989 · Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- 1989 · Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s 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 · East by Southwest as
- 1986 · Xmas 1986 as Himself
- 1985 · Christmas 85 as Self
- 1985 · Sparkle's Tavern as Mr. Pupik
- 1977 · I, an Actress as Director
- 1977 · George and Mike Kuchar as Self
- 1976 · The Shadow Glass as
- 1975 · Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- 1974 · Beaver Fever as Hunk
- 1974 · Nudes: A Sketchbook as
- 1974 · A Night with Gilda Peck as
- 1972 · Wieners and Buns Musical as Forrest
- 1972 · Confessions 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 · Hold Me While I'm Naked 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