George Kuchar
August 31, 1942 (84 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
- 2009 · It Came from Kuchar as Self
- 2009 · Maggots and Men as
- 2009 · The Hairy Horror as Himself
- 2009 · The Unmentionables as
- 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 · Cinemaville as Self
- 2007 · Water Sports as Himself
- 2006 · Hitchcocked! as Self
- 2006 · Meet The Kuchar Brothers as
- 2005 · George Kuchar: An Interview as George Kuchar
- 2004 · Supercell as Himself
- 2003 · Burnout as Himself
- 2002 · The Gates of Gomorrah as Self
- 2000 · Divine Trash as Self
- 1998 · Brakhage as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Bongwater as Homeless Man
- 1998 · Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore as Banquet speaker
- 1997 · Law of Desire as
- 1996 · Sunset After Dark as George Kilman
- 1996 · Vermin of the Vortex as Self
- 1994 · Dingleberry Jingles as Self
- 1992 · Award as Himself
- 1992 · Going Nowhere as Himself
- 1992 · Sherman Acres as Ira
- 1992 · George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth as
- 1991 · Indian Summer as
- 1991 · Foto Spread as Self
- 1991 · Weather Watch as
- 1989 · Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s as
- 1989 · Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness as
- 1989 · Migration of the Blubberoids as
- 1988 · Return to the House of Pain as Self
- 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
- 1986 · He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 · Sparkle's Tavern as Mr. Pupik
- 1984 · Screamplay as Martin
- 1980 · Taboo: The Single and the LP as
- 1978 · The Mongreloid as Himself
- 1977 · I, an Actress as Director
- 1977 · George and Mike Kuchar as Self
- 1976 · The Shadow Glass as
- 1975 · Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony as
- 1974 · Nudes: A Sketchbook as
- 1974 · Beaver Fever as Hunk
- 1974 · True Blue and Dreamy as
- 1972 · Confessions as
- 1972 · Peed Into the Wind as
- 1971 · Portrait of Ramona as
- 1970 · Meow Meow as
- 1968 · Underground New York as Self
- 1967 · The Craven Sluck as Morton
- 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 · Born of the Wind as
- 1958 · The Slasher as
- Future · Calling Dr. Petrov as
- 2011 · The Butchered Beefcake as
- 2010 · Tummy Ache Times as
- 2010 · The Nutrient Express as
- 2009 · Why Are You Weird? as Professor
- 2008 · Portrait of Genie as Himself
- 2005 · Song of the Whoopee Wind as Himself
- 2003 · Visitation Rites as
- 2002 · The Kingdom By The Sea as Himself
- 2000 · Metropolitan Monologues as Himself
- 1999 · Secrets of the Shadow World as Himself
- 1999 · Chigger Country as
- 1998 · Domain of the Pixel Pixies as Himself
- 1996 · Season of Sorrow as Himself
- 1994 · Cellar Sinema as
- 1994 · Urchins of Ungawa as
- 1993 · Bayou of the Blue Behemoth as
- 1993 · Ann Arbor as
- 1991 · Gastronomic Getaway as
- 1990 · Rocky Interlude as Himself
- 1990 · A Passage to Wetness as
- 1986 · Xmas 1986 as Himself
- 1986 · Weather Diary 1 as Himself
- 1985 · Christmas 85 as Self
- 1983 · George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground as Himself
- 1976 · George as
- 1972 · Wieners and Buns Musical as Forrest
- 1969 · Chronicles as
- 1967 · The Unclean as Himself
- Future · Tropical Vulture as Dean
- 1973 · Boggy Depot as Damon
- 1964 · Lust for Ecstasy as Father Nelson
- 1962 · Night of the Bomb as
- Future · Web of Fire as
- 2018 · That Woman as Barbara Walters
- 2010 · Delectable Destinations as
- 2010 · Webtide as Himself
- 2010 · Calorie Cottage as
- 2010 · Vintage Visits as
- 2009 · Vault of Vapors as
- 2006 · Tomorrow Always Comes as
- 2004 · Lumps of Joy as
- 2004 · Electrocute Your Stars as
- 2001 · Arizona Byways as Self
- 1999 · All Smiles and Sadness as Monologue Narrator
- 1997 · The Inmate as Himself
- 1996 · Uncle Evil as Himself
- 1991 · Scarlet Droppings as Himself
- 1990 · Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- 1990 · Swamp as Uncle George
- 1990 · The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- 1990 · Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- 1989 · 500 Millibars to Ecstasy as Himself
- 1989 · Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- 1989 · Precious Products as Himself
- 1989 · Chili Line Stops Here as Himself
- 1988 · Xmas 1987 New Years as Himself
- 1988 · Weather Diary 3 as
- 1987 · Cult of the Cubicles as Himself
- 1987 · East by Southwest as
- 1977 · Wild Night in El Reno as
- 1975 · Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- 1974 · A Night with Gilda Peck as
- 1968 · Encyclopedia of the Blessed as
- 1964 · Anita Needs Me as
- 1963 · Tootsies in Autumn as
- 1963 · Confessions of Babette as