George Kuchar

George Kuchar

  • Birthday: 1942-08-31
  • Deathday: 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.

Filmography

I, an Actress

1977

As Director

Weather Diary 1

1986

As Himself

Boggy Depot

1973

As Damon

Swamp

1990

As Uncle George

It Came from Kuchar

2009

As Self

Oh Hi Anne

2017

As Himself

That Woman

2018

As Barbara Walters

Chronicles

1969

As

Webtide

2010

As Himself

Portrait of Genie

2008

As Himself

Water Sports

2007

As Himself

Cult of the Cubicles

1987

As Himself

500 Millibars to Ecstasy

1989

As Himself

Scarlet Droppings

1991

As Himself

Uncle Evil

1996

As Himself

Snap 'n Snatch

1990

As Himself

Award

1992

As Himself

Rocky Interlude

1990

As Himself

Point 'n Shoot

1989

As Himself

The Inmate

1997

As Himself

Metropolitan Monologues

2000

As Himself

The Kingdom By The Sea

2002

As Himself

Burnout

2003

As Himself

Supercell

2004

As Himself

Song of the Whoopee Wind

2005

As Himself

The Hairy Horror

2009

As Himself

Coven of the Heathenites

2008

As Himself

Going Nowhere

1992

As Himself

Xmas 1987 New Years

1988

As Himself

Season of Sorrow

1996

As Himself

Xmas 1986

1986

As Himself

Web of Fire

0000

As

Sherman Acres

1992

As Ira

George Kuchar: An Interview

2005

As George Kuchar

Arizona Byways

2001

As Self

Foto Spread

1991

As Self

Christmas 85

1985

As Self

All Smiles and Sadness

1999

As Monologue Narrator

The Unclean

1967

As Himself

The Craven Sluck

1967

As Morton

Sins of the Fleshapoids

1965

As Prince Gianbeno

The Mongreloid

1978

As Himself

Confessions

1972

As

Beaver Fever

1974

As Hunk

Wieners and Buns Musical

1972

As Forrest

Screamplay

1985

As Martin

Galaxie

1966

As Himself

Sparkle's Tavern

1985

As Mr. Pupik

Precious Products

1989

As Himself

Chili Line Stops Here

1989

As Himself

Sunset After Dark

1996

As George Kilman

Bill's Hat

1967

As

The Slasher

1958

As

Lust for Ecstasy

1964

As Father Nelson

Divine Trash

1998

As Himself

Hitchcocked!

2006

As Self

Bongwater

1998

As Homeless Man

Brakhage

1998

As Himself (archive footage)

Rainy Season

1987

As

Thundercrack!

1975

As Bing / Medusa

Production

The Apparition

1976

As Set Designer

Holidaze, 1994

1994

As Camera Operator

The Warming of the Hell House

1990

As Director of Photography

The Devil's Cleavage

1975

As Cinematography

Every Dog Has Its Day

1998

As Thanks

Hold Me While I'm Naked

1966

As Director

I, an Actress

1977

As Director

The Devil's Cleavage

1975

As Director

Wild Night in El Reno

1977

As Director

Eclipse of the Sun Virgin

1967

As Director

Pagan Rhapsody

1970

As Director

Urchins of Ungawa

1994

As Director

Cattle Mutilation

1983

As Director

The Cage of Nicholas

1994

As Director

Prescription in Blue

1978

As Director

Yolanda

1981

As Director

Anita Needs Me

1964

As Director

The Mongreloid

1978

As Director

Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof

1961

As Director

Unstrap Me

1968

As Director

Weather Diary 1

1986

As Director

Society Slut

1995

As Director

I Was a Teenage Rumpot

1960

As Director

We, the Normal

1988

As Director

Empire of Evil

2011

As Director

Orphans of the Cosmos

2008

As Director

Lingo of the Lost

2010

As Director

Forever and Always

1978

As Director

Symphony for a Sinner

1978

As Director

A Reason to Live

1976

As Director

Weather Diary 3

1988

As Director

Color Me Lurid

1966

As Director

Cyclone Alley Ceramics

2000

As Director

Color Me Shameless

1967

As Director

Back to Nature

1976

As Director

Weather Diary 5

1989

As Director

Route 666

1994

As Director

The Asphalt Ribbon

1977

As Director

Weather Diary 6

1990

As Director

Knocturne

1968

As Director

The Naked and the Nude

1957

As Director

Night of the Bomb

1962

As Director

Corruption of the Damned

1965

As Director

The Slasher

1958

As Director

Sylvia’s Promise

1962

As Director

Lovers of Eternity

1964

As Director

Lust for Ecstasy

1964

As Director

Weather Diary 2

1987

As Director

Greetings from Boulder

1986

As Director

Weather Diary 4

1988

As Director

Gastronomic Getaway

1991

As Director

Rainy Season

1987

As Director

Sherman Acres

1992

As Director

I, of the Cyclops

2006

As Director

Cellar Sinema

1994

As Director

Planet of the Vamps

2000

As Director

Indian Summer

1991

As Director

Aquatica

2000

As Director

Glacier Park Video Views

1993

As Director

A Passage to Wetness

1990

As Director

Summer of No Return

1988

As Director

Portrait of Ramona

1971

As Director

The Sunshine Sisters

1972

As Director

Chigger Country

1999

As Director

Visitation Rites

2003

As Director

Andy's House of Gary

1993

As Director

The Creeping Crimson

1987

As Director

Precious Products

1989

As Director

Chili Line Stops Here

1989

As Director

Weather Watch

1991

As Director

HotSpell

2011

As Director

Season of Sorrow

1996

As Director

Mosholu Holiday

1967

As Director

Dingleberry Jingles

1994

As Director

Holidaze, 1994

1994

As Director

Xmas 1987 New Years

1988

As Director

Webtide

2010

As Director

Portrait of Genie

2008

As Director

Water Sports

2007

As Director

Leisure

1966

As Director

The Mammal Palace

1968

As Director

House of the White People

1968

As Director

Cult of the Cubicles

1987

As Director

500 Millibars to Ecstasy

1989

As Director

Scarlet Droppings

1991

As Director

Award

1992

As Director

Snap 'n Snatch

1990

As Director

Uncle Evil

1996

As Director

Point 'n Shoot

1989

As Director

Rocky Interlude

1990

As Director

The Inmate

1997

As Director

Metropolitan Monologues

2000

As Director

Burnout

2003

As Director

The Kingdom By The Sea

2002

As Director

Supercell

2004

As Director

Song of the Whoopee Wind

2005

As Director

Evangelust

1988

As Director

Kaponga Island

2004

As Director

Temple of Torment

2004

As Director

Dynasty of Depravity

2005

As Director

Butter Balls

2003

As Director

The Hairy Horror

2009

As Director

ID CAME FROM INNER SPACE

1993

As Director

Zealots of the Zinc Zone

2010

As Director

Garden of Goodies

2006

As Director

Kiss of Frankenstein

2003

As Director

Coven of the Heathenites

2008

As Director

Nibbles

2010

As Director

A Reel of Home Movies

1961

As Director

Insanitorium

1987

As Director

The Woman And The Dress

1980

As Director

Tootsies in Autumn

1963

As Director

A Town Called Tempest

1963

As Director

Mom

1983

As Director

The Lady From Sands Point

1967

As Director

Low Light Life

1988

As Director

Going Nowhere

1992

As Director

Grotto of the Gorgons

1995

As Director

A Fatal Desire

2004

As Director

Libido Lagoon

2009

As Director

Jewel of Jeopardy

2010

As Director

1980 Seven

1987

As Director

The Last Hello

1986

As Director

Video Album 3

1986

As Director

Zombies of Zanzibar

2009

As Director

The Ghost of Dr Foo

2007

As Director

Seaside Show

2008

As Director

Faulty Fathoms

2006

As Director

Honey Bunnies on Ice

2001

As Director

Xmas 1986

1986

As Director

Solstice

2009

As Director

A Tub Named Desire

1956

As Director

Kiss of the Veggie Vixen

1990

As Director

Motel Capri

1985

As Director

One Night a Week

1978

As Director

The Power of the Press

1979

As Director

A WOMAN DISTRESSED

1962

As Director

Impaction of the Igneous

1992

As Director

Vermin of the Vortex

1996

As Director

Pilgrimage

1992

As Director

Oasis of the Pharaohs

1997

As Director

The X-People

1984

As Director

Arizona Byways

2001

As Director

Love Me True

1989

As Director

Foto Spread

1991

As Director

Vile Cargo

1989

As Director

The Web of Doctor Satan

1989

As Director

Saga of Magda

0000

As Director

Christmas 85

1985

As Director

La Verbotene Voyage

1989

As Director

Club Vatican

1984

As Director

Vault of Vapors

2009

As Director

The Butchered Beefcake

2011

As Director

Room 666

2010

As Director

Vintage Visits

2010

As Director

The Nutrient Express

2010

As Director

Tummy Ache Times

2010

As Director

Calorie Cottage

2010

As Director

Delectable Destinations

2010

As Director

Jamboree Journey

2009

As Director

The Unmentionables

2009

As Director

Mellow Magic

2009

As Director

Art Space

2009

As Director

Burrito Bay

2009

As Director

Acid Redux

2009

As Director

Celebrity Casino

2009

As Director

X MASS

2008

As Director

The Crypt of Frankenstein

2008

As Director

Atrium of the Omni-Orb

2008

As Director

FlashBulb Alley

2008

As Director

Spectral Delivery

2008

As Director

Pictographic Piles

2008

As Director

Eye on the Sky

2008

As Director

January Jubilee

2008

As Director

The Devil's Cleavage

1975

As Editor

Video Album 3

1986

As Editor

The Last Hello

1986

As Editor

1980 Seven

1987

As Editor

Holidaze, 1994

1994

As Editor

The Devil's Cleavage

1975

As Producer

Thundercrack!

1975

As Screenplay

The Devil's Cleavage

1975

As Screenplay

Symphony for a Sinner

1978

As Screenplay

Route 666

1994

As Writer

Back to Nature

1976

As Writer

Weather Diary 5

1989

As Writer

Holidaze, 1994

1994

As Screenplay

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