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