George Kuchar
Born: 1942-08-31 in New York, New York
Died: 2011-09-06
Known For: Directing
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
2024
- Kuchar-esque ... (Writer)
2018
- That Woman as Barbara Walters
2017
- Oh Hi Anne as Himself
2013
2011
- HotSpell ... (Director)
- Bloodrape as Grandpa
- The Butchered Beefcake
- Empire of Evil ... (Director)
2010
- Nibbles ... (Director)
- Webtide as Himself
- Room 666 ... (Director)
- Lingo of the Lost ... (Director)
- Eat My Makeup!
- Vintage Visits
- Delectable Destinations
- Tummy Ache Times
- The Nutrient Express
- Zealots of the Zinc Zone ... (Director)
- Jewel of Jeopardy ... (Director)
- Calorie Cottage
2009
- The Unmentionables ... (Director)
- It Came from Kuchar as Self
- Celebrity Casino ... (Director)
- Zombies of Zanzibar ... (Director)
- Vault of Vapors
- Why Are You Weird? as Professor
- Maggots and Men
- The Hairy Horror as Himself
- Jamboree Journey ... (Director)
- Acid Redux ... (Director)
- Libido Lagoon ... (Director)
- Mellow Magic ... (Director)
- Solstice ... (Director)
- Burrito Bay ... (Director)
- Art Space ... (Director)
2008
- X MASS ... (Director)
- Seaside Show ... (Director)
- Pictographic Piles ... (Director)
- Spectral Delivery ... (Director)
- 3 Stories About Evil
- Portrait of Genie as Himself
- Atrium of the Omni-Orb ... (Director)
- Orphans of the Cosmos ... (Director)
- The Crypt of Frankenstein ... (Director)
- January Jubilee ... (Director)
- FlashBulb Alley ... (Director)
- Coven of the Heathenites as Self
- Eye on the Sky ... (Director)
2007
- 365 Day Project
- Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis as Self
- The Ghost of Dr Foo ... (Director)
- Frigid Escapades ... (Director)
- Water Sports as Himself
2006
- Faulty Fathoms ... (Director)
- I, of the Cyclops ... (Director)
- Meet The Kuchar Brothers
- Hitchcocked! as Self
- Tomorrow Always Comes
- Garden of Goodies ... (Director)
- Holiday Hang Ups ... (Director)
2005
- Dynasty of Depravity ... (Director)
- George Kuchar: An Interview as George Kuchar
- Song of the Whoopee Wind as Himself
- The Fury of Frau Frankenstein ... (Director)
2004
- Supercell as Himself
- Electrocute Your Stars
- A Fatal Desire ... (Director)
- Temple of Torment ... (Director)
- Lumps of Joy ... (Director)
- Kaponga Island ... (Director)
2003
- Burnout as Himself
- The Passion Pot ... (Director)
- Kiss of Frankenstein ... (Director)
- Visitation Rites
- Butter Balls ... (Director)
2002
- The Gates of Gomorrah ... (Director)
- The Kingdom By The Sea as Himself
2001
- Honey Bunnies on Ice ... (Director)
- Arizona Byways as Self
2000
- Divine Trash as Self
- Aquatica ... (Director)
- Metropolitan Monologues as Himself
- Planet of the Vamps ... (Director)
- Cyclone Alley Ceramics ... (Director)
1999
- Chigger Country
- All Smiles and Sadness as Monologue Narrator
- Secrets of the Shadow World as Himself
1998
- Brakhage as Self (archive footage)
- Domain of the Pixel Pixies as Himself
- Bongwater as Homeless Man
- Every Dog Has Its Day ... (Thanks)
- Phantom of the Pine Barrens ... (Director)
1997
- The Inmate as Himself
- Oasis of the Pharaohs ... (Director)
- Law of Desire
1996
- Uncle Evil as Himself
- Vermin of the Vortex as Self
- Sunset After Dark as George Kilman
- Season of Sorrow as Himself
1995
- Grotto of the Gorgons ... (Director)
- Society Slut ... (Director)
1994
- Dingleberry Jingles as Self
- Cellar Sinema
- Route 666 ... (Writer)
- The Cage of Nicholas ... (Director)
- Urchins of Ungawa
- The Tower of the Astro-Cyclops ... (Director)
- Tales of the Twilight Typist ... (Director)
- Nirvana of the Nebbishites ... (Director)
- Holidaze, 1994 ... (Screenplay)
1993
- Glacier Park Video Views ... (Director)
- I Was a Teenage Serial Killer ... (Other)
- ID CAME FROM INNER SPACE ... (Director)
- Andy's House of Gary ... (Director)
- Billion Dollar Bimbo: A Musical ... (Director)
1992
- Award as Himself
- Pilgrimage ... (Director)
- Impaction of the Igneous ... (Director)
- Sherman Acres as Ira
- Going Nowhere as Himself
1991
- Scarlet Droppings as Himself
- Gastronomic Getaway
- Weather Watch
- Foto Spread as Self
- Dialogue of the Devil Dolls ... (Director)
- The Fall of the House of Yasmin ... (Director)
- Indian Summer
- The Holiday Xmas Video of 1991 ... (Director)
1990
- Swamp as Uncle George
- Kiss of the Veggie Vixen as Self
- A Passage to Wetness
- Weather Diary 6 ... (Director)
- Snap 'n Snatch as Himself
- The Warming of the Hell House as Self
- Rocky Interlude as Himself
1989
- Vile Cargo ... (Director)
- La Verbotene Voyage ... (Director)
- Love Me True ... (Director)
- Point 'n Shoot as Himself
- The Web of Doctor Satan ... (Director)
- Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
- 500 Millibars to Ecstasy as Himself
- Weather Diary 5 ... (Director)
- Migration of the Blubberoids
- Precious Products as Himself
- Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
- Chili Line Stops Here as Himself
1988
- Weather Diary 4 ... (Director)
- Return to the House of Pain as Self
- Weather Diary 3
- Summer of No Return ... (Director)
- Xmas 1987 New Years as Himself
- We, the Normal ... (Director)
- Evangelust ... (Director)
- Low Light Life ... (Director)
1987
- Rainy Season
- Insanitorium ... (Director)
- 1980 Seven ... (Director)
- Weather Diary 2 ... (Director)
- The Creeping Crimson
- Video Album 5: The Thursday People
- Cult of the Cubicles as Himself
1986
- Xmas 1986 as Himself
- Greetings from Boulder ... (Director)
- The Last Hello ... (Editor)
- Weather Diary 1 as Himself
- Video Album 3 ... (Editor)
- He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as Self (archive footage)
1985
- Christmas 85 as Self
- Motel Capri ... (Director)
- Sparkle's Tavern as Mr. Pupik
- Ascension of the Demonoids ... (Director)
1984
- Screamplay as Martin
- The X-People ... (Director)
- Club Vatican ... (Director)
1983
- Cattle Mutilation ... (Director)
- Mom ... (Director)
- George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground as Himself
1981
- Yolanda ... (Director)
1980
- Taboo: The Single and the LP
- The Nocturnal Immaculation ... (Director)
- The Woman And The Dress ... (Director)
1979
- Blips ... (Director)
- The Power of the Press ... (Director)
1978
- The Mongreloid as Himself
- Symphony for a Sinner ... (Director)
- Prescrition in Blue ... (Director)
- One Night a Week ... (Director)
- Forever and Always ... (Director)
1977
- George and Mike Kuchar as Self
- I, an Actress as Director
- The Asphalt Ribbon ... (Director)
- Wild Night in El Reno
1976
- George
- Back to Nature ... (Director)
- The Shadow Glass
- A Reason to Live ... (Director)
- The Apparition ... (Set Designer)
1975
- Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
- The Devil's Cleavage ... (Screenplay)
- Thundercrack! as Bing / Medusa
- The Desperate and The Deep ... (Director)
1973
- Boggy Depot as Damon
1972
- Confessions
- Wieners and Buns Musical as Forrest
- The Sunshine Sisters ... (Director)
- Peed Into the Wind
1971
1970
- Pagan Rhapsody ... (Director)
1969
1968
- Knocturne ... (Director)
- Unstrap Me ... (Director)
- Encyclopedia of the Blessed
- The Mammal Palace ... (Director)
- Underground New York as Self
- House of the White People ... (Director)
1967
- Mosholu Holiday ... (Director)
- The Unclean as Himself
- Bill's Hat
- The Craven Sluck as Morton
- Color Me Shameless ... (Director)
- Eclipse of the Sun Virgin ... (Director)
- The Lady From Sands Point ... (Director)
1966
- Galaxie as Self
- Leisure ... (Director)
- The Secret of Wendel Samson
- Hold Me While I'm Naked
- River Windows
- Color Me Lurid ... (Director)
1965
- Corruption of the Damned ... (Director)
- Sins of the Fleshapoids as Prince Gianbeno
1964
- Born of the Wind
- Lovers of Eternity ... (Director)
- Anita Needs Me
- Lust for Ecstasy as Father Nelson
1963
- Tootsies in Autumn
- A Town Called Tempest ... (Director)
- Confessions of Babette
1962
- Night of the Bomb
- Sylvia’s Promise ... (Director)
- A WOMAN DISTRESSED ... (Director)
1961
- A Reel of Home Movies ... (Director)
- Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof ... (Director)
1960
- I Was a Teenage Rumpot ... (Director)
1959
- The Thief and the Stripper ... (Director)
1958
1957
- The Naked and the Nude ... (Director)
1956
- A Tub Named Desire ... (Director)