Cast

George Kuchar

Directing

Cast

George Kuchar

Known for

Directing

Born

1942-08-31

From

New York, New York

Died

2011-09-06

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.

George Kuchar

George Kuchar

Biography

Maggots and Men

Divine Trash

Cinemaville

The Creeping Crimson

Screamplay

Hitchcocked!

Bongwater

365 Day Project

It Came from Kuchar

Wild Night in El Reno

Hold Me While I'm Naked

Sins of the Fleshapoids

I, an Actress

Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore

Bloodrape

Law of Desire

Meet The Kuchar Brothers

3 Stories About Evil

Taboo: The Single and the LP

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

The Craven Sluck

Underground New York

Going Nowhere

Brakhage

Sunset After Dark

The Hairy Horror

Mecca of the Frigid

Domain of the Pixel Pixies

Electrocute Your Stars

Urchins of Ungawa

Vintage Visits

Scarlet Droppings

Gastronomic Getaway

Migration of the Blubberoids

The Nutrient Express

Peed Into the Wind

Weather Diary 3

Bill's Hat

(ir)reverence

Rocky Interlude

Confessions of Babette

Supercell

The Unmentionables

Video Album 5: The Thursday People

Kiss of the Veggie Vixen

Galaxie

Meow Meow

The Secret of Wendel Samson

Oh Hi Anne

George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground

Why Are You Weird?

Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

Nudes: A Sketchbook

Secrets of the Shadow World

The Butchered Beefcake

Return to the House of Pain

Calorie Cottage

Tropical Vulture

Beaver Fever

Web of Fire

The Unclean

True Blue and Dreamy

Calling Dr. Petrov

Water Sports

Sparkle's Tavern

The Slasher

Foto Spread

Delectable Destinations

Snap 'n Snatch

Wieners and Buns Musical

Lust for Ecstasy

Coven of the Heathenites

Xmas 1986

Weather Watch

River Windows

Rainy Season