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.
Bongwater
as Homeless Man
Hitchcocked!
as Self
It Came from Kuchar
as Self
Nudes: A Sketchbook
365 Day Project
as Self
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)
Divine Trash
as Self
Screamplay
as Martin
Galaxie
as Self
The Secret of Wendel Samson
George
Underground New York
as Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self
George and Mike Kuchar
as Self
Bill's Hat
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore
as Banquet speaker
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
as Self
Law of Desire
Sparkle's Tavern
as Mr. Pupik
Brakhage
as Self (archive footage)
3 Stories About Evil
Wild Night in El Reno
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
Taboo: The Single and the LP
Portrait of Ramona
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
as Himself
Confessions of Babette
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
Sunset After Dark
as George Kilman
Rainy Season
Meow Meow
Tomorrow Always Comes
The Mongreloid
as Himself
River Windows
Maggots and Men
All Smiles and Sadness
as Monologue Narrator
Supercell
as Himself
Sins of the Fleshapoids
as Prince Gianbeno
Oh Hi Anne
as Himself
Swamp
as Uncle George
Award
as Himself
Chronicles
I, an Actress
as Director
Peed Into the Wind
The Gates of Gomorrah
as Self
Why Are You Weird?
as Professor
Precious Products
as Himself
The Craven Sluck
as Morton
The Slasher
The Creeping Crimson
Burnout
as Himself
Hold Me While I'm Naked
Electrocute Your Stars
Xmas 1986
as Himself
The Inmate
as Himself
Beaver Fever
as Hunk
Wieners and Buns Musical
as Forrest
Gastronomic Getaway
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
as Himself
Metropolitan Monologues
as Himself
Going Nowhere
as Himself
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
Cult of the Cubicles
as Himself
The Unclean
as Himself
A Passage to Wetness
Coven of the Heathenites
as Self
The Hairy Horror
as Himself
Eat My Makeup!
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
Confessions
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
as Self
Lust for Ecstasy
as Father Nelson
Secrets of the Shadow World
as Himself
Boggy Depot
as Damon
Sherman Acres
as Ira
Visitation Rites
Urchins of Ungawa
Water Sports
as Himself
A Night with Gilda Peck
Born of the Wind
Rocky Interlude
as Himself
Weather Diary 1
as Himself
Xmas 1987 New Years
as Himself
Return to the House of Pain
as Self
Tummy Ache Times
Indian Summer
Bloodrape
as Grandpa
George Kuchar: An Interview
as George Kuchar
East by Southwest
Webtide
as Himself
Snap 'n Snatch
as Himself
Night of the Bomb
L.A. Screening Workshop
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
Christmas 85
as Self
Anita Needs Me
The Nutrient Express
Migration of the Blubberoids
Portrait of Genie
as Himself
(ir)reverence
Chili Line Stops Here
as Himself
The Shadow Glass
Calorie Cottage
Vintage Visits
Weather Diary 3
True Blue and Dreamy
Cellar Sinema
Tootsies in Autumn
Chigger Country
That Woman
as Barbara Walters
The Kingdom By The Sea
as Himself
Point 'n Shoot
as Himself
Song of the Whoopee Wind
as Himself
Season of Sorrow
as Himself
Dingleberry Jingles
as Self
Vermin of the Vortex
as Self
Mecca of the Frigid
The Unmentionables
Scarlet Droppings
as Himself
The Warming of the Hell House
as Self
Foto Spread
as Self
Vault of Vapors
The Butchered Beefcake
Delectable Destinations
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
as Himself
Tropical Vulture
as Dean
Bayou of the Blue Behemoth
Arizona Byways
as Self
Weather Watch
Lumps of Joy
Ann Arbor
Calling Dr. Petrov
Web of Fire
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
Uncle Evil
as Himself
Thundercrack!
as Bing / Medusa