George Kuchar
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-08-31
Place of Birth
New York, New York
George Kuchar
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.
Also Known For
Web of Fire
Arizona Byways
Jan 01, 2001
The Warming of the Hell House
Jan 01, 1990
Foto Spread
Jan 01, 1991
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
Jan 02, 1990
Christmas 85
Dec 25, 1985
All Smiles and Sadness
Jan 01, 1999
The Shadow Glass
Jan 01, 1976
River Windows
Jan 01, 1966
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
Jan 01, 1975
George and Mike Kuchar
Jan 01, 1977
A Night with Gilda Peck
Jan 01, 1974
The Craven Sluck
Dec 21, 1967
Sins of the Fleshapoids
Jan 04, 1965
Brakhage
Sep 17, 1998
I, an Actress
Dec 09, 1977
(ir)reverence
Apr 10, 2013
Wild Night in El Reno
Sep 06, 1977
Sherman Acres
Jan 01, 1992
Taboo: The Single and the LP
Jan 01, 1980
Nudes: A Sketchbook
Jan 01, 1974
Anita Needs Me
Mar 11, 1964
George Kuchar: An Interview
Jan 01, 2005
Return to the House of Pain
Jan 01, 1988
Weather Diary 1
Jan 01, 1986
Galaxie
Sep 03, 1966
Born of the Wind
Mar 04, 1964
Vault of Vapors
Jan 01, 2009
The Butchered Beefcake
Jan 01, 2011
Vintage Visits
Jan 01, 2010
Tummy Ache Times
Jan 01, 2010
The Nutrient Express
Jan 01, 2010
Delectable Destinations
Jan 01, 2010
Calorie Cottage
Jan 01, 2010
Hitchcocked!
Aug 11, 2006
Underground New York
Jan 01, 1968
The Unclean
Aug 12, 1967
Weather Diary 3
Jan 01, 1988
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
Mar 09, 2013
The Mongreloid
Sep 21, 1978
George
Jan 01, 1976
Confessions
Mar 15, 1972
Boggy Depot
Jan 01, 1973
Sparkle's Tavern
Jun 01, 1985
East by Southwest
Peed Into the Wind
Jan 01, 1972
True Blue and Dreamy
Jan 01, 1974
Eat My Makeup!
Apr 10, 2010
Sunset After Dark
Jan 01, 1996
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
Jan 01, 1987
Beaver Fever
Jan 01, 1974
Wieners and Buns Musical
May 12, 1972
Electrocute Your Stars
Jan 01, 2004
365 Day Project
Dec 31, 2007
Lust for Ecstasy
Mar 04, 1964
Confessions of Babette
Jan 01, 1963
The Slasher
Jan 01, 1958
Night of the Bomb
Jan 01, 1962
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
Apr 01, 1983
Hold Me While I'm Naked
Apr 23, 1966
Divine Trash
Mar 31, 2000
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Feb 22, 1986
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Apr 11, 2007
Swamp
Jan 01, 1990
It Came from Kuchar
Sep 22, 2009
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
Jan 01, 2006
Gastronomic Getaway
Jan 01, 1991
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
Jan 01, 1989
Migration of the Blubberoids
Jan 01, 1989
Cellar Sinema
Jan 01, 1994
A Passage to Wetness
Jan 01, 1990
Indian Summer
Jan 01, 1991
Rainy Season
Nov 19, 1987
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
Jan 01, 1989
Tootsies in Autumn
Sep 23, 1963
The Secret of Wendel Samson
Jul 01, 1966
Urchins of Ungawa
Jan 01, 1994
Portrait of Ramona
Jan 01, 1971
The Creeping Crimson
Oct 31, 1987
Chigger Country
Jan 01, 1999
Visitation Rites
Jan 01, 2003
3 Stories About Evil
Mar 26, 2008
Chili Line Stops Here
Jan 01, 1989
Precious Products
Jan 01, 1989
Oh Hi Anne
Jan 01, 2017
Weather Watch
Jan 01, 1991
That Woman
Aug 06, 2018
Bill's Hat
Jan 01, 1967
Chronicles
Jan 01, 1969
Portrait of Genie
Jan 01, 2008
Secrets of the Shadow World
Aug 31, 1999
Webtide
Jan 01, 2010
Water Sports
Jan 01, 2007
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
Jan 01, 1968
Cult of the Cubicles
Jan 01, 1987
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
Jan 01, 1989
Burnout
Jan 01, 2003
The Kingdom By The Sea
Jan 01, 2002
Scarlet Droppings
Aug 01, 1991
Rocky Interlude
Jan 01, 1990
Point 'n Shoot
Jan 01, 1989
Award
Jan 01, 1992
Snap 'n Snatch
Jan 01, 1990
Uncle Evil
Jan 01, 1996
Supercell
Jan 01, 2004
Song of the Whoopee Wind
Jan 01, 2005
The Inmate
Jan 01, 1997
Metropolitan Monologues
Jan 01, 2000
The Hairy Horror
Jan 01, 2009
Screamplay
Nov 02, 1984
Thundercrack!
Dec 29, 1975
Coven of the Heathenites
Jan 01, 2008
Law of Desire
Jan 01, 1997
Going Nowhere
Jan 01, 1992
Season of Sorrow
Jan 01, 1996
Xmas 1987 New Years
Jan 01, 1988
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
Jan 01, 1998
Bongwater
Apr 18, 1998
Xmas 1986
Dec 25, 1986
Maggots and Men
Jun 21, 2009
Tropical Vulture
Dingleberry Jingles
Jan 01, 1994
Tomorrow Always Comes
Jan 01, 2006
Vermin of the Vortex
Jan 01, 1996