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
all 238
Movies 238
Director 142
self 54
Narrator 1
That Woman (2018)
Oh Hi Anne (2017)
(ir)reverence (2013)
HotSpell (2011)
The Butchered Beefcake (2011)
Empire of Evil (2011)
Eat My Makeup! (2010)
Delectable Destinations (2010)
Calorie Cottage (2010)
Tummy Ache Times (2010)
The Nutrient Express (2010)
Vintage Visits (2010)
Room 666 (2010)
Jewel of Jeopardy (2010)
Webtide (2010)
Nibbles (2010)
Zealots of the Zinc Zone (2010)
Lingo of the Lost (2010)
It Came from Kuchar (2009)
Zombies of Zanzibar (2009)
Maggots and Men (2009)
Vault of Vapors (2009)
Libido Lagoon (2009)
Celebrity Casino (2009)
Acid Redux (2009)
Burrito Bay (2009)
Art Space (2009)
Mellow Magic (2009)
The Unmentionables (2009)
Jamboree Journey (2009)
Solstice (2009)
The Hairy Horror (2009)
3 Stories About Evil (2008)
Seaside Show (2008)
Eye on the Sky (2008)
Pictographic Piles (2008)
Spectral Delivery (2008)
January Jubilee (2008)
FlashBulb Alley (2008)
Atrium of the Omni-Orb (2008)
The Crypt of Frankenstein (2008)
X MASS (2008)
Coven of the Heathenites (2008)
Portrait of Genie (2008)
Orphans of the Cosmos (2008)
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007)
Water Sports (2007)
The Ghost of Dr Foo (2007)
Hitchcocked! (2006)
Faulty Fathoms (2006)
Garden of Goodies (2006)
Meet The Kuchar Brothers (2006)
I, of the Cyclops (2006)
George Kuchar: An Interview (2005)
Song of the Whoopee Wind (2005)
Dynasty of Depravity (2005)
A Fatal Desire (2004)
Electrocute Your Stars (2004)
Kaponga Island (2004)
Supercell (2004)
Temple of Torment (2004)
Burnout (2003)
Visitation Rites (2003)
Kiss of Frankenstein (2003)
Butter Balls (2003)
The Kingdom By The Sea (2002)
Arizona Byways (2001)
Honey Bunnies on Ice (2001)
Planet of the Vamps (2000)
Cyclone Alley Ceramics (2000)
Metropolitan Monologues (2000)
Aquatica (2000)
Secrets of the Shadow World (1999)
Chigger Country (1999)
All Smiles and Sadness (1999)
Brakhage (1998)
Every Dog Has Its Day (1998)
Bongwater (1998)
Divine Trash (1998)
Domain of the Pixel Pixies (1998)
Phantom of the Pine Barrens (1998)
Law of Desire (1997)
The Inmate (1997)
Oasis of the Pharaohs (1997)
Sunset After Dark (1996)
Vermin of the Vortex (1996)
Season of Sorrow (1996)
Uncle Evil (1996)
Grotto of the Gorgons (1995)
Society Slut (1995)
Holidaze, 1994 (1994)
Cellar Sinema (1994)
Dingleberry Jingles (1994)
Route 666 (1994)
Nirvana of the Nebbishites (1994)
The Cage of Nicholas (1994)
The Tower of the Astro-Cyclops (1994)
Urchins of Ungawa (1994)
Tales of the Twilight Typist (1994)
I Was a Teenage Serial Killer (1993)
Andy's House of Gary (1993)
ID CAME FROM INNER SPACE (1993)
Glacier Park Video Views (1993)
Award (1992)
Going Nowhere (1992)
Impaction of the Igneous (1992)
Pilgrimage (1992)
Sherman Acres (1992)
Scarlet Droppings (1991)
Dialogue of the Devil Dolls (1991)
Foto Spread (1991)
The Fall of the House of Yasmin (1991)
Weather Watch (1991)
Gastronomic Getaway (1991)
Indian Summer (1991)
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen (1990)
Weather Diary 6 (1990)
Snap 'n Snatch (1990)
Swamp (1990)
The Warming of the Hell House (1990)
Rocky Interlude (1990)
A Passage to Wetness (1990)
Chili Line Stops Here (1989)
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness (1989)
500 Millibars to Ecstasy (1989)
Precious Products (1989)
Weather Diary 5 (1989)
Vile Cargo (1989)
The Web of Doctor Satan (1989)
Point 'n Shoot (1989)
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s (1989)
Love Me True (1989)
La Verbotene Voyage (1989)
Migration of the Blubberoids (1989)
Weather Diary 4 (1988)
Evangelust (1988)
Low Light Life (1988)
Return to the House of Pain (1988)
Summer of No Return (1988)
Weather Diary 3 (1988)
Xmas 1987 New Years (1988)
We, the Normal (1988)
Rainy Season (1987)
The Creeping Crimson (1987)
Cult of the Cubicles (1987)
Video Album 5: The Thursday People (1987)
Weather Diary 2 (1987)
1980 Seven (1987)
Insanitorium (1987)
Xmas 1986 (1986)
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)
The Last Hello (1986)
Video Album 3 (1986)
Weather Diary 1 (1986)
Greetings from Boulder (1986)
Christmas 85 (1985)
Screamplay (1985)
Sparkle's Tavern (1985)
Motel Capri (1985)
Ascension of the Demonoids (1985)
Club Vatican (1984)
The X-People (1984)
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground (1983)
Mom (1983)
Cattle Mutilation (1983)
Yolanda (1981)
The Woman And The Dress (1980)
The Nocturnal Immaculation (1980)
Taboo: The Single and the LP (1980)
The Power of the Press (1979)
Prescription in Blue (1978)
Symphony for a Sinner (1978)
Forever and Always (1978)
The Mongreloid (1978)
One Night a Week (1978)
I, an Actress (1977)
Wild Night in El Reno (1977)
The Asphalt Ribbon (1977)
George and Mike Kuchar (1977)
Back to Nature (1976)
A Reason to Live (1976)
The Apparition (1976)
The Shadow Glass (1976)
The Devil's Cleavage (1975)
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony (1975)
The Desperate and The Deep (1975)
Nudes: A Sketchbook (1974)
True Blue and Dreamy (1974)
A Night with Gilda Peck (1974)
Beaver Fever (1974)
Boggy Depot (1973)
Wieners and Buns Musical (1972)
Confessions (1972)
The Sunshine Sisters (1972)
Peed Into the Wind (1972)
Portrait of Ramona (1971)
Pagan Rhapsody (1970)
Chronicles (1969)
Unstrap Me (1968)
House of the White People (1968)
Knocturne (1968)
The Mammal Palace (1968)
Encyclopedia of the Blessed (1968)
Underground New York (1968)
Color Me Shameless (1967)
The Craven Sluck (1967)
The Unclean (1967)
The Lady From Sands Point (1967)
Eclipse of the Sun Virgin (1967)
Mosholu Holiday (1967)
Bill's Hat (1967)
Galaxie (1966)
The Secret of Wendel Samson (1966)
Hold Me While I'm Naked (1966)
Color Me Lurid (1966)
Leisure (1966)
River Windows (1966)
Corruption of the Damned (1965)
Sins of the Fleshapoids (1965)
Anita Needs Me (1964)
Lust for Ecstasy (1964)
Born of the Wind (1964)
Lovers of Eternity (1964)
Tootsies in Autumn (1963)
A Town Called Tempest (1963)
Confessions of Babette (1963)
Night of the Bomb (1962)
Sylvia’s Promise (1962)
A WOMAN DISTRESSED (1962)
Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof (1961)
A Reel of Home Movies (1961)
I Was a Teenage Rumpot (1960)
The Thief and the Stripper (1959)
The Slasher (1958)
The Naked and the Nude (1957)
A Tub Named Desire (1956)
Saga of Magda
Web of Fire
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1942-08-31
Deathday2011-09-06 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
SiblingsMike Kuchar
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsMaya Deren Award
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