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.
Movies (110)
That Woman
2018
Oh Hi Anne
2017
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
2013
Bloodrape
2011
The Butchered Beefcake
2011
Eat My Makeup!
2010
Vintage Visits
2010
The Nutrient Express
2010
Tummy Ache Times
2010
Calorie Cottage
2010
Delectable Destinations
2010
Webtide
2010
It Came from Kuchar
2009
Maggots and Men
2009
Why Are You Weird?
2009
Vault of Vapors
2009
The Hairy Horror
2009
The Unmentionables
2009
3 Stories About Evil
2008
Portrait of Genie
2008
Coven of the Heathenites
2008
365 Day Project
2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007
Water Sports
2007
Hitchcocked!
2006
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
2006
George Kuchar: An Interview
2005
Song of the Whoopee Wind
2005
Lumps of Joy
2004
Electrocute Your Stars
2004
Supercell
2004
Burnout
2003
The Gates of Gomorrah
2002
The Kingdom By The Sea
2002
Arizona Byways
2001
Divine Trash
2000
Metropolitan Monologues
2000
Secrets of the Shadow World
1999
Chigger Country
1999
Brakhage
1998
Bongwater
1998
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore
1998
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
1998
The Inmate
1997
Law of Desire
1997
Uncle Evil
1996
Season of Sorrow
1996
Vermin of the Vortex
1996
Cellar Sinema
1994
Urchins of Ungawa
1994
Dingleberry Jingles
1994
Sherman Acres
1992
Award
1992
Going Nowhere
1992
Scarlet Droppings
1991
Foto Spread
1991
Gastronomic Getaway
1991
Weather Watch
1991
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
1990
The Warming of the Hell House
1990
Swamp
1990
A Passage to Wetness
1990
Rocky Interlude
1990
Snap 'n Snatch
1990
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
1989
Migration of the Blubberoids
1989
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
1989
Chili Line Stops Here
1989
Precious Products
1989
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
1989
Point 'n Shoot
1989
Weather Diary 3
1988
Xmas 1987 New Years
1988
Rainy Season
1987
The Creeping Crimson
1987
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
1987
Cult of the Cubicles
1987
Xmas 1986
1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986
Weather Diary 1
1986
Sparkle's Tavern
1985
Screamplay
1984
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
1983
Taboo: The Single and the LP
1980
The Mongreloid
1978
I, an Actress
1977
The Shadow Glass
1976
Thundercrack!
1975
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
1975
A Night with Gilda Peck
1974
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974
True Blue and Dreamy
1974
Beaver Fever
1974
Boggy Depot
1973
Wieners and Buns Musical
1972
Confessions
1972
Peed Into the Wind
1972
Portrait of Ramona
1971
Meow Meow
1970
Chronicles
1969
Underground New York
1968
The Craven Sluck
1967
Bill's Hat
1967
Galaxie
1966
Hold Me While I'm Naked
1966
River Windows
1966
Sins of the Fleshapoids
1965
Born of the Wind
1964
Tropical Vulture
