George Kuchar
Directing
Born August 31, 1942 in New York, New York
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
Tropical Vulture
Dean
Calling Dr. Petrov
Saga of Magda
That Woman
Barbara Walters
Oh Hi Anne
Himself
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
Self
Bloodrape
Grandpa
The Butchered Beefcake
Empire of Evil
HotSpell
Eat My Makeup!
Vintage Visits
Tummy Ache Times
The Nutrient Express
Delectable Destinations
Calorie Cottage
Webtide
Himself
Lingo of the Lost
Room 666
Zealots of the Zinc Zone
Nibbles
Jewel of Jeopardy
It Came from Kuchar
Self
Zombies of Zanzibar
Maggots and Men
Why Are You Weird?
Professor
Vault of Vapors
The Hairy Horror
Himself
The Unmentionables
Jamboree Journey
Art Space
Burrito Bay
Acid Redux
Celebrity Casino
Mellow Magic
Libido Lagoon
Solstice
3 Stories About Evil
Portrait of Genie
Himself
Coven of the Heathenites
Self
Orphans of the Cosmos
X MASS
The Crypt of Frankenstein
Atrium of the Omni-Orb
Pictographic Piles
Eye on the Sky
FlashBulb Alley
Spectral Delivery
Seaside Show
365 Day Project
Self
Frigid Escapades
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
Water Sports
Himself
Cinemaville
Self
The Ghost of Dr Foo
Holiday Hang Ups
Hitchcocked!
Self
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
I, of the Cyclops
Garden of Goodies
Faulty Fathoms
The Fury of Frau Frankenstein
George Kuchar: An Interview
George Kuchar
Song of the Whoopee Wind
Himself
Dynasty of Depravity
Lumps of Joy
Electrocute Your Stars
Supercell
Himself
Temple of Torment
Kaponga Island
Burnout
Himself
Butter Balls
Kiss of Frankenstein
The Passion Pot
The Gates of Gomorrah
Self
The Kingdom By The Sea
Himself
Arizona Byways
Self
Honey Bunnies on Ice
Divine Trash
Self
Metropolitan Monologues
Himself
Cyclone Alley Ceramics
Aquatica
Planet of the Vamps
Secrets of the Shadow World
Himself
Chigger Country
Brakhage
Self (archive footage)
Every Dog Has Its Day
Bongwater
Homeless Man
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore
Banquet speaker
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
Himself
Phantom of the Pine Barrens
The Inmate
Himself
Law of Desire
Oasis of the Pharaohs
Uncle Evil
Himself
Season of Sorrow
Himself
Vermin of the Vortex
Self
Society Slut
The Unclean
Holidaze, 1994
Cellar Sinema
Urchins of Ungawa
Dingleberry Jingles
Self
Tales of the Twilight Typist
The Cage of Nicholas
The Tower of the Astro-Cyclops
Route 666
I Was a Teenage Serial Killer
Andy's House of Gary
ID CAME FROM INNER SPACE
Glacier Park Video Views
Sherman Acres
Ira
Award
Himself
Going Nowhere
Himself
The Holiday Xmas Video of 1991
Scarlet Droppings
Himself
Foto Spread
Self
Gastronomic Getaway
Weather Watch
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
Self
The Warming of the Hell House
Self
Swamp
Uncle George
A Passage to Wetness
Rocky Interlude
Himself
Snap 'n Snatch
Himself
Weather Diary 6
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
Migration of the Blubberoids
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
Chili Line Stops Here
Himself
Precious Products
Himself
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
Himself
Point 'n Shoot
Himself
Weather Diary 5
Love Me True
La Verbotene Voyage
Weather Diary 3
Xmas 1987 New Years
Himself
We, the Normal
Weather Diary 4
Summer of No Return
Evangelust
Low Light Life
Rainy Season
The Creeping Crimson
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
Cult of the Cubicles
Himself
Weather Diary 2
1980 Seven
Xmas 1986
Himself
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Self (archive footage)
Weather Diary 1
Himself
Greetings from Boulder
Video Album 3
The Last Hello
Sparkle's Tavern
Mr. Pupik
Motel Capri
Ascension of the Demonoids
Screamplay
Martin
Club Vatican
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
Himself
Mom
Cattle Mutilation
Yolanda
Taboo: The Single and the LP
The Nocturnal Immaculation
The Mongreloid
Himself
Forever and Always
Symphony for a Sinner
I, an Actress
Director
The Asphalt Ribbon
The Shadow Glass
A Reason to Live
Back to Nature
The Apparition
Thundercrack!
Bing / Medusa
The Devil's Cleavage
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
A Night with Gilda Peck
Nudes: A Sketchbook
True Blue and Dreamy
Beaver Fever
Hunk
Boggy Depot
Damon
Wieners and Buns Musical
Forrest
Confessions
Peed Into the Wind
The Sunshine Sisters
Portrait of Ramona
Meow Meow
Chronicles
Unstrap Me
Underground New York
Self
Knocturne
Color Me Shameless
The Craven Sluck
Morton
Mosholu Holiday
Bill's Hat
Galaxie
Self
The Secret of Wendel Samson
Hold Me While I'm Naked
River Windows
Leisure
Corruption of the Damned
Sins of the Fleshapoids
Prince Gianbeno
Born of the Wind
A Town Called Tempest
A Reel of Home Movies
A Tub Named Desire