George Kuchar
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.
Acted in
That Woman
2018
as Barbara Walters
Oh Hi Anne
2017
as Himself
(ir)reverence
2013
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
2013
as Self
The Butchered Beefcake
2011
Eat My Makeup!
2010
Vintage Visits
2010
Tummy Ache Times
2010
The Nutrient Express
2010
Delectable Destinations
2010
Calorie Cottage
2010
Webtide
2010
as Himself
It Came from Kuchar
2009
as Self
Maggots and Men
2009
Vault of Vapors
2009
The Hairy Horror
2009
as Himself
3 Stories About Evil
2008
Portrait of Genie
2008
as Himself
Coven of the Heathenites
2008
as Self
365 Day Project
2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007
as Self
Water Sports
2007
as Himself
Hitchcocked!
2006
as Self
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
2006
George Kuchar: An Interview
2005
as George Kuchar
Song of the Whoopee Wind
2005
as Himself
Electrocute Your Stars
2004
Supercell
2004
as Himself
Visitation Rites
2003
Burnout
2003
as Himself
The Kingdom By The Sea
2002
as Himself
Arizona Byways
2001
as Self
Divine Trash
2000
as Self
Metropolitan Monologues
2000
as Himself
Secrets of the Shadow World
1999
as Himself
All Smiles and Sadness
1999
as Monologue Narrator
Chigger Country
1999
Brakhage
1998
as Himself (archive footage)
Bongwater
1998
as Homeless Man
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
1998
as Himself
The Inmate
1997
as Himself
Law of Desire
1997
Sunset After Dark
1996
as George Kilman
Uncle Evil
1996
as Himself
Season of Sorrow
1996
as Himself
Cellar Sinema
1994
Urchins of Ungawa
1994
Sherman Acres
1992
as Ira
Award
1992
as Himself
Going Nowhere
1992
as Himself
Scarlet Droppings
1991
as Himself
Foto Spread
1991
as Self
Gastronomic Getaway
1991
Indian Summer
1991
Weather Watch
1991
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
1990
as Self
The Warming of the Hell House
1990
as Self
Swamp
1990
as Uncle George
A Passage to Wetness
1990
Rocky Interlude
1990
as Himself
Snap 'n Snatch
1990
as Himself
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
1989
Migration of the Blubberoids
1989
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
1989
Chili Line Stops Here
1989
as Himself
Precious Products
1989
as Himself
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
1989
as Himself
Point 'n Shoot
1989
as Himself
Return to the House of Pain
1988
as Self
Weather Diary 3
1988
Xmas 1987 New Years
1988
as Himself
Rainy Season
1987
The Creeping Crimson
1987
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
1987
Cult of the Cubicles
1987
as Himself
Xmas 1986
1986
as Himself
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Weather Diary 1
1986
as Himself
Christmas 85
1985
as Self
Screamplay
1985
as Martin
Sparkle's Tavern
1985
as Mr. Pupik
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
1983
as Himself
Taboo: The Single and the LP
1980
The Mongreloid
1978
as Himself
I, an Actress
1977
as Director
Wild Night in El Reno
1977
George and Mike Kuchar
1977
as Self
The Shadow Glass
1976
George
1976
Thundercrack!
1975
as Bing / Medusa
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
1975
A Night with Gilda Peck
1974
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974
True Blue and Dreamy
1974
Beaver Fever
1974
as Hunk
Boggy Depot
1973
as Damon
Wieners and Buns Musical
1972
as Forrest
Confessions
1972
Peed Into the Wind
1972
Portrait of Ramona
1971
Chronicles
1969
Underground New York
1968
as Self
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
1968
The Craven Sluck
1967
as Morton
The Unclean
1967
as Himself
Bill's Hat
1967
Galaxie
1966
as Himself
The Secret of Wendel Samson
1966
Hold Me While I'm Naked
1966
River Windows
1966
Sins of the Fleshapoids
1965
as Prince Gianbeno
Anita Needs Me
1964
Born of the Wind
1964
Lust for Ecstasy
1964
as Father Nelson
Tootsies in Autumn
1963
Confessions of Babette
1963
Night of the Bomb
1962
The Slasher
1958
Web of Fire
East by Southwest
Tropical Vulture
as Dean