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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
August 31, 1942
Day of Death
September 6, 2011
Age at Death
69 years old
Place of Birth
New York, New York
Popularity Score
0.4
Filmography
Kuchar-esque
Writer
2024Movie
Kuchar-esque
Director
2024Movie
That Woman
Barbara Walters
2018Movie
Oh Hi Anne
Himself
2017Movie
(ir)reverence
2013Movie
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
Self
2013Movie
The Butchered Beefcake
2011Movie
Bloodrape
Grandpa
2011Movie
Empire of Evil
Director
2011Movie
The Butchered Beefcake
Director
2011Movie
HotSpell
Director
2011Movie
The Nutrient Express
2010Movie
Tummy Ache Times
2010Movie
Calorie Cottage
2010Movie
Delectable Destinations
2010Movie
Vintage Visits
2010Movie
Eat My Makeup!
2010Movie
Webtide
Himself
2010Movie
Lingo of the Lost
Director
2010Movie
The Nutrient Express
Director
2010Movie
Calorie Cottage
Director
2010Movie
Delectable Destinations
Director
2010Movie
Vintage Visits
Director
2010Movie
Room 666
Director
2010Movie
Tummy Ache Times
Director
2010Movie
Webtide
Director
2010Movie
Zealots of the Zinc Zone
Director
2010Movie
Nibbles
Director
2010Movie
Jewel of Jeopardy
Director
2010Movie
Vault of Vapors
2009Movie
It Came from Kuchar
Self
2009Movie
The Hairy Horror
Himself
2009Movie
Maggots and Men
2009Movie
Why Are You Weird?
Professor
2009Movie
The Unmentionables
2009Movie
Vault of Vapors
Director
2009Movie
Celebrity Casino
Director
2009Movie
Mellow Magic
Director
2009Movie
Burrito Bay
Director
2009Movie
Acid Redux
Director
2009Movie
Jamboree Journey
Director
2009Movie
The Unmentionables
Director
2009Movie
Art Space
Director
2009Movie
The Hairy Horror
Director
2009Movie
Libido Lagoon
Director
2009Movie
Zombies of Zanzibar
Director
2009Movie
Solstice
Director
2009Movie
3 Stories About Evil
2008Movie
Portrait of Genie
Himself
2008Movie
Coven of the Heathenites
Self
2008Movie
Orphans of the Cosmos
Director
2008Movie
Pictographic Piles
Director
2008Movie
The Crypt of Frankenstein
Director
2008Movie
January Jubilee
Director
2008Movie
Atrium of the Omni-Orb
Director
2008Movie
X MASS
Director
2008Movie
Eye on the Sky
Director
2008Movie
FlashBulb Alley
Director
2008Movie
Spectral Delivery
Director
2008Movie
Portrait of Genie
Director
2008Movie
Coven of the Heathenites
Director
2008Movie
Seaside Show
Director
2008Movie
365 Day Project
Self
2007Movie
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
2007Movie
Water Sports
Himself
2007Movie
Cinemaville
Self
2007Movie
Water Sports
Director
2007Movie
The Ghost of Dr Foo
Director
2007Movie
Frigid Escapades
Director
2007Movie
Cinemaville
Director
2007Movie
Hitchcocked!
Self
2006Movie
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
2006Movie
Tomorrow Always Comes
2006Movie
I, of the Cyclops
Director
2006Movie
Garden of Goodies
Director
2006Movie
Faulty Fathoms
Director
2006Movie
Holiday Hang Ups
Director
2006Movie
George Kuchar: An Interview
George Kuchar
2005Movie
Song of the Whoopee Wind
Himself
2005Movie
George Kuchar: An Interview
Director
2005Movie
Dynasty of Depravity
Director
2005Movie
Song of the Whoopee Wind
Director
2005Movie
The Fury of Frau Frankenstein
Director
2005Movie
Electrocute Your Stars
2004Movie
Supercell
Himself
2004Movie
Lumps of Joy
2004Movie
Supercell
Director
2004Movie
Kaponga Island
Director
2004Movie
Temple of Torment
Director
2004Movie
A Fatal Desire
Director
2004Movie
Lumps of Joy
Director
2004Movie
Visitation Rites
2003Movie
Burnout
Himself
2003Movie
Visitation Rites
Director
2003Movie
Burnout
Director
2003Movie
Butter Balls
Director
2003Movie
Kiss of Frankenstein
Director
2003Movie
The Passion Pot
Director
2003Movie
The Kingdom By The Sea
Himself
2002Movie
The Gates of Gomorrah
Self
2002Movie
The Kingdom By The Sea
Director
2002Movie
The Gates of Gomorrah
Director
2002Movie
Arizona Byways
Self
2001Movie
Arizona Byways
Director
2001Movie
Honey Bunnies on Ice
Director
2001Movie
Divine Trash
Self
2000Movie
Metropolitan Monologues
Himself
2000Movie
Cyclone Alley Ceramics
Director
2000Movie
Planet of the Vamps
Director
2000Movie
Aquatica
Director
2000Movie
Metropolitan Monologues
Director
2000Movie
All Smiles and Sadness
Monologue Narrator
1999Movie
Chigger Country
1999Movie
Secrets of the Shadow World
Himself
1999Movie
Chigger Country
Director
1999Movie
Secrets of the Shadow World
Director
1999Movie
Brakhage
Self (archive footage)
1998Movie
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
Himself
1998Movie
Bongwater
Homeless Man
1998Movie
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore
Banquet speaker
1998Movie
Every Dog Has Its Day
Thanks
1998Movie
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
Director
1998Movie
Phantom of the Pine Barrens
Director
1998Movie
The Inmate
Himself
1997Movie
Law of Desire
1997Movie
Oasis of the Pharaohs
Director
1997Movie
The Inmate
Director
1997Movie
Sunset After Dark
George Kilman
1996Movie
Uncle Evil
Himself
1996Movie
Season of Sorrow
Himself
1996Movie
Vermin of the Vortex
Self
1996Movie
Vermin of the Vortex
Director
1996Movie
Season of Sorrow
Director
1996Movie
Uncle Evil
Director
1996Movie
Vermin of the Vortex
Camera Operator
1996Movie
Vermin of the Vortex
Editor
1996Movie
Society Slut
Director
1995Movie
Grotto of the Gorgons
Director
1995Movie
The Unclean
Director
1995Movie
Cellar Sinema
1994Movie
Urchins of Ungawa
1994Movie
Dingleberry Jingles
Self
1994Movie
Urchins of Ungawa
Director
1994Movie
The Cage of Nicholas
Director
1994Movie
Tales of the Twilight Typist
Director
1994Movie
Holidaze, 1994
Camera Operator
1994Movie
Holidaze, 1994
Screenplay
1994Movie
Holidaze, 1994
Editor
1994Movie
Nirvana of the Nebbishites
Director
1994Movie
The Tower of the Astro-Cyclops
Director
1994Movie
Route 666
Director
1994Movie
Route 666
Writer
1994Movie
Cellar Sinema
Director
1994Movie
Holidaze, 1994
Director
1994Movie
Dingleberry Jingles
Director
1994Movie
Bayou of the Blue Behemoth
1993Movie
Ann Arbor
1993Movie
I Was a Teenage Serial Killer
Other
1993Movie
Glacier Park Video Views
Director
1993Movie
Billion Dollar Bimbo: A Musical
Director
1993Movie
Andy's House of Gary
Director
1993Movie
ID CAME FROM INNER SPACE
Director
1993Movie
Bayou of the Blue Behemoth
Director
1993Movie
Dial A Kvetch
Director
1993Movie
Ann Arbor
Director
1993Movie
Sherman Acres
Ira
1992Movie
Award
Himself
1992Movie
Going Nowhere
Himself
1992Movie
George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth
1992Movie
Impaction of the Igneous
Director
1992Movie
Pilgrimage
Director
1992Movie
Sherman Acres
Director
1992Movie
Award
Director
1992Movie
Going Nowhere
Director
1992Movie
George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth
Director
1992Movie
Foto Spread
Self
1991Movie
Gastronomic Getaway
1991Movie
Indian Summer
1991Movie
Weather Watch
1991Movie
Scarlet Droppings
Himself
1991Movie
The Fall of the House of Yasmin
Director
1991Movie
Foto Spread
Director
1991Movie
Dialogue of the Devil Dolls
Director
1991Movie
Gastronomic Getaway
Director
1991Movie
Indian Summer
Director
1991Movie
Weather Watch
Director
1991Movie
Scarlet Droppings
Director
1991Movie
The Holiday Xmas Video of 1991
Director
1991Movie
The Warming of the Hell House
Self
1990Movie
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
Self
1990Movie
Swamp
Uncle George
1990Movie
A Passage to Wetness
1990Movie
Snap 'n Snatch
Himself
1990Movie
Rocky Interlude
Himself
1990Movie
Weather Diary 6
Director
1990Movie
The Warming of the Hell House
Director of Photography
1990Movie
A Passage to Wetness
Director
1990Movie
Snap 'n Snatch
Director
1990Movie
Rocky Interlude
Director
1990Movie
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
Director
1990Movie
Edibile Atrocities
Director
1990Movie
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
1989Movie
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
1989Movie
Migration of the Blubberoids
1989Movie
Chili Line Stops Here
Himself
1989Movie
Precious Products
Himself
1989Movie
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
Himself
1989Movie
Point 'n Shoot
Himself
1989Movie
Weather Diary 5
Writer
1989Movie
Weather Diary 5
Director
1989Movie
Love Me True
Director
1989Movie
The Web of Doctor Satan
Director
1989Movie
Vile Cargo
Director
1989Movie
La Verbotene Voyage
Director
1989Movie
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
Director
1989Movie
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
Director
1989Movie
Migration of the Blubberoids
Director
1989Movie
Precious Products
Director
1989Movie
Chili Line Stops Here
Director
1989Movie
Point 'n Shoot
Director
1989Movie
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
Director
1989Movie
Return to the House of Pain
Self
1988Movie
Weather Diary 3
1988Movie
Xmas 1987 New Years
Himself
1988Movie
L.A. Screening Workshop
1988Movie
Mecca of the Frigid
1988Movie
We, the Normal
Director
1988Movie
Weather Diary 3
Director
1988Movie
Return to the House of Pain
Director
1988Movie
Weather Diary 4
Director
1988Movie
Summer of No Return
Director
1988Movie
Xmas 1987 New Years
Director
1988Movie
Evangelust
Director
1988Movie
Low Light Life
Director
1988Movie
L.A. Screening Workshop
Director
1988Movie
L.A. Screening Workshop
Cinematography
1988Movie
L.A. Screening Workshop
Editor
1988Movie
Mecca of the Frigid
Director
1988Movie
Terror by Twilight
Director
1988Movie
East by Southwest
1987Movie
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
1987Movie
Rainy Season
1987Movie
The Creeping Crimson
1987Movie
Cult of the Cubicles
Himself
1987Movie
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
Director
1987Movie
Weather Diary 2
Director
1987Movie
Rainy Season
Director
1987Movie
The Creeping Crimson
Director
1987Movie
East by Southwest
Director
1987Movie
Cult of the Cubicles
Director
1987Movie
Insanitorium
Director
1987Movie
1980 Seven
Director
1987Movie
1980 Seven
Editor
1987Movie
The Muffled Darkness
Director
1987Movie
The Desert Within
Director
1987Movie
Weather Diary 1
Himself
1986Movie
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Self (archive footage)
1986Movie
Xmas 1986
Himself
1986Movie
Weather Diary 1
Director
1986Movie
Greetings from Boulder
Director
1986Movie
Video Album 3
Director
1986Movie
Video Album 3
Editor
1986Movie
The Last Hello
Director
1986Movie
The Last Hello
Editor
1986Movie
Xmas 1986
Director
1986Movie
Video Album 2
Director
1986Movie
Jane and Mike Visit
Director
1986Movie
Christmas 85
Self
1985Movie
Sparkle's Tavern
Mr. Pupik
1985Movie
Motel Capri
Director
1985Movie
Ascension of the Demonoids
Director
1985Movie
Christmas 85
Director
1985Movie
Video Album 1
Director
1985Movie
Screamplay
Martin
1984Movie
The X-People
Director
1984Movie
Club Vatican
Director
1984Movie
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
Himself
1983Movie
Cattle Mutilation
Director
1983Movie
Mom
Director
1983Movie
Yolanda
Director
1981Movie
Taboo: The Single and the LP
1980Movie
The Nocturnal Immaculation
Director
1980Movie
The Woman And The Dress
Director
1980Movie
Aqueerius
Director
1980Movie
The Power of the Press
Director
1979Movie
Blips
Director
1979Movie
The Mongreloid
Himself
1978Movie
One Night a Week
Director
1978Movie
Prescrition in Blue
Director
1978Movie
The Mongreloid
Director
1978Movie
Forever and Always
Director
1978Movie
Symphony for a Sinner
Director
1978Movie
Symphony for a Sinner
Screenplay
1978Movie
The Mongreloid
Writer
1978Movie
George and Mike Kuchar
Self
1977Movie
I, an Actress
Director
1977Movie
Wild Night in El Reno
1977Movie
I, an Actress
Director
1977Movie
Wild Night in El Reno
Director
1977Movie
The Asphalt Ribbon
Director
1977Movie
The Shadow Glass
1976Movie
George
1976Movie
A Reason to Live
Director
1976Movie
Back to Nature
Director
1976Movie
Back to Nature
Writer
1976Movie
The Apparition
Set Designer
1976Movie
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
1975Movie
Thundercrack!
Bing / Medusa
1975Movie
Thundercrack!
Screenplay
1975Movie
The Devil's Cleavage
Producer
1975Movie
The Devil's Cleavage
Screenplay
1975Movie
The Devil's Cleavage
Editor
1975Movie
The Devil's Cleavage
Director
1975Movie
The Devil's Cleavage
Cinematography
1975Movie
The Desperate and The Deep
Director
1975Movie
A Night with Gilda Peck
1974Movie
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974Movie
True Blue and Dreamy
1974Movie
Beaver Fever
Hunk
1974Movie
Boggy Depot
Damon
1973Movie
Confessions
1972Movie
Peed Into the Wind
1972Movie
Wieners and Buns Musical
Forrest
1972Movie
The Sunshine Sisters
Director
1972Movie
Portrait of Ramona
1971Movie
Portrait of Ramona
Director
1971Movie
Meow Meow
1970Movie
Pagan Rhapsody
Director
1970Movie
Chronicles
1969Movie
Underground New York
Self
1968Movie
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
1968Movie
Unstrap Me
Director
1968Movie
Knocturne
Director
1968Movie
The Mammal Palace
Director
1968Movie
House of the White People
Director
1968Movie
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
Director
1968Movie
The Craven Sluck
Morton
1967Movie
The Unclean
Himself
1967Movie
Bill's Hat
1967Movie
Eclipse of the Sun Virgin
Director
1967Movie
Color Me Shameless
Director
1967Movie
Mosholu Holiday
Director
1967Movie
The Lady From Sands Point
Director
1967Movie
River Windows
1966Movie
Galaxie
Self
1966Movie
Hold Me While I'm Naked
1966Movie
The Secret of Wendel Samson
1966Movie
Hold Me While I'm Naked
Director
1966Movie
Color Me Lurid
Director
1966Movie
Hold Me While I'm Naked
Writer
1966Movie
Leisure
Director
1966Movie
Sins of the Fleshapoids
Prince Gianbeno
1965Movie
Corruption of the Damned
Director
1965Movie
Anita Needs Me
1964Movie
Born of the Wind
1964Movie
Lust for Ecstasy
Father Nelson
1964Movie
Anita Needs Me
Director
1964Movie
Lust for Ecstasy
Director
1964Movie
Lovers of Eternity
Director
1964Movie
Confessions of Babette
1963Movie
Tootsies in Autumn
1963Movie
Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof
Director
1963Movie
A Town Called Tempest
Director
1963Movie
Tootsies in Autumn
Director
1963Movie
Night of the Bomb
1962Movie
A Woman Distressed
Director
1962Movie
Sylvia’s Promise
Director
1962Movie
Night of the Bomb
Director
1962Movie
A Reel of Home Movies
Director
1961Movie
I Was a Teenage Rumpot
Director
1960Movie
The Thief and the Stripper
Director
1959Movie
The Slasher
1958Movie
The Slasher
Director
1958Movie
The Naked and the Nude
Director
1957Movie
A Tub Named Desire
Director
1956Movie
Web of Fire
—Movie
Tropical Vulture
Dean
—Movie
Calling Dr. Petrov
—Movie
Saga of Magda
Director
—Movie
Tropical Vulture
Director
—Movie
Holiday Harbor
Director
—Movie
Calling Dr. Petrov
Director
—Movie
Motivation of the Carcasoids
Director
—Movie