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.

Known For: Directing

Born: New York, New York, 1942-08-31

Died: 2011-09-06

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1		Web of Fire		0
2	1958	The Slasher		0
3	1962	Night of the Bomb		0
4	1963	Confessions of Babette		0
5	1964	Born of the Wind		47
6	1964	Lust for Ecstasy	Father Nelson	0
7	1964	Anita Needs Me		0
8	1965	Sins of the Fleshapoids	Prince Gianbeno	64
9	1966	River Windows		0
10	1966	Hold Me While I'm Naked		48
11	1966	Galaxie	Self	0
12	1967	The Unclean	Himself	0
13	1967	The Craven Sluck	Morton	70
14	1968	Underground New York	Self	0
15	1972	Peed Into the Wind		10
16	1972	Confessions		60
17	1972	Wieners and Buns Musical	Forrest	0
18	1973	Boggy Depot	Damon	10
19	1974	A Night with Gilda Peck		0
20	1974	Nudes: A Sketchbook		10
21	1974	True Blue and Dreamy		20
22	1974	Beaver Fever	Hunk	20
23	1975	Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony		0
24	1976	The Shadow Glass		0
25	1976	George		0
26	1977	George and Mike Kuchar	Self	0
27	1977	Wild Night in El Reno		50
28	1977	I, an Actress	Director	56
29	1978	The Mongreloid	Himself	61
30	1980	Taboo: The Single and the LP		61
31	1983	George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground	Himself	70
32	1985	Sparkle's Tavern	Mr. Pupik	68
33	1985	Christmas 85	Self	0
34	1986	Weather Diary 1	Himself	20
35	1986	He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life	Self (archive footage)	82
36	1987	Video Album 5: The Thursday People		0
37	1988	Return to the House of Pain	Self	0
38	1988	Weather Diary 3		48
39	1990	The Warming of the Hell House	Self	0
40	1990	Kiss of the Veggie Vixen	Self	0
41	1991	Foto Spread	Self	0
42	1992	Sherman Acres	Ira	0
43	1996	Sunset After Dark	George Kilman	20
44	1998	Brakhage	Self (archive footage)	70
45	1999	All Smiles and Sadness	Monologue Narrator	0
46	2000	Divine Trash	Self	73
47	2001	Arizona Byways	Self	0
48	2004	Electrocute Your Stars		60
49	2005	George Kuchar: An Interview	George Kuchar	0
50	2006	Hitchcocked!	Self	60
51	2007	365 Day Project		100
52	2009	Vault of Vapors		0
53	2010	The Nutrient Express		0
54	2010	Tummy Ache Times		0
55	2010	Calorie Cottage		0
56	2010	Delectable Destinations		0
57	2010	Vintage Visits		0
58	2010	Eat My Makeup!		0
59	2011	The Butchered Beefcake		0
60	2013	Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton	Self	56
61	2013	(ir)reverence		0
62		East by Southwest		0
63	1963	Tootsies in Autumn		49
64	1966	The Secret of Wendel Samson		50
65	1967	Bill's Hat		0
66	1968	Encyclopedia of the Blessed		0
67	1969	Chronicles		0
68	1971	Portrait of Ramona		50
69	1975	Thundercrack!	Bing / Medusa	64
70	1984	Screamplay	Martin	65
71	1986	Xmas 1986	Himself	0
72	1987	Cult of the Cubicles	Himself	0
73	1987	The Creeping Crimson		0
74	1987	Rainy Season		0
75	1988	Xmas 1987 New Years	Himself	0
76	1989	Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s		0
77	1989	Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness		0
78	1989	Migration of the Blubberoids		0
79	1989	Chili Line Stops Here	Himself	0
80	1989	Precious Products	Himself	0
81	1989	500 Millibars to Ecstasy	Himself	0
82	1989	Point 'n Shoot	Himself	0
83	1990	Swamp	Uncle George	0
84	1990	A Passage to Wetness		60
85	1990	Snap 'n Snatch	Himself	0
86	1990	Rocky Interlude	Himself	0
87	1991	Gastronomic Getaway		80
88	1991	Indian Summer		0
89	1991	Weather Watch		0
90	1991	Scarlet Droppings	Himself	60
91	1992	Award	Himself	0
92	1992	Going Nowhere	Himself	0
93	1994	Cellar Sinema		0
94	1994	Urchins of Ungawa		0
95	1994	Dingleberry Jingles	Self	0
96	1996	Uncle Evil	Himself	0
97	1996	Season of Sorrow	Himself	0
98	1997	The Inmate	Himself	0
99	1997	Law of Desire		0
100	1998	Domain of the Pixel Pixies	Himself	0
101	1998	Bongwater	Homeless Man	48
102	1999	Chigger Country		0
103	1999	Secrets of the Shadow World	Himself	50
104	2000	Metropolitan Monologues	Himself	100
105	2002	The Kingdom By The Sea	Himself	0
106	2003	Visitation Rites		0
107	2003	Burnout	Himself	0
108	2004	Supercell	Himself	0
109	2005	Song of the Whoopee Wind	Himself	0
110	2006	Meet The Kuchar Brothers		0
111	2006	Tomorrow Always Comes		0
112	2007	Water Sports	Himself	0
113	2007	Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis	Self	66
114	2008	Portrait of Genie	Himself	0
115	2008	Coven of the Heathenites	Self	0
116	2008	3 Stories About Evil		0
117	2009	The Hairy Horror	Himself	0
118	2009	Maggots and Men		20
119	2009	It Came from Kuchar	Self	70
120	2010	Webtide	Himself	0
121	2017	Oh Hi Anne	Himself	0
122	2018	That Woman	Barbara Walters	0
123		Tropical Vulture	Dean	0

George Kuchar

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