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Known For
Directing
Birthday
August 31, 1942
Died
September 6, 2011
Place of Birth
New York, New York
George Kuchar
2.1 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
That Woman
as Barbara Walters
2018
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Oh Hi Anne
as Himself
2017
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(ir)reverence
2013
0.0
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
as Self
2013
4.8
Bloodrape
as Grandpa
2011
0.0
The Butchered Beefcake
2011
0.0
Eat My Makeup!
2010
0.0
Webtide
as Himself
2010
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The Nutrient Express
2010
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Vintage Visits
2010
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Tummy Ache Times
2010
0.0
Delectable Destinations
2010
0.0
Calorie Cottage
2010
0.0
It Came from Kuchar
as Self
2009
7.0
Maggots and Men
2009
2.0
Why Are You Weird?
as Professor
2009
0.0
The Unmentionables
2009
0.0
Vault of Vapors
2009
0.0
The Hairy Horror
as Himself
2009
0.0
3 Stories About Evil
2008
0.0
Portrait of Genie
as Himself
2008
0.0
Coven of the Heathenites
as Self
2008
0.0
365 Day Project
2007
10.0
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self
2007
6.6
Water Sports
as Himself
2007
0.0
Hitchcocked!
as Self
2006
6.0
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
2006
0.0
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Tomorrow Always Comes
2006
0.0
Song of the Whoopee Wind
as Himself
2005
0.0
George Kuchar: An Interview
as George Kuchar
2005
0.0
Lumps of Joy
2004
0.0
Electrocute Your Stars
2004
6.0
Supercell
as Himself
2004
0.0
Burnout
as Himself
2003
0.0
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Visitation Rites
2003
0.0
The Gates of Gomorrah
as Self
2002
0.0
The Kingdom By The Sea
as Himself
2002
0.0
Arizona Byways
as Self
2001
0.0
Divine Trash
as Self
2000
7.2
Metropolitan Monologues
as Himself
2000
10.0
Secrets of the Shadow World
as Himself
1999
5.0
Chigger Country
1999
0.0
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All Smiles and Sadness
as Monologue Narrator
1999
0.0
Brakhage
as Self (archive footage)
1998
7.0
Bongwater
as Homeless Man
1998
4.7
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
as Himself
1998
0.0
The Inmate
as Himself
1997
0.0
Law of Desire
1997
0.0
Uncle Evil
as Himself
1996
0.0
Vermin of the Vortex
as Self
1996
0.0
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Sunset After Dark
as George Kilman
1996
2.0
Season of Sorrow
as Himself
1996
0.0
Dingleberry Jingles
as Self
1994
0.0
Cellar Sinema
1994
0.0
Urchins of Ungawa
1994
0.0
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Bayou of the Blue Behemoth
1993
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Award
as Himself
1992
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Going Nowhere
as Himself
1992
0.0
Sherman Acres
as Ira
1992
0.0
Scarlet Droppings
as Himself
1991
6.0
Weather Watch
1991
0.0
Foto Spread
as Self
1991
0.0
Gastronomic Getaway
1991
8.0
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Indian Summer
1991
0.0
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
as Self
1990
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Snap 'n Snatch
as Himself
1990
0.0
Swamp
as Uncle George
1990
0.0
The Warming of the Hell House
as Self
1990
0.0
A Passage to Wetness
1990
6.0
Rocky Interlude
as Himself
1990
0.0
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
as Himself
1989
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Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
1989
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Point 'n Shoot
as Himself
1989
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Chili Line Stops Here
as Himself
1989
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Migration of the Blubberoids
1989
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Precious Products
as Himself
1989
0.0
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
1989
0.0
Xmas 1987 New Years
as Himself
1988
0.0
Weather Diary 3
1988
4.8
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L.A. Screening Workshop
1988
0.0
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Return to the House of Pain
as Self
1988
0.0
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Mecca of the Frigid
1988
0.0
Rainy Season
1987
0.0
The Creeping Crimson
1987
0.0
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
1987
0.0
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East by Southwest
1987
0.0
Cult of the Cubicles
as Himself
1987
0.0
Xmas 1986
as Himself
1986
0.0
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)
1986
8.2
Weather Diary 1
as Himself
1986
2.0
🎬
Christmas 85
as Self
1985
0.0
Sparkle's Tavern
as Mr. Pupik
1985
5.8
Screamplay
as Martin
1984
6.5
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
as Himself
1983
7.0
Taboo: The Single and the LP
1980
5.1
The Mongreloid
as Himself
1978
6.1
I, an Actress
as Director
1977
5.6
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Wild Night in El Reno
1977
5.0
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George and Mike Kuchar
as Self
1977
0.0
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George
1976
0.0
The Shadow Glass
1976
0.0
Thundercrack!
as Bing / Medusa
1975
6.5
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
1975
0.0
Beaver Fever
as Hunk
1974
1.5
A Night with Gilda Peck
1974
1.0
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974
1.0
True Blue and Dreamy
1974
2.0
Boggy Depot
as Damon
1973
1.0
Wieners and Buns Musical
as Forrest
1972
1.0
Confessions
1972
5.3
Peed Into the Wind
1972
1.0
Portrait of Ramona
1971
5.0
Meow Meow
1970
0.0
Chronicles
1969
0.0
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Encyclopedia of the Blessed
1968
0.0
Underground New York
as Self
1968
0.0
The Craven Sluck
as Morton
1967
6.3
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The Unclean
as Himself
1967
0.0
Bill's Hat
1967
0.0
Galaxie
as Self
1966
0.0
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The Secret of Wendel Samson
1966
4.6
Hold Me While I'm Naked
1966
4.7
River Windows
1966
0.0
Sins of the Fleshapoids
as Prince Gianbeno
1965
6.1
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Anita Needs Me
1964
0.0
Born of the Wind
1964
4.7
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Lust for Ecstasy
as Father Nelson
1964
0.0
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Tootsies in Autumn
1963
4.9
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Confessions of Babette
1963
0.0
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Night of the Bomb
1962
0.0
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The Slasher
1958
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Tropical Vulture
as Dean
N/A
0.0
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Web of Fire
N/A
0.0