George Kuchar

Directing·Aug 31, 1942·New York, New York

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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.

Film	Credit
KKuchar-esque2024 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Butchered Beefcake2011 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Empire of Evil2011 · Director	Director
HotSpell2011 · Director	Director
Vintage Visits2010 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Tummy Ache Times2010 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The Nutrient Express2010 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Delectable Destinations2010 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Calorie Cottage2010 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Lingo of the Lost2010 · Director	Director
Room 6662010 · Director	Director
Webtide2010 · Director	Director
Zealots of the Zinc Zone2010 · Director	Director
Nibbles2010 · Director	Director
Jewel of Jeopardy2010 · Director	Director
Zombies of Zanzibar2009 · Director	Director
Vault of Vapors2009 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The Unmentionables2009 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Jamboree Journey2009 · Director	Director
Art Space2009 · Director	Director
Burrito Bay2009 · Director	Director
Acid Redux2009 · Director	Director
Celebrity Casino2009 · Director	Director
Mellow Magic2009 · Director	Director
The Hairy Horror2009 · Director	Director
Libido Lagoon2009 · Director	Director
Solstice2009 · Director	Director
Orphans of the Cosmos2008 · Director	Director
X MASS2008 · Director	Director
The Crypt of Frankenstein2008 · Director	Director
Atrium of the Omni-Orb2008 · Director	Director
JJanuary Jubilee2008 · Director	Director
Pictographic Piles2008 · Director	Director
Eye on the Sky2008 · Director	Director
FlashBulb Alley2008 · Director	Director
Spectral Delivery2008 · Director	Director
Portrait of Genie2008 · Director	Director
Coven of the Heathenites2008 · Director	Director
Seaside Show2008 · Director	Director
Frigid Escapades2007 · Director	Director
Water Sports2007 · Director	Director
The Ghost of Dr Foo2007 · Director	Director
Cinemaville2007 · Director	Director
Holiday Hang Ups2006 · Director	Director
I, of the Cyclops2006 · Director	Director
Garden of Goodies2006 · Director	Director
Faulty Fathoms2006 · Director	Director
QQueen Conga2006 · Director	Director
The Fury of Frau Frankenstein2005 · Director	Director
George Kuchar: An Interview2005 · George Kuchar, Director	George Kuchar, Director
Dynasty of Depravity2005 · Director	Director
Song of the Whoopee Wind2005 · Director	Director
Lumps of Joy2004 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
AA Fatal Desire2004 · Director	Director
Supercell2004 · Director	Director
Temple of Torment2004 · Director	Director
Kaponga Island2004 · Director	Director
VVisitation Rites2003 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Burnout2003 · Director	Director
Butter Balls2003 · Director	Director
Kiss of Frankenstein2003 · Director	Director
The Passion Pot2003 · Director	Director
The Gates of Gomorrah2002 · Director	Director
The Kingdom By The Sea2002 · Director	Director
Arizona Byways2001 · Director	Director
Honey Bunnies on Ice2001 · Director	Director
Cyclone Alley Ceramics2000 · Director	Director
Aquatica2000 · Director	Director
Planet of the Vamps2000 · Director	Director
Metropolitan Monologues2000 · Director	Director
Secrets of the Shadow World1999 · Director	Director
Chigger Country1999 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Domain of the Pixel Pixies1998 · Director	Director
Phantom of the Pine Barrens1998 · Director	Director
Oasis of the Pharaohs1997 · Director	Director
The Inmate1997 · Director	Director
Vermin of the Vortex1996 · Director	Director
Season of Sorrow1996 · Director	Director
Uncle Evil1996 · Director	Director
Society Slut1995 · Director	Director
GGrotto of the Gorgons1995 · Director	Director
The Unclean1995 · Director	Director
Holidaze, 19941994 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Cellar Sinema1994 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Urchins of Ungawa1994 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Tales of the Twilight Typist1994 · Director	Director
The Cage of Nicholas1994 · Director	Director
NNirvana of the Nebbishites1994 · Director	Director
The Tower of the Astro-Cyclops1994 · Director	Director
Route 6661994 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Dingleberry Jingles1994 · Director	Director
Andy's House of Gary1993 · Director	Director
BBillion Dollar Bimbo: A Musical1993 · Director	Director
ID CAME FROM INNER SPACE1993 · Director	Director
BBayou of the Blue Behemoth1993 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
AAnn Arbor1993 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Glacier Park Video Views1993 · Director	Director
DDial A Kvetch1993 · Director	Director
Sherman Acres1992 · Ira, Director	Ira, Director
GGeorge Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth1992 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
IImpaction of the Igneous1992 · Director	Director
PPilgrimage1992 · Director	Director
Award1992 · Director	Director
Going Nowhere1992 · Director	Director
The Holiday Xmas Video of 19911991 · Director	Director
Scarlet Droppings1991 · Director	Director
Gastronomic Getaway1991 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
IIndian Summer1991 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Weather Watch1991 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
TThe Fall of the House of Yasmin1991 · Director	Director
Foto Spread1991 · Director	Director
DDialogue of the Devil Dolls1991 · Director	Director
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen1990 · Director	Director
A Passage to Wetness1990 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Weather Diary 61990 · Director	Director
Snap 'n Snatch1990 · Director	Director
Rocky Interlude1990 · Director	Director
EEdibile Atrocities1990 · Director	Director
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s1989 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Migration of the Blubberoids1989 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness1989 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Weather Diary 51989 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Love Me True1989 · Director	Director
VVile Cargo1989 · Director	Director
La Verbotene Voyage1989 · Director	Director
TThe Web of Doctor Satan1989 · Director	Director
Chili Line Stops Here1989 · Director	Director
Precious Products1989 · Director	Director
Point 'n Shoot1989 · Director	Director
500 Millibars to Ecstasy1989 · Director	Director
Weather Diary 31988 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
LL.A. Screening Workshop1988 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
MMecca of the Frigid1988 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
We, the Normal1988 · Director	Director
RReturn to the House of Pain1988 · Director	Director
Weather Diary 41988 · Director	Director
Summer of No Return1988 · Director	Director
Xmas 1987 New Years1988 · Director	Director
Evangelust1988 · Director	Director
Low Light Life1988 · Director	Director
TTerror by Twilight1988 · Director	Director
Rainy Season1987 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The Creeping Crimson1987 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
EEast by Southwest1987 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Video Album 5: The Thursday People1987 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Weather Diary 21987 · Director	Director
Cult of the Cubicles1987 · Director	Director
IInsanitorium1987 · Director	Director
1980 Seven1987 · Director	Director
TThe Muffled Darkness1987 · Director	Director
TThe Desert Within1987 · Director	Director
Xmas 19861986 · Director	Director
Weather Diary 11986 · Director	Director
Greetings from Boulder1986 · Director	Director
Video Album 31986 · Director	Director
The Last Hello1986 · Director	Director
VVideo Album 21986 · Director	Director
JJane and Mike Visit1986 · Director	Director
CChristmas 851985 · Director	Director
Motel Capri1985 · Director	Director
Ascension of the Demonoids1985 · Director	Director
VVideo Album 11985 · Director	Director
TThe X-People1984 · Director	Director
Club Vatican1984 · Director	Director
Mom1983 · Director	Director
Cattle Mutilation1983 · Director	Director
Yolanda1981 · Director	Director
TThe Woman And The Dress1980 · Director	Director
The Nocturnal Immaculation1980 · Director	Director
Aqueerius1980 · Director	Director
TThe Power of the Press1979 · Director	Director
BBlips1979 · Director	Director
PPrescrition in Blue1978 · Director	Director
The Mongreloid1978 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Forever and Always1978 · Director	Director
Symphony for a Sinner1978 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
OOne Night a Week1978 · Director	Director
I, an Actress1977 · Director	Director
WWild Night in El Reno1977 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The Asphalt Ribbon1977 · Director	Director
A Reason to Live1976 · Director	Director
Back to Nature1976 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Devil's Cleavage1975 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
TThe Desperate and The Deep1975 · Director	Director
The Sunshine Sisters1972 · Director	Director
Portrait of Ramona1971 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
PPagan Rhapsody1970 · Director	Director
Unstrap Me1968 · Director	Director
EEncyclopedia of the Blessed1968 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Knocturne1968 · Director	Director
House of the White People1968 · Director	Director
TThe Mammal Palace1968 · Director	Director
Color Me Shameless1967 · Director	Director
TThe Lady From Sands Point1967 · Director	Director
EEclipse of the Sun Virgin1967 · Director	Director
Mosholu Holiday1967 · Director	Director
Hold Me While I'm Naked1966 · Actor, Director, Writer	Actor, Director, Writer
CColor Me Lurid1966 · Director	Director
Leisure1966 · Director	Director
Corruption of the Damned1965 · Director	Director
AAnita Needs Me1964 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
LLust for Ecstasy1964 · Father Nelson, Director	Father Nelson, Director
LLovers of Eternity1964 · Director	Director
TTootsies in Autumn1963 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
A Town Called Tempest1963 · Director	Director
PPussy on a Hot Tin Roof1963 · Director	Director
NNight of the Bomb1962 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
AA Woman Distressed1962 · Director	Director
SSylvia’s Promise1962 · Director	Director
A Reel of Home Movies1961 · Director	Director
II Was a Teenage Rumpot1960 · Director	Director
TThe Thief and the Stripper1959 · Director	Director
TThe Slasher1958 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
TThe Naked and the Nude1957 · Director	Director
A Tub Named Desire1956 · Director	Director
Tropical VultureDean, Director	Dean, Director
Calling Dr. PetrovActor, Director	Actor, Director
Saga of MagdaDirector	Director
HHoliday HarborDirector	Director
Motivation of the CarcasoidsDirector	Director