George Kuchar
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-08-31
Day of Death
2011-09-06 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
New York, New York
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.
Known For
Acting
Tropical Vulture
as Dean
(2018)
That Woman
as Barbara Walters
(2017)
Oh Hi Anne
as Himself
(2013)
(2013)
(2011)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
Webtide
as Himself
(2009)
(2009)
It Came from Kuchar
as Self
(2009)
The Hairy Horror
as Himself
(2009)
(2008)
(2008)
Portrait of Genie
as Himself
(2008)
Coven of the Heathenites
as Self
(2007)
(2007)
(2007)
Water Sports
as Himself
(2006)
Hitchcocked!
as Self
(2006)
(2006)
(2005)
George Kuchar: An Interview
as George Kuchar
(2005)
Song of the Whoopee Wind
as Himself
(2004)
(2004)
Supercell
as Himself
(2003)
(2003)
Burnout
as Himself
(2002)
The Kingdom By The Sea
as Himself
(2001)
Arizona Byways
as Self
(2000)
Divine Trash
as Self
(2000)
Metropolitan Monologues
as Himself
(1999)
All Smiles and Sadness
as Monologue Narrator
(1999)
(1999)
Secrets of the Shadow World
as Himself
(1998)
Brakhage
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
as Himself
(1998)
Bongwater
as Homeless Man
(1997)
The Inmate
as Himself
(1997)
(1996)
Sunset After Dark
as George Kilman
(1996)
Uncle Evil
as Himself
(1996)
Season of Sorrow
as Himself
(1994)
(1994)
(1994)
Dingleberry Jingles
as Self
(1992)
Sherman Acres
as Ira
(1992)
Award
as Himself
(1992)
Going Nowhere
as Himself
(1991)
Foto Spread
as Self
(1991)
(1991)
(1991)
(1991)
Scarlet Droppings
as Himself
(1990)
(1990)
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
as Self
(1990)
Swamp
as Uncle George
(1990)
(1990)
Snap 'n Snatch
as Himself
(1990)
Rocky Interlude
as Himself
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
Chili Line Stops Here
as Himself
(1989)
Precious Products
as Himself
(1989)
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
as Himself
(1989)
Point 'n Shoot
as Himself
(1988)
Return to the House of Pain
as Self
(1988)
(1988)
Xmas 1987 New Years
as Himself
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
Cult of the Cubicles
as Himself
(1986)
Weather Diary 1
as Himself
(1986)
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1986)
Xmas 1986
as Himself
(1985)
Christmas 85
as Self
(1985)
Sparkle's Tavern
as Mr. Pupik
(1984)
Screamplay
as Martin
(1983)
(1980)
(1978)
The Mongreloid
as Himself
(1977)
George and Mike Kuchar
as Self
(1977)
I, an Actress
as Director
(1977)
(1976)
(1976)
(1975)
(1975)
Thundercrack!
as Bing / Medusa
(1974)
(1974)
(1974)
(1974)
Beaver Fever
as Hunk
(1973)
Boggy Depot
as Damon
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
Wieners and Buns Musical
as Forrest
(1971)
(1969)
(1968)
Underground New York
as Self
(1968)
(1967)
The Craven Sluck
as Morton
(1967)
The Unclean
as Himself
(1967)
(1966)
(1966)
Galaxie
as Self
(1966)
(1966)
(1965)
Sins of the Fleshapoids
as Prince Gianbeno
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
Lust for Ecstasy
as Father Nelson
(1963)
(1963)
(1962)
(1958)
Crew
Saga of Magda
Director
East by Southwest
Director
Tropical Vulture
Director
(2024)
Kuchar-esque
Writer, Director
(2011)
Empire of Evil
Director
(2011)
The Butchered Beefcake
Director
(2011)
HotSpell
Director
(2010)
Lingo of the Lost
Director
(2010)
The Nutrient Express
Director
(2010)
Calorie Cottage
Director
(2010)
Delectable Destinations
Director
(2010)
Vintage Visits
Director
(2010)
Room 666
Director
(2010)
Tummy Ache Times
Director
(2010)
Webtide
Director
(2010)
Zealots of the Zinc Zone
Director
(2010)
Nibbles
Director
(2010)
Jewel of Jeopardy
Director
(2009)
Vault of Vapors
Director
(2009)
Celebrity Casino
Director
(2009)
Mellow Magic
Director
(2009)
Burrito Bay
Director
(2009)
Acid Redux
Director
(2009)
Jamboree Journey
Director
(2009)
The Unmentionables
Director
(2009)
Art Space
Director
(2009)
The Hairy Horror
Director
(2009)
Libido Lagoon
Director
(2009)
Zombies of Zanzibar
Director
(2009)
Solstice
Director
(2008)
Orphans of the Cosmos
Director
(2008)
Pictographic Piles
Director
(2008)
The Crypt of Frankenstein
Director
(2008)
January Jubilee
Director
(2008)
Atrium of the Omni-Orb
Director
(2008)
X MASS
Director
(2008)
Eye on the Sky
Director
(2008)
FlashBulb Alley
Director
(2008)
Spectral Delivery
Director
(2008)
Portrait of Genie
Director
(2008)
Coven of the Heathenites
Director
(2008)
Seaside Show
Director
(2007)
Water Sports
Director
(2007)
The Ghost of Dr Foo
Director
(2006)
I, of the Cyclops
Director
(2006)
Garden of Goodies
Director
(2006)
Faulty Fathoms
Director
(2005)
George Kuchar: An Interview
Director
(2005)
Dynasty of Depravity
Director
(2005)
Song of the Whoopee Wind
Director
(2005)
The Fury of Frau Frankenstein
Director
(2004)
Supercell
Director
(2004)
Kaponga Island
Director
(2004)
Temple of Torment
Director
(2004)
A Fatal Desire
Director
(2003)
Visitation Rites
Director
(2003)
Burnout
Director
(2003)
Butter Balls
Director
(2003)
Kiss of Frankenstein
Director
(2003)
The Passion Pot
Director
(2003)
The Passion Pot
Director
(2002)
The Kingdom By The Sea
Director
(2002)
The Gates of Gomorrah
Director
(2001)
Arizona Byways
Director
(2001)
Honey Bunnies on Ice
Director
(2000)
Cyclone Alley Ceramics
Director
(2000)
Planet of the Vamps
Director
(2000)
Aquatica
Director
(2000)
Metropolitan Monologues
Director
(1999)
Chigger Country
Director
(1999)
Secrets of the Shadow World
Director
(1998)
Every Dog Has Its Day
Thanks
(1998)
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
Director
(1998)
Phantom of the Pine Barrens
Director
(1997)
Oasis of the Pharaohs
Director
(1997)
The Inmate
Director
(1996)
Vermin of the Vortex
Director
(1996)
Season of Sorrow
Director
(1996)
Uncle Evil
Director
(1995)
Society Slut
Director
(1995)
Grotto of the Gorgons
Director
(1994)
Urchins of Ungawa
Director
(1994)
The Cage of Nicholas
Director
(1994)
Tales of the Twilight Typist
Director
(1994)
Holidaze, 1994
Camera Operator, Screenplay, Editor, Director
(1994)
Nirvana of the Nebbishites
Director
(1994)
The Tower of the Astro-Cyclops
Director
(1994)
Route 666
Director, Writer
(1994)
Cellar Sinema
Director
(1994)
Dingleberry Jingles
Director
(1993)
(1993)
Glacier Park Video Views
Director
(1993)
Billion Dollar Bimbo: A Musical
Director
(1993)
Andy's House of Gary
Director
(1993)
ID CAME FROM INNER SPACE
Director
(1992)
Impaction of the Igneous
Director
(1992)
Pilgrimage
Director
(1992)
Sherman Acres
Director
(1992)
Award
Director
(1992)
Going Nowhere
Director
(1991)
The Fall of the House of Yasmin
Director
(1991)
Foto Spread
Director
(1991)
Dialogue of the Devil Dolls
Director
(1991)
Gastronomic Getaway
Director
(1991)
Indian Summer
Director
(1991)
Weather Watch
Director
(1991)
Scarlet Droppings
Director
(1990)
Weather Diary 6
Director
(1990)
The Warming of the Hell House
Director of Photography
(1990)
A Passage to Wetness
Director
(1990)
Snap 'n Snatch
Director
(1990)
Rocky Interlude
Director
(1990)
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
Director
(1989)
Weather Diary 5
Writer, Director
(1989)
Love Me True
Director
(1989)
The Web of Doctor Satan
Director
(1989)
Vile Cargo
Director
(1989)
La Verbotene Voyage
Director
(1989)
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
Director
(1989)
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
Director
(1989)
Migration of the Blubberoids
Director
(1989)
Precious Products
Director
(1989)
Chili Line Stops Here
Director
(1989)
Point 'n Shoot
Director
(1989)
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
Director
(1988)
We, the Normal
Director
(1988)
Weather Diary 3
Director
(1988)
Return to the House of Pain
Director
(1988)
Weather Diary 4
Director
(1988)
Summer of No Return
Director
(1988)
Xmas 1987 New Years
Director
(1988)
Evangelust
Director
(1988)
Low Light Life
Director
(1987)
(1987)
Weather Diary 2
Director
(1987)
Rainy Season
Director
(1987)
The Creeping Crimson
Director
(1987)
Cult of the Cubicles
Director
(1987)
Insanitorium
Director
(1987)
1980 Seven
Director, Editor
(1986)
Weather Diary 1
Director
(1986)
Greetings from Boulder
Director
(1986)
Video Album 3
Director, Editor
(1986)
The Last Hello
Director, Editor
(1986)
Xmas 1986
Director
(1985)
Motel Capri
Director
(1985)
Ascension of the Demonoids
Director
(1985)
Christmas 85
Director
(1984)
The X-People
Director
(1984)
Club Vatican
Director
(1983)
Cattle Mutilation
Director
(1983)
Mom
Director
(1981)
Yolanda
Director
(1980)
The Nocturnal Immaculation
Director
(1980)
The Woman And The Dress
Director
(1979)
The Power of the Press
Director
(1979)
Blips
Director
(1978)
One Night a Week
Director
(1978)
Prescrition in Blue
Director
(1978)
The Mongreloid
Director, Writer
(1978)
Forever and Always
Director
(1978)
Symphony for a Sinner
Director, Screenplay
(1977)
I, an Actress
Director
(1977)
Wild Night in El Reno
Director
(1977)
The Asphalt Ribbon
Director
(1976)
A Reason to Live
Director
(1976)
Back to Nature
Director, Writer
(1976)
The Apparition
Set Designer
(1975)
Thundercrack!
Screenplay
(1975)
The Devil's Cleavage
Producer, Screenplay, Editor, Director, Cinematography
(1975)
The Desperate and The Deep
Director
(1972)
The Sunshine Sisters
Director
(1971)
Portrait of Ramona
Director
(1970)
Pagan Rhapsody
Director
(1968)
Unstrap Me
Director
(1968)
Knocturne
Director
(1968)
The Mammal Palace
Director
(1968)
House of the White People
Director
(1968)
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
Director
(1967)
Eclipse of the Sun Virgin
Director
(1967)
Color Me Shameless
Director
(1967)
Mosholu Holiday
Director
(1967)
The Lady From Sands Point
Director
(1966)
Hold Me While I'm Naked
Director, Writer
(1966)
Color Me Lurid
Director
(1966)
Leisure
Director
(1965)
Corruption of the Damned
Director
(1964)
Anita Needs Me
Director
(1964)
Lust for Ecstasy
Director
(1964)
Lovers of Eternity
Director
(1963)
A Town Called Tempest
Director
(1963)
Tootsies in Autumn
Director
(1962)
A WOMAN DISTRESSED
Director
(1962)
Sylvia’s Promise
Director
(1962)
Night of the Bomb
Director
(1961)
Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof
Director
(1961)
A Reel of Home Movies
Director
(1960)
I Was a Teenage Rumpot
Director
(1959)
The Thief and the Stripper
Director
(1958)
The Slasher
Director
(1957)
The Naked and the Nude
Director
(1956)
A Tub Named Desire
Director