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George Kuchar

George Kuchar

Director · Born 1942-08-31 · New York, New York

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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.

Directed

  1. Hold Me While I'm Naked (1966) — Director
  2. I, an Actress (1977) — Director
  3. The Mongreloid (1978) — Director
  4. Tootsies in Autumn (1963) — Director
  5. A Reason to Live (1976) — Director
  6. Weather Diary 3 (1988) — Director
  7. Wild Night in El Reno (1977) — Director
  8. The Devil's Cleavage (1975) — Director
  9. Eclipse of the Sun Virgin (1967) — Director
  10. Cattle Mutilation (1983) — Director
  11. Ascension of the Demonoids (1985) — Director
  12. Symphony for a Sinner (1978) — Director
  13. Route 666 (1994) — Director
  14. Summer of No Return (1988) — Director
  15. Pagan Rhapsody (1970) — Director
  16. Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof (1963) — Director
  17. Corruption of the Damned (1965) — Director
  18. Kiss of Frankenstein (2003) — Director
  19. Forever and Always (1978) — Director
  20. Cyclone Alley Ceramics (2000) — Director
  21. Back to Nature (1976) — Director
  22. The Asphalt Ribbon (1977) — Director
  23. The Nocturnal Immaculation (1980) — Director
  24. Gastronomic Getaway (1991) — Director
  25. Planet of the Vamps (2000) — Director
  26. A Passage to Wetness (1990) — Director
  27. The Sunshine Sisters (1972) — Director
  28. Secrets of the Shadow World (1999) — Director
  29. Club Vatican (1984) — Director
  30. Holidaze, 1994 (1994) — Director
  31. Metropolitan Monologues (2000) — Director
  32. A Woman Distressed (1962) — Director
  33. Motel Capri (1985) — Director
  34. One Night a Week (1978) — Director
  35. The Power of the Press (1979) — Director
  36. Anita Needs Me (1964) — Director
  37. The Cage of Nicholas (1994) — Director
  38. Prescrition in Blue (1978) — Director
  39. Yolanda (1981) — Director
  40. Unstrap Me (1968) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Hold Me While I'm Naked (1966)
  2. Bongwater (1998) — Homeless Man
  3. Divine Trash (2000) — Self
  4. Thundercrack! (1975) — Bing / Medusa
  5. I, an Actress (1977) — Director
  6. Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1998) — Banquet speaker
  7. Sins of the Fleshapoids (1965) — Prince Gianbeno
  8. Screamplay (1984) — Martin
  9. The Mongreloid (1978) — Himself
  10. It Came from Kuchar (2009) — Self
  11. Tootsies in Autumn (1963)
  12. The Craven Sluck (1967) — Morton
  13. He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986) — Self (archive footage)
  14. The Secret of Wendel Samson (1966)
  15. Weather Diary 3 (1988)
  16. Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007) — Self
  17. Wild Night in El Reno (1977)
  18. Confessions (1972)
  19. Brakhage (1998) — Self (archive footage)
  20. Sparkle's Tavern (1985) — Mr. Pupik
  21. Taboo: The Single and the LP (1980)
  22. Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton (2013) — Self
  23. Born of the Wind (1964)
  24. George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground (1983) — Himself
  25. Nudes: A Sketchbook (1974)
  26. Boggy Depot (1973) — Damon
  27. True Blue and Dreamy (1974)
  28. Peed Into the Wind (1972)
  29. Sunset After Dark (1996) — George Kilman
  30. Beaver Fever (1974) — Hunk
  31. A Night with Gilda Peck (1974)
  32. Wieners and Buns Musical (1972) — Forrest
  33. Electrocute Your Stars (2004)
  34. Gastronomic Getaway (1991)
  35. A Passage to Wetness (1990)
  36. Secrets of the Shadow World (1999) — Himself
  37. Metropolitan Monologues (2000) — Himself
  38. Maggots and Men (2009)
  39. Arizona Byways (2001) — Self
  40. Foto Spread (1991) — Self