Directing
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.
Filmography
That Woman
Film · 2018
Oh Hi Anne
Film · 2017
(ir)reverence
Film · 2013
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
Film · 2013
The Butchered Beefcake
Film · 2011
Bloodrape
Film · 2011
Vintage Visits
Film · 2010
Tummy Ache Times
Film · 2010
The Nutrient Express
Film · 2010
Delectable Destinations
Film · 2010
Calorie Cottage
Film · 2010
Eat My Makeup!
Film · 2010
Webtide
Film · 2010
Vault of Vapors
Film · 2009
It Came from Kuchar
Film · 2009
The Hairy Horror
Film · 2009
Maggots and Men
Film · 2009
Why Are You Weird?
Film · 2009
The Unmentionables
Film · 2009
3 Stories About Evil
Film · 2008
Portrait of Genie
Film · 2008
Coven of the Heathenites
Film · 2008
365 Day Project
Film · 2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Film · 2007
Water Sports
Film · 2007
Cinemaville
Film · 2007
Bump and Grind
Film · 2007
Hitchcocked!
Film · 2006
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
Film · 2006
Tomorrow Always Comes
Film · 2006
Kuchar Directs Queen Conga
Film · 2006
George Kuchar: An Interview
Film · 2005
Song of the Whoopee Wind
Film · 2005
Electrocute Your Stars
Film · 2004
Supercell
Film · 2004
Lumps of Joy
Film · 2004
Visitation Rites
Film · 2003
Burnout
Film · 2003
The Kingdom By The Sea
Film · 2002
The Gates of Gomorrah
Film · 2002
Arizona Byways
Film · 2001
Divine Trash
Film · 2000
Metropolitan Monologues
Film · 2000
All Smiles and Sadness
Film · 1999
Chigger Country
Film · 1999
Secrets of the Shadow World
Film · 1999
Brainbox
Film · 1999
Brakhage
Film · 1998
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
Film · 1998
Bongwater
Film · 1998
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore
Film · 1998
The Inmate
Film · 1997
Law of Desire
Film · 1997
Sunset After Dark
Film · 1996
Uncle Evil
Film · 1996
Season of Sorrow
Film · 1996
Vermin of the Vortex
Film · 1996
Cellar Sinema
Film · 1994
Urchins of Ungawa
Film · 1994
Dingleberry Jingles
Film · 1994
Bayou of the Blue Behemoth
Film · 1993
Ann Arbor
Film · 1993
Sherman Acres
Film · 1992
Award
Film · 1992
Going Nowhere
Film · 1992
George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth
Film · 1992
Foto Spread
Film · 1991
Gastronomic Getaway
Film · 1991
Indian Summer
Film · 1991
Weather Watch
Film · 1991
Scarlet Droppings
Film · 1991
The Warming of the Hell House
Film · 1990
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
Film · 1990
Swamp
Film · 1990
A Passage to Wetness
Film · 1990
Rocky Interlude
Film · 1990
Snap 'n Snatch
Film · 1990
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
Film · 1989
Migration of the Blubberoids
Film · 1989
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
Film · 1989
Chili Line Stops Here
Film · 1989
Precious Products
Film · 1989
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
Film · 1989
Point 'n Shoot
Film · 1989
Return to the House of Pain
Film · 1988
Weather Diary 3
Film · 1988
Xmas 1987 New Years
Film · 1988
L.A. Screening Workshop
Film · 1988
Mecca of the Frigid
Film · 1988
East by Southwest
Film · 1987
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
Film · 1987
Rainy Season
Film · 1987
The Creeping Crimson
Film · 1987
Cult of the Cubicles
Film · 1987
Weather Diary 1
Film · 1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Film · 1986
Xmas 1986
Film · 1986
Christmas 85
Film · 1985
Sparkle's Tavern
Film · 1985
Screamplay
Film · 1984
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
Film · 1983
Taboo: The Single and the LP
Film · 1980
The Mongreloid
Film · 1978
George and Mike Kuchar
Film · 1977
I, an Actress
Film · 1977
Wild Night in El Reno
Film · 1977
Undertow
Film · 1977
The Shadow Glass
Film · 1976
George
Film · 1976
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
Film · 1975
Thundercrack!
Film · 1975
A Night with Gilda Peck
Film · 1974
Nudes: A Sketchbook
Film · 1974
True Blue and Dreamy
Film · 1974
Beaver Fever
Film · 1974
Boggy Depot
Film · 1973
Confessions
Film · 1972
Peed Into the Wind
Film · 1972
Wieners and Buns Musical
Film · 1972
Portrait of Ramona
Film · 1971
Meow Meow
Film · 1970
Chronicles
Film · 1969
Underground New York
Film · 1968
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
Film · 1968
The Craven Sluck
Film · 1967
The Unclean
Film · 1967
Bill's Hat
Film · 1967
River Windows
Film · 1966
Galaxie
Film · 1966
Hold Me While I'm Naked
Film · 1966
The Secret of Wendel Samson
Film · 1966
Sins of the Fleshapoids
Film · 1965
Anita Needs Me
Film · 1964
Born of the Wind
Film · 1964
Lust for Ecstasy
Film · 1964
Confessions of Babette
Film · 1963
Tootsies in Autumn
Film · 1963
Night of the Bomb
Film · 1962
The Slasher
Film · 1958
Web of Fire
Film
Tropical Vulture
Film
Calling Dr. Petrov
Film