George Kuchar
Born August 31, 1942 (Age: 83)
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New York, New York
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.
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.
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Filmography
Bloodrape
2011
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as Grandpa
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Age: 68
The Butchered Beefcake
2011
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Age: 68
Eat My Makeup!
2010
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Age: 67
Vintage Visits
2010
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Age: 67
The Nutrient Express
2010
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Age: 67
Webtide
2010
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as Himself
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Age: 67
Calorie Cottage
2010
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Age: 67
Delectable Destinations
2010
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Age: 67
Tummy Ache Times
2010
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Age: 67
Maggots and Men
2009
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Age: 66
Why Are You Weird?
2009
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as Professor
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Age: 66
The Unmentionables
2009
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Age: 66
The Hairy Horror
2009
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as Himself
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Age: 66
Vault of Vapors
2009
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Age: 66
365 Day Project
2007
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as Self
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Age: 65
Water Sports
2007
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as Himself
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Age: 64
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
2006
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Age: 63
No Image
Tomorrow Always Comes
2006
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Age: 63
Song of the Whoopee Wind
2005
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as Himself
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Age: 62
George Kuchar: An Interview
2005
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as George Kuchar
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Age: 62
Lumps of Joy
2004
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Age: 62
Electrocute Your Stars
2004
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Age: 61
Supercell
2004
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as Himself
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Age: 61
The Gates of Gomorrah
2002
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as Self
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Age: 59
The Kingdom By The Sea
2002
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as Himself
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Age: 59
Arizona Byways
2001
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as Self
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Age: 58
Divine Trash
2000
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as Self
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Age: 57
Metropolitan Monologues
2000
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as Himself
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Age: 57
Brakhage
1998
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 56
Bongwater
1998
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as Homeless Man
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Age: 55
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
1998
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as Himself
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Age: 55
The Inmate
1997
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as Himself
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Age: 54
Law of Desire
1997
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Age: 54
Season of Sorrow
1996
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as Himself
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Age: 53
Uncle Evil
1996
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as Himself
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Age: 53
Vermin of the Vortex
1996
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as Self
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Age: 53
No Image
Sunset After Dark
1996
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as George Kilman
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Age: 53
Cellar Sinema
1994
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as
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Age: 51
Dingleberry Jingles
1994
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as Self
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Age: 51
No Image
Ann Arbor
1993
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Age: 50
No Image
Bayou of the Blue Behemoth
1993
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Age: 50
Sherman Acres
1992
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as Ira
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Age: 49
Going Nowhere
1992
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as Himself
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Age: 49
Award
1992
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as Himself
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Age: 49
No Image
George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth
1992
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as
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Age: 49
Scarlet Droppings
1991
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as Himself
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Age: 48
Weather Watch
1991
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Age: 48
Foto Spread
1991
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as Self
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Age: 48
No Image
Indian Summer
1991
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Age: 48
Gastronomic Getaway
1991
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Age: 48
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
1990
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as Self
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Age: 47
Swamp
1990
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as Uncle George
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Age: 47
The Warming of the Hell House
1990
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as Self
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Age: 47
A Passage to Wetness
1990
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Age: 47
Rocky Interlude
1990
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as Himself
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Age: 47
Snap 'n Snatch
1990
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as Himself
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Age: 47
Chili Line Stops Here
1989
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as Himself
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Age: 46
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
1989
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as Himself
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Age: 46
Point 'n Shoot
1989
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as Himself
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Age: 46
Migration of the Blubberoids
1989
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Age: 46
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
1989
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Age: 46
Precious Products
1989
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as Himself
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Age: 46
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
1989
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Age: 46
Xmas 1987 New Years
1988
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as Himself
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Age: 45
Weather Diary 3
1988
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Age: 45
No Image
L.A. Screening Workshop
1988
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Age: 45
No Image
Mecca of the Frigid
1988
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Age: 45
No Image
Return to the House of Pain
1988
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as Self
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Age: 45
Rainy Season
1987
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Age: 45
The Creeping Crimson
1987
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Age: 45
No Image
East by Southwest
1987
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Age: 44
Cult of the Cubicles
1987
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as Himself
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Age: 44
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
1987
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Age: 44
No Image
Christmas 85
1985
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as Self
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Age: 43
Sparkle's Tavern
1985
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as Mr. Pupik
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Age: 42
Taboo: The Single and the LP
1980
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Age: 37
The Mongreloid
1978
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as Himself
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Age: 36
No Image
George and Mike Kuchar
1977
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as Self
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Age: 34
No Image
George
1976
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Age: 33
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
1975
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Age: 32
Beaver Fever
1974
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as Hunk
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Age: 31
A Night with Gilda Peck
1974
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Age: 31
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974
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Age: 31
True Blue and Dreamy
1974
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Age: 31
Boggy Depot
1973
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as Damon
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Age: 30
Wieners and Buns Musical
1972
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as Forrest
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Age: 29
Confessions
1972
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Age: 29
Peed Into the Wind
1972
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Age: 29
Meow Meow
1970
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Age: 27
Chronicles
1969
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Age: 26
No Image
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
1968
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Age: 25
Underground New York
1968
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as Self
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Age: 25
Sins of the Fleshapoids
1965
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as Prince Gianbeno
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Age: 22
No Image
Anita Needs Me
1964
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Age: 21
No Image
Lust for Ecstasy
1964
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as Father Nelson
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Age: 21
Born of the Wind
1964
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Age: 21
No Image
Tootsies in Autumn
1963
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Age: 21
No Image
Confessions of Babette
1963
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Age: 20
No Image
Night of the Bomb
1962
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Age: 19
No Image
The Slasher
1958
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Age: 15