George Kuchar

Directing

Born August 31, 1942 · New York, New York

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 (215)

Kuchar-esque

2024

Empire of Evil

2011

The Butchered Beefcake

2011

HotSpell

2011

Lingo of the Lost

2010

The Nutrient Express

2010

Calorie Cottage

2010

Delectable Destinations

2010

Vintage Visits

2010

Room 666

2010

Tummy Ache Times

2010

Webtide

2010

Zealots of the Zinc Zone

2010

Nibbles

2010

Jewel of Jeopardy

2010

Zombies of Zanzibar

2009

Vault of Vapors

2009

Celebrity Casino

2009

Mellow Magic

2009

Burrito Bay

2009

Acid Redux

2009

Jamboree Journey

2009

The Unmentionables

2009

Art Space

2009

The Hairy Horror

2009

Libido Lagoon

2009

Solstice

2009

Orphans of the Cosmos

2008

Pictographic Piles

2008

The Crypt of Frankenstein

2008

January Jubilee

2008

Atrium of the Omni-Orb

2008

X MASS

2008

Eye on the Sky

2008

FlashBulb Alley

2008

Spectral Delivery

2008

Portrait of Genie

2008

Coven of the Heathenites

2008

Seaside Show

2008

Frigid Escapades

2007

Water Sports

2007

The Ghost of Dr Foo

2007

Holiday Hang Ups

2006

I, of the Cyclops

2006

Garden of Goodies

2006

Faulty Fathoms

2006

The Fury of Frau Frankenstein

2005

George Kuchar: An Interview

2005

Dynasty of Depravity

2005

Song of the Whoopee Wind

2005

Lumps of Joy

2004

A Fatal Desire

2004

Supercell

2004

Kaponga Island

2004

Temple of Torment

2004

Visitation Rites

2003

Burnout

2003

Butter Balls

2003

Kiss of Frankenstein

2003

The Passion Pot

2003

The Gates of Gomorrah

2002

The Kingdom By The Sea

2002

Arizona Byways

2001

Honey Bunnies on Ice

2001

Cyclone Alley Ceramics

2000

Planet of the Vamps

2000

Aquatica

2000

Metropolitan Monologues

2000

Secrets of the Shadow World

1999

Chigger Country

1999

Domain of the Pixel Pixies

1998

Phantom of the Pine Barrens

1998

Oasis of the Pharaohs

1997

The Inmate

1997

Vermin of the Vortex

1996

Season of Sorrow

1996

Uncle Evil

1996

Society Slut

1995

Grotto of the Gorgons

1995

The Unclean

1995

Holidaze, 1994

1994

Urchins of Ungawa

1994

The Cage of Nicholas

1994

Tales of the Twilight Typist

1994

Nirvana of the Nebbishites

1994

The Tower of the Astro-Cyclops

1994

Route 666

1994

Cellar Sinema

1994

Dingleberry Jingles

1994

Andy's House of Gary

1993

Billion Dollar Bimbo: A Musical

1993

ID CAME FROM INNER SPACE

1993

Glacier Park Video Views

1993

Bayou of the Blue Behemoth

1993

Dial A Kvetch

1993

Ann Arbor

1993

Impaction of the Igneous

1992

Pilgrimage

1992

Sherman Acres

1992

Award

1992

Going Nowhere

1992

George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth

1992

The Holiday Xmas Video of 1991

1991

Scarlet Droppings

1991

The Fall of the House of Yasmin

1991

Foto Spread

1991

Dialogue of the Devil Dolls

1991

Gastronomic Getaway

1991

Indian Summer

1991

Weather Watch

1991

Kiss of the Veggie Vixen

1990

Weather Diary 6

1990

A Passage to Wetness

1990

Snap 'n Snatch

1990

Rocky Interlude

1990

Edibile Atrocities

1990

Weather Diary 5

1989

Love Me True

1989

The Web of Doctor Satan

1989

Vile Cargo

1989

La Verbotene Voyage

1989

Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness

1989

Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s

1989

Migration of the Blubberoids

1989

Precious Products

1989

Chili Line Stops Here

1989

Point 'n Shoot

1989

500 Millibars to Ecstasy

1989

We, the Normal

1988

Weather Diary 3

1988

Return to the House of Pain

1988

Weather Diary 4

1988

Summer of No Return

1988

Xmas 1987 New Years

1988

Evangelust

1988

Low Light Life

1988

L.A. Screening Workshop

1988

Mecca of the Frigid

1988

Terror by Twilight

1988

Rainy Season

1987

The Creeping Crimson

1987

Video Album 5: The Thursday People

1987

Weather Diary 2

1987

East by Southwest

1987

Cult of the Cubicles

1987

Insanitorium

1987

1980 Seven

1987

The Muffled Darkness

1987

The Desert Within

1987

Xmas 1986

1986

Weather Diary 1

1986

Greetings from Boulder

1986

Video Album 3

1986

The Last Hello

1986

Video Album 2

1986

Jane and Mike Visit

1986

Christmas 85

1985

Motel Capri

1985

Ascension of the Demonoids

1985

Video Album 1

1985

The X-People

1984

Club Vatican

1984

Mom

1983

Cattle Mutilation

1983

Yolanda

1981

The Woman And The Dress

1980

The Nocturnal Immaculation

1980

The Power of the Press

1979

Blips

1979

Prescrition in Blue

1978

The Mongreloid

1978

Forever and Always

1978

Symphony for a Sinner

1978

One Night a Week

1978

I, an Actress

1977

Wild Night in El Reno

1977

The Asphalt Ribbon

1977

A Reason to Live

1976

Back to Nature

1976

The Devil's Cleavage

1975

The Desperate and The Deep

1975

The Sunshine Sisters

1972

Portrait of Ramona

1971

Pagan Rhapsody

1970

Unstrap Me

1968

Knocturne

1968

The Mammal Palace

1968

House of the White People

1968

Encyclopedia of the Blessed

1968

Color Me Shameless

1967

The Lady From Sands Point

1967

Eclipse of the Sun Virgin

1967

Mosholu Holiday

1967

Hold Me While I'm Naked

1966

Color Me Lurid

1966

Leisure

1966

Corruption of the Damned

1965

Anita Needs Me

1964

Lust for Ecstasy

1964

Lovers of Eternity

1964

A Town Called Tempest

1963

Tootsies in Autumn

1963

Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof

1963

A Woman Distressed

1962

Sylvia’s Promise

1962

Night of the Bomb

1962

A Reel of Home Movies

1961

I Was a Teenage Rumpot

1960

The Thief and the Stripper

1959

The Slasher

1958

The Naked and the Nude

1957

A Tub Named Desire

1956

Saga of Magda

Tropical Vulture

Holiday Harbor

George Kuchar

Directed (215)

Acting (133)