George Kuchar
Directing
Born 1942-08-31
Died 2011-09-06
New York, New York
276 credits
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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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Directing
26 credits
The Creeping Crimson
Cinemaville
The Mammal Palace
Burnout
Aquatica
Mecca of the Frigid
Andy's House of Gary
Hold Me While I'm Naked
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
Grotto of the Gorgons
The Thief and the Stripper
A Reason to Live
Knocturne
Club Vatican
Rainy Season
The Hairy Horror
The Naked and the Nude
I Was a Teenage Rumpot
House of the White People
Metropolitan Monologues
Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof
Coven of the Heathenites
Pagan Rhapsody
Gastronomic Getaway
Color Me Shameless
The Slasher
Acting
25 credits
Bongwater
Divine Trash
365 Day Project
Bloodrape
Cinemaville
Screamplay
It Came from Kuchar
Sins of the Fleshapoids
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Burnout
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
Hitchcocked!
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Underground New York
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore
Oh Hi Anne
Brakhage
Galaxie
I Was a Teenage Serial Killer
Sunset After Dark
That Woman
Sparkle's Tavern
The Hairy Horror
Metropolitan Monologues
Coven of the Heathenites
Other credits
14 credits
Every Dog Has Its Day
Maggots and Men
Nudes: A Sketchbook
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
Taboo: The Single and the LP
Born of the Wind
The Devil's Cleavage
River Windows
Eat My Makeup!
3 Stories About Evil
Electrocute Your Stars
Bill's Hat
Law of Desire
Meow Meow
Writing
2 credits
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