George Kuchar

Known for DirectingBorn 1942-08-31Died 2011-09-06New 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Seaside Show

365 Day Project

Kaponga Island

A Fatal Desire

Honey Bunnies on Ice

The Inmate

Oasis of the Pharaohs

Cellar Sinema

The Cage of Nicholas

Ann Arbor

Edibile Atrocities

Precious Products

Point 'n Shoot

La Verbotene Voyage

Return to the House of Pain

The Creeping Crimson

George and Mike Kuchar

Kiss of Frankenstein

Encyclopedia of the Blessed

Color Me Shameless

Galaxie

Anita Needs Me

Sylvia’s Promise

The Thief and the Stripper

A Tub Named Desire

The Kingdom By The Sea

Arizona Byways

Grotto of the Gorgons

Nirvana of the Nebbishites

Award

The Fall of the House of Yasmin

Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s

Migration of the Blubberoids

Chili Line Stops Here

Love Me True

East by Southwest

Rainy Season

Cult of the Cubicles

1980 Seven

Motel Capri

Yolanda

Knocturne

House of the White People

The Lady From Sands Point

Leisure

Lovers of Eternity

Confessions of Babette

A Woman Distressed