George Kuchar
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: August 31, 1942
Day of Death: September 6, 2011 (69 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
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Actor
Vintage Visits
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Tummy Ache Times
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The Nutrient Express
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Delectable Destinations
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Calorie Cottage
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Eat My Makeup!
Actor Himself
Webtide
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Lingo of the Lost
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Vintage Visits
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The Nutrient Express
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Calorie Cottage
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Room 666
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Tummy Ache Times
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Delectable Destinations
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Webtide
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Zealots of the Zinc Zone
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Nibbles
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Jewel of Jeopardy
2009
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Vault of Vapors
Actor Self
It Came from Kuchar
Actor Himself
The Hairy Horror
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Maggots and Men
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Vault of Vapors
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Jamboree Journey
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The Unmentionables
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Art Space
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Burrito Bay
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Acid Redux
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Celebrity Casino
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Mellow Magic
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The Hairy Horror
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Libido Lagoon
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Zombies of Zanzibar
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Solstice
2008
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3 Stories About Evil
Actor Himself
Portrait of Genie
Actor Self
Coven of the Heathenites
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Orphans of the Cosmos
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X MASS
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The Crypt of Frankenstein
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Atrium of the Omni-Orb
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January Jubilee
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Pictographic Piles
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Eye on the Sky
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FlashBulb Alley
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Spectral Delivery
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Portrait of Genie
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Coven of the Heathenites
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Seaside Show
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Cellar Sinema
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Urchins of Ungawa
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Tales of the Twilight Typist
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Urchins of Ungawa
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The Cage of Nicholas
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Holidaze, 1994
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Holidaze, 1994
Camera Operator
Holidaze, 1994
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Nirvana of the Nebbishites
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The Tower of the Astro-Cyclops
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Route 666
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Route 666
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Cellar Sinema
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Dingleberry Jingles
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Holidaze, 1994
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The Warming of the Hell House
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Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
Actor Uncle George
Swamp
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A Passage to Wetness
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Rocky Interlude
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Snap 'n Snatch
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Weather Diary 6
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The Warming of the Hell House
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A Passage to Wetness
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Snap 'n Snatch
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Rocky Interlude
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Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
1989
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Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
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Migration of the Blubberoids
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Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
Actor Himself
Chili Line Stops Here
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Precious Products
Actor Himself
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
Actor Himself
Point 'n Shoot
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Weather Diary 5
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Weather Diary 5
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Love Me True
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Vile Cargo
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La Verbotene Voyage
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The Web of Doctor Satan
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Migration of the Blubberoids
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Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
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Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
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Chili Line Stops Here
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Precious Products
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Point 'n Shoot
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500 Millibars to Ecstasy
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Video Album 5: The Thursday People
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Rainy Season
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The Creeping Crimson
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Cult of the Cubicles
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Video Album 5: The Thursday People
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Weather Diary 2
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Rainy Season
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The Creeping Crimson
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Cult of the Cubicles
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Insanitorium
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1980 Seven
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1980 Seven
