George Kuchar
Known for: Directing
Born: August 31, 1942
Died: September 6, 2011
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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Filmography
278 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
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Kuchar-esque
2024
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That Woman
2018
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Oh Hi Anne
2017NR
(ir)reverence
2013
5.3
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
2013
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Bloodrape
2011
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The Butchered Beefcake
2011
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Empire of Evil
2011
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HotSpell
2011
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Eat My Makeup!
2010
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Vintage Visits
2010
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Tummy Ache Times
2010
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The Nutrient Express
2010
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Delectable Destinations
2010
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Calorie Cottage
2010
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Webtide
2010
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Lingo of the Lost
2010
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Room 666
2010
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Zealots of the Zinc Zone
2010
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Nibbles
2010
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Jewel of Jeopardy
2010
7.3
It Came from Kuchar
2009
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Zombies of Zanzibar
2009
2.0
Maggots and Men
2009
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Why Are You Weird?
2009
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Vault of Vapors
2009
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The Hairy Horror
2009
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The Unmentionables
2009
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Jamboree Journey
2009
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Art Space
2009
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Burrito Bay
2009
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Acid Redux
2009
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Celebrity Casino
2009
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Mellow Magic
2009
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Libido Lagoon
2009
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Solstice
2009
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3 Stories About Evil
2008
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Portrait of Genie
2008
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Coven of the Heathenites
2008
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Orphans of the Cosmos
2008
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X MASS
2008
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The Crypt of Frankenstein
2008
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Atrium of the Omni-Orb
2008NR
January Jubilee
2008
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Pictographic Piles
2008
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Eye on the Sky
2008
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FlashBulb Alley
2008
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Spectral Delivery
2008
10.0
Seaside Show
2008
10.0
365 Day Project
2007
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Frigid Escapades
2007
6.7
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007
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Water Sports
2007
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Cinemaville
2007
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The Ghost of Dr Foo
2007
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Holiday Hang Ups
2006
6.0
Hitchcocked!
2006
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Meet The Kuchar Brothers
2006NR
Tomorrow Always Comes
2006
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I, of the Cyclops
2006
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Garden of Goodies
2006
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Faulty Fathoms
2006
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The Fury of Frau Frankenstein
2005
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George Kuchar: An Interview
2005
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Song of the Whoopee Wind
2005
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Dynasty of Depravity
2005
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Lumps of Joy
200410.0
A Fatal Desire
2004
6.0
Electrocute Your Stars
2004
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Supercell
2004
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Temple of Torment
2004
10.0
Kaponga Island
2004NR
Visitation Rites
2003
8.0
Burnout
2003
8.0
Butter Balls
2003
9.7
Kiss of Frankenstein
2003
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The Passion Pot
2003
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The Gates of Gomorrah
2002
9.0
The Kingdom By The Sea
2002
9.0
Arizona Byways
2001
10.0
Honey Bunnies on Ice
2001
7.2
Divine Trash
2000
8.5
Metropolitan Monologues
2000
6.5
Cyclone Alley Ceramics
2000
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Aquatica
2000
7.5
Planet of the Vamps
2000
5.0
Secrets of the Shadow World
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All Smiles and Sadness
1999
7.0
Chigger Country
1999
7.1
Brakhage
1998
5.0
Every Dog Has Its Day
1998
4.8
Bongwater
1998
7.2
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore
1998
8.0
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
1998
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Phantom of the Pine Barrens
1998
10.0
The Inmate
1997
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Law of Desire
1997
10.0
Oasis of the Pharaohs
19973.7
Sunset After Dark
1996
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Uncle Evil
1996
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Season of Sorrow
1996
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Vermin of the Vortex
1996
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Society Slut
19959.0
Grotto of the Gorgons
1995
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The Unclean
1995
7.5
Holidaze, 1994
1994
10.0
Cellar Sinema
1994
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Urchins of Ungawa
1994
8.0
Dingleberry Jingles
1994
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Tales of the Twilight Typist
1994
10.0
The Cage of Nicholas
19949.0
Nirvana of the Nebbishites
1994
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The Tower of the Astro-Cyclops
1994
6.0
Route 666
1994
6.1
I Was a Teenage Serial Killer
1993
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Andy's House of Gary
1993NR
Billion Dollar Bimbo: A Musical
1993
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ID CAME FROM INNER SPACE
19937.0
Bayou of the Blue Behemoth
199310.0
Ann Arbor
1993
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Glacier Park Video Views
19937.0
Dial A Kvetch
1993
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Sherman Acres
1992
9.0
Award
1992
8.0
Going Nowhere
19928.0
George Kuchar Goes to Work with Today's Youth
1992NR
Impaction of the Igneous
1992NR
Pilgrimage
1992
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The Holiday Xmas Video of 1991
1991
6.0
Scarlet Droppings
1991
8.0
Foto Spread
1991
8.5
Gastronomic Getaway
1991NR
Indian Summer
1991
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Weather Watch
19919.0
The Fall of the House of Yasmin
1991NR
Dialogue of the Devil Dolls
1991
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Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
1990
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The Warming of the Hell House
1990
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Swamp
1990
8.0
A Passage to Wetness
1990
8.0
Rocky Interlude
1990
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Snap 'n Snatch
1990
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Weather Diary 6
199010.0
Edibile Atrocities
1990
9.0
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
1989
9.0
Migration of the Blubberoids
1989
8.0
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
1989
9.0
Chili Line Stops Here
1989
10.0
Precious Products
1989
8.0
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
1989
10.0
Point 'n Shoot
1989
2.0
Weather Diary 5
1989
9.0
Love Me True
1989NR
Vile Cargo
1989
10.0
La Verbotene Voyage
1989NR
The Web of Doctor Satan
198910.0
Return to the House of Pain
1988
5.0
Weather Diary 3
1988
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Xmas 1987 New Years
19888.0
L.A. Screening Workshop
19887.0
Mecca of the Frigid
1988
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We, the Normal
1988
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Weather Diary 4
1988
6.3
Summer of No Return
1988
8.0
Evangelust
1988
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Low Light Life
1988NR
Terror by Twilight
1988
9.0
Rainy Season
1987
10.0
The Creeping Crimson
19879.0
East by Southwest
1987
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Video Album 5: The Thursday People
1987
9.0
Cult of the Cubicles
1987
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Weather Diary 2
19878.0
Insanitorium
1987
9.0
1980 Seven
19877.0
The Muffled Darkness
19877.0
The Desert Within
1987
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Xmas 1986
1986
8.4
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986
2.0
Weather Diary 1
1986
8.0
Greetings from Boulder
1986
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Video Album 3
1986
8.0
The Last Hello
1986NR
Video Album 2
1986NR
Jane and Mike Visit
1986NR
Christmas 85
1985
6.4
Sparkle's Tavern
1985
9.0
Motel Capri
1985
4.5
Ascension of the Demonoids
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Video Album 1
1985
6.4
Screamplay
19848.0
The X-People
1984
6.5
Club Vatican
1984
7.8
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
1983
8.0
Mom
1983
7.3
Cattle Mutilation
1983
9.0
Yolanda
19818.0
The Woman And The Dress
1980
5.4
Taboo: The Single and the LP
1980
7.5
The Nocturnal Immaculation
1980
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Aqueerius
19808.0
The Power of the Press
19797.0
Blips
19798.0
Prescrition in Blue
1978
6.3
The Mongreloid
1978
8.0
Forever and Always
1978
7.4
Symphony for a Sinner
19788.0
One Night a Week
1978
5.8
I, an Actress
19775.4
Wild Night in El Reno
197710.0
George and Mike Kuchar
1977
8.0
The Asphalt Ribbon
1977
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The Shadow Glass
1976NR
George
1976
6.4
A Reason to Live
1976
7.5
Back to Nature
1976
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The Apparition
1976
6.3
Thundercrack!
1975
5.9
The Devil's Cleavage
1975
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Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
19758.0
The Desperate and The Deep
1975
5.5
A Night with Gilda Peck
1974
3.3
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974
4.3
True Blue and Dreamy
1974
4.0
Beaver Fever
1974
4.8
Boggy Depot
1973
4.0
Wieners and Buns Musical
1972
5.8
Confessions
1972
3.0
Peed Into the Wind
1972
5.0
The Sunshine Sisters
1972
5.0
Portrait of Ramona
1971
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Meow Meow
19706.7
Pagan Rhapsody
1970
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Chronicles
1969
7.0
Unstrap Me
1968
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Underground New York
196810.0
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
1968
9.0
Knocturne
1968
9.0
House of the White People
19688.0
The Mammal Palace
1968
10.0
Color Me Shameless
1967
6.1
The Craven Sluck
1967NR
The Unclean
19679.0
The Lady From Sands Point
19675.9
Eclipse of the Sun Virgin
1967
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Mosholu Holiday
1967
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Bill's Hat
1967
10.0
Galaxie
1966
5.0
The Secret of Wendel Samson
1966
4.7
Hold Me While I'm Naked
19666.0
Color Me Lurid
1966
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River Windows
1966
9.0
Leisure
1966
6.7
Corruption of the Damned
1965
6.1
Sins of the Fleshapoids
196510.0
Anita Needs Me
1964
5.5
Born of the Wind
19647.0
Lust for Ecstasy
19649.0
Lovers of Eternity
19645.4
Tootsies in Autumn
1963
7.0
A Town Called Tempest
19638.7
Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof
19639.0
Confessions of Babette
19638.0
Night of the Bomb
19629.0
A Woman Distressed
196210.0
Sylvia’s Promise
1962
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A Reel of Home Movies
19618.0
I Was a Teenage Rumpot
196010.0
The Thief and the Stripper
19597.0
The Slasher
19588.0
The Naked and the Nude
1957
10.0
A Tub Named Desire
1956NR
Web of Fire
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Tropical Vulture
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Calling Dr. Petrov
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9.0
Saga of Magda
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Holiday Harbor
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Motivation of the Carcasoids
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