George Kuchar
Directing
🎂 1942-08-31
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.
Cast credits(123)
2009
Homeless Man
1998
2006
Self
2000
Self (archive footage)
1998
Self (archive footage)
1986
George Kuchar
2005
George Kilman
1996
1980
Martin
1984
Himself
1986
Himself
1983
Self
1966
1972
Himself
1999
Self
2009
Uncle George
1990
1966
1997
Prince Gianbeno
1965
2008
1966
Self
1990
2007
1972
1976
Self
2013
Self
2006
Himself
1992
Himself
1967
Morton
1967
Forrest
1972
1963
Self
1977
Himself
2000
1991
Self
2008
1974
Barbara Walters
2018
Self
1968
Self
2007
1958
Himself
1991
1967
Self
2001
Hunk
1974
1975
1991
Mr. Pupik
1985
1969
Himself
1978
1963
Himself
2004
2004
Self
1991
Father Nelson
1964
Himself
2017
1994
1964
1987
1987
1988
Director
1977
2011
Damon
1973
Ira
1992
Himself
1987
Himself
2009
Himself
2008
Himself
1989
2006
Self
1990
1962
1968
Himself
1997
1974
1977
Himself
1990
2010
Himself
2003
Himself
1988
Himself
1986
1964
1994
2003
Self
1985
2010
Monologue Narrator
1999
Himself
1989
2010
2013
Himself
2010
1966
1991
Himself
1996
Himself
1998
1989
Himself
1992
Self
1988
Dean
1974
1989
Himself
1989
Himself
2005
1971
Himself
1996
2010
1990
1989
Himself
2002
2010
1999
Himself
2007
Himself
1989
Himself
1990
2010
1976
1987
Self
1994
2009
Bing / Medusa
1975
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