Directing
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.
Bongwater
1998 · Movie
Screamplay
1984 · Movie
365 Day Project
2007 · Movie
Divine Trash
2000 · Movie
Hitchcocked!
2006 · Movie
Cinemaville
2007 · Movie
Underground New York
1968 · Movie
It Came from Kuchar
2009 · Movie
Taboo: The Single and the LP
1980 · Movie
Maggots and Men
2009 · Movie
Oh Hi Anne
2017 · Movie
Born of the Wind
1964 · Movie
Brakhage
1998 · Movie
Bill's Hat
1967 · Movie
Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
2013 · Movie
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore
1998 · Movie
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007 · Movie
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986 · Movie
3 Stories About Evil
2008 · Movie
Galaxie
1966 · Movie
Sparkle's Tavern
1985 · Movie
I, an Actress
1977 · Movie
Hold Me While I'm Naked
1966 · Movie
Law of Desire
1997 · Movie
Portrait of Ramona
1971 · Movie
Metropolitan Monologues
2000 · Movie
Going Nowhere
1992 · Movie
River Windows
1966 · Movie
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
1987 · Movie
Beaver Fever
1974 · Movie
Peed Into the Wind
1972 · Movie
Swamp
1990 · Movie
Sins of the Fleshapoids
1965 · Movie
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
1983 · Movie
Burnout
2003 · Movie
A Night with Gilda Peck
1974 · Movie
Vermin of the Vortex
1996 · Movie
The Hairy Horror
2009 · Movie
Sherman Acres
1992 · Movie
Award
1992 · Movie
Xmas 1986
1986 · Movie
Chronicles
1969 · Movie
Dingleberry Jingles
1994 · Movie
Rainy Season
1987 · Movie
The Craven Sluck
1967 · Movie
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974 · Movie
Supercell
2004 · Movie
Kiss of the Veggie Vixen
1990 · Movie
Wieners and Buns Musical
1972 · Movie
Electrocute Your Stars
2004 · Movie
Urchins of Ungawa
1994 · Movie
Portrait of Genie
2008 · Movie
True Blue and Dreamy
1974 · Movie
Boggy Depot
1973 · Movie
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
2006 · Movie
Vault of Vapors
2009 · Movie
Webtide
2010 · Movie
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
1989 · Movie
Confessions
1972 · Movie
Secrets of the Shadow World
1999 · Movie
Rocky Interlude
1990 · Movie
Coven of the Heathenites
2008 · Movie
Bloodrape
2011 · Movie
The Mongreloid
1978 · Movie
Meow Meow
1970 · Movie
The Gates of Gomorrah
2002 · Movie
Scarlet Droppings
1991 · Movie
George Kuchar: An Interview
2005 · Movie
That Woman
2018 · Movie
Eat My Makeup!
2010 · Movie
Chili Line Stops Here
1989 · Movie
The Kingdom By The Sea
2002 · Movie
Arizona Byways
2001 · Movie
Gastronomic Getaway
1991 · Movie
Cult of the Cubicles
1987 · Movie
Water Sports
2007 · Movie
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
1989 · Movie
Chigger Country
1999 · Movie
Migration of the Blubberoids
1989 · Movie
Domain of the Pixel Pixies
1998 · Movie
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
1989 · Movie
Cellar Sinema
1994 · Movie
Weather Diary 1
1986 · Movie
Calorie Cottage
2010 · Movie
The Nutrient Express
2010 · Movie
Snap 'n Snatch
1990 · Movie
The Unmentionables
2009 · Movie
Delectable Destinations
2010 · Movie
A Passage to Wetness
1990 · Movie
The Warming of the Hell House
1990 · Movie
The Inmate
1997 · Movie
The Creeping Crimson
1987 · Movie
The Shadow Glass
1976 · Movie
Tropical Vulture
· Movie
Weather Diary 3
1988 · Movie
Season of Sorrow
1996 · Movie
Andy Warhol's Unfinished Symphony
1975 · Movie
Vintage Visits
2010 · Movie
Lumps of Joy
2004 · Movie
Point 'n Shoot
1989 · Movie
Precious Products
1989 · Movie
Tummy Ache Times
2010 · Movie
Uncle Evil
1996 · Movie
Weather Watch
1991 · Movie
Why Are You Weird?
2009 · Movie
The Butchered Beefcake
2011 · Movie
Foto Spread
1991 · Movie
Song of the Whoopee Wind
2005 · Movie
Xmas 1987 New Years
1988 · Movie
Calling Dr. Petrov
· Movie
Thundercrack!
1975 · Movie
