George Kuchar
male
Born on August 31, 1942 (83 years old)
Passed Away on September 06, 2011
From New York, New York
Known for Directing
Biography
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
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- 2011
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Crew Credits
- 2024
- 2011
- 2010
Lingo of the Lost
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Director
2010
Vintage Visits
as
Director
2010
The Nutrient Express
as
Director
2010
Calorie Cottage
as
Director
2010
Room 666
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Director
2010
Tummy Ache Times
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Director
2010
Delectable Destinations
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Director
2010
Webtide
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Director
2010
Zealots of the Zinc Zone
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Director
2010
Nibbles
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Director
2010
Jewel of Jeopardy
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Director
2010
- 2009
Vault of Vapors
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Director
2009
Jamboree Journey
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Director
2009
The Unmentionables
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Director
2009
Art Space
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Director
2009
Burrito Bay
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Director
2009
Acid Redux
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Director
2009
Celebrity Casino
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Director
2009
Mellow Magic
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Director
2009
The Hairy Horror
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Director
2009
Libido Lagoon
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Director
2009
Zombies of Zanzibar
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Director
2009
Solstice
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Director
2009
- 2008
Orphans of the Cosmos
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Director
2008
X MASS
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Director
2008
The Crypt of Frankenstein
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Director
2008
Atrium of the Omni-Orb
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Director
2008
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January Jubilee
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Director
2008
Pictographic Piles
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Director
2008
Eye on the Sky
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Director
2008
FlashBulb Alley
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Director
2008
Spectral Delivery
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Director
2008
Portrait of Genie
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Director
2008
Coven of the Heathenites
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Director
2008
Seaside Show
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2008
- 2006
- 2005
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- 2000
- 1998
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- 1995
- 1994
Tales of the Twilight Typist
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Director
1994
Urchins of Ungawa
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Director
1994
The Cage of Nicholas
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Director
1994
Holidaze, 1994
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Screenplay
1994
Holidaze, 1994
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Editor
1994
Holidaze, 1994
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Camera Operator
1994
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Nirvana of the Nebbishites
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Director
1994
The Tower of the Astro-Cyclops
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1994
Route 666
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Writer
1994
Route 666
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Director
1994
Cellar Sinema
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Director
1994
Dingleberry Jingles
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Director
1994
Holidaze, 1994
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1994
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
- 1989
Weather Diary 5
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1989
Weather Diary 5
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Writer
1989
Love Me True
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1989
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Vile Cargo
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1989
La Verbotene Voyage
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1989
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The Web of Doctor Satan
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Director
1989
Migration of the Blubberoids
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Director
1989
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
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Director
1989
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
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Director
1989
Chili Line Stops Here
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Director
1989
Precious Products
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Director
1989
Point 'n Shoot
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1989
500 Millibars to Ecstasy
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Director
1989
- 1988
We, the Normal
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1988
Weather Diary 3
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Director
1988
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Return to the House of Pain
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Director
1988
Weather Diary 4
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1988
Summer of No Return
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1988
Xmas 1987 New Years
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1988
Evangelust
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1988
Low Light Life
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1988
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L.A. Screening Workshop
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Director
1988
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L.A. Screening Workshop
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Cinematography
1988
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L.A. Screening Workshop
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Editor
1988
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Mecca of the Frigid
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Director
1988
- 1987
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
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Director
1987
Weather Diary 2
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Director
1987
Rainy Season
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Director
1987
The Creeping Crimson
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1987
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East by Southwest
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1987
Cult of the Cubicles
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1987
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Insanitorium
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1987
1980 Seven
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1987
1980 Seven
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Editor
1987
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East by Southwest
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Director
1987
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The Muffled Darkness
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Director
1987
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The Desert Within
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Director
1987
- 1986
- 1985
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- 1981
- 1980
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- 1970
- 1968
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- 2007
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