The ultracheap productions precluded the use of expensive audiosyncing equipment. Twin brothers who have spent the majority of their lives making short films, mike and george utilized overthetop titles and experimental storylines, all of the home movie variety. It pays homage to just about every genre, specifically horror, noir, fantasy and comedy, and presents the. New online exhibition presents george kuchar s film going nowhere, a video diary recording kuchar s 50th birthday at his dusty apartment and his melancholic interaction with the world through a screen. With the initial setup of an atmospheric gothic tale a dark and stormy night breakdown featuring a creepy old house on the hill it quickly turns into an eerie orgy of graphic humor, horror and sex. Bruce springsteen thundercrack lyrics genius lyrics. Oct 19, 2011 if ever there were an exemplar of susan sontags definitions of camp, it would be the work of the underground filmmaker george kuchar, who has died of prostate cancer aged 69.
George and mike kuchar are the directors of such low john waters is the notorious director of such cult movie classics as pink flamingos, female trouble, desperate living and hairspray. Marion eaton, george kuchar, melinda mcdowell akas. Ive read online reports of screenings forced to use a subpar betacam tape copy. Yet, kuchar, who died of cancer last night, september 6, directed more than 200 movies mostly shorts and video productions from the mid1950s to the late 2000s. George kuchar goes to work with todays youth 1992 color, 45 min. Sins of the fleshapoids can now be purchased on dvd from the label other cinema. Take a cliched horrorstory beginning, a remote gothic mansion, an insane hostess, a group of strangers four men, three women and a gorilla and you pretty much begin to see that this is not meant to be a serious film, but rather a parody of several other older and better ones. It came from kuchar, which tells the story of the kuchar brothers in a. With george kuchar, mike kuchar, dan carbone, john carlson. The only thing that comes close to comparing to thundercrack. Desperate visions features several indepth interviews with waters, as well as with members of his legendary entourage including divine, mary vivian pearce. Thundercrack the worlds only underground kinky art adult horror film, complete with four men, three women and rampaging circus animals. With the initial setup of an atmospheric gothic tale a. Ceating stars out of their friends and family with just consumergrade cameras, the teenage kuchar brothers went from the 1960s new york city underground film scene of andy warhol.
Dec 27, 2016 in fact, the films of the kuchar brothers were a big influence on the films of the former and its fairly obvious. Desperate visions features several indepth interviews with waters, as well as with members of his legendary entourage including divine, mary vivian pearce, mink stole and miss jean hill. The kuchar brothers gave me the selfconfidence to believe in my own tawdry vision. A documentary with interview with the kuchar brothers. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rcalegacy song on silver waves. The life and cinema of the brothers kuchar by jack stevenson, in bright lights. Mar 02, 2012 society slut directed by george kuchar sha man. In 1975, curt mcdowell and writeractor george kuchar created the utterly brilliant thundercrack. Id came from inner space 1993 color, sound, 56 min. While sexuality in george kuchar s films is sort of viewed through a lens of naivete, curt mcdowell brings overt sexuality to the proceedings. Directed by curt mcdowell written by george kuchar usa, 1975 when one looks at the underground cult film scene of the 1960s and 1970s, the names mike kuchar and george kuchar definitely come to mind. Michael calliope born in manhattan, new york, george and mike kuchar moved with their family to the bronx at an early age. The kuchar brothers are recognized along with the likes of andy warhol, stan brakhage, kenneth anger, ken jacobs, jonas mekas and others as defining what underground film was in america in the 1960s and represented a group of filmmakers whose unique styles are constantly referenced to this day. The film was edited down from 153 mins by its backers the thomas brothers.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kuchar brothers film festival near you. George kuchar was born on august 31, 1942 in manhattan, new york city, new york, usa as george andrew kuchar. With marion eaton, george kuchar, melinda mcdowell, phillip heffernan. On a dark and stormy night, a group of strangers find themselves stranded at a remote mansion, so they soon indulge in swapping bizarre personal stories and bodily. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. Were told that various incomplete versions have been drifting about for years.
Of the five release prints made, all but one befell terrible fates with one seized and two drastically shortened. In fact, the achievement of it came from kuchar, a fondly messy documentary about the brothers from director jennifer m. With a killer gorilla on the loose, a group of strangers find themselves stranded at a remote mansion of a grieving madwoman one dark and stormy night. Johannes plan was to drive to seattle, meet me, then drive to san francisco to bring george, mike and marion up for thundercrack. Cambridge film festival 2009 introduced the kuchar brothers with the documentary it came from kuchar, and we had the privilege of interviewing george read it here.
Kuchars friend buck henry jokingly called thundercrack. Kuchar was the pga tours leading money winner in 2010. The name george kuchar seen on the right, with marion eaton in thundercrack. George kuchar died on 6 september 2011 in san francisco, just past his 69th birthday on august 31, of complications related to prostate cancer. The internet adult film database is an online searchable database of over 314,704 adult movies titles and 179,175 porn performers. Her brains they rattle and her bones they shake whoah, shes an angel from the innerlake thundercrack, babys back this time shell tell me how she really feels bring me. I finally reconnected with this one through the movies of george and michael kuchar, especially their highly creative sins of the fleshapoids, which is both an artistic achievement and a silly hoot. Program of short films by g and m kuchar, the brothers kuchar, presented at film forum, revd by r greenspun. George kuchar was one of the pioneers of the american underground film scene. Both have a penchant for 50s melodramas and b movies. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing films of the kuchar brothers near you.
A movie guaranteed to make conservative heads explode read with. He rejuvenated himself and built a new, oneplane swing from 2008 onward leading to improved results. Coleman had painted jesus faces onto the headlights. Underground filmmaker with a bent for the tawdry and camp. In 1997, the kuchar brothers collaborated on a book reflections from a cinematic cesspool, a memoir discussing four decades of filmmaking with an introduction by director john waters. It was also the period when kuchar who had directed a dozen or so 8mm movies on old kodachrome stock, with his twin brother, mike, including pussy. Kroots 2009 feature documentary it came from kuchar, which tells the story of the kuchar brothers in a fresh, entertaining interview format. The definitive documentary about the zany, underground filmmaking twins, george and mike kuchar. On a dark and stormy night, a group of strangers find themselves stranded at a remote mansion, so they soon indulge in swapping bizarre personal stories and bodily fluids. While sexuality in george kuchars films is sort of viewed through a lens of naivete, curt mcdowell brings overt sexuality to the proceedings. Still, this is definitely a film thats more fun to read about than actually sit through. In fact, the films of the kuchar brothers were a big influence on the films of the former and its fairly obvious. John waters is the notorious director of such cult movie classics as pink flamingos, female trouble, desperate living and hairspray.
This disc provides a rare glimpse into the world of george and mike kuchar, underground filmmaking brothers from the bronx. The hollywood melodramas popular during the kuchar brothers. Eaton was a veteran porn star when she made thundercrack. Kuchar briefly enjoyed success in the early 2000s before suffering a slump where he struggled to maintain his playing status on the pga tour.
Get to know the kuchars, casually hanging out with john waters at a party, looking at old yearbook photos with their high school classmate gerard malanga. In 1975, curt mcdowell and writeractor george kuchar created the exceptionally perverse and utterly brilliant thundercrack. He is also responsible for the films expressionistic lighting and. He was a director and actor, known for the devils cleavage 1975, bongwater 1998 and sparkles tavern 1985. A true cult classic that has shocked, excited and amazed audiences worldwide for 40 years, this presentation is the first ever official north american video release. The exhibition lasts for a week, 17 april, on our website.
Six films by brothers kuchar shown the new york times. Kuchar s ability to make movies on a shoestring during a prolific career in which he sometimes made two or three films a year for the arthouse circuit was a point of pride for him, and an. With a killer gorilla on the loose, a group of strangers find themselves stranded at a remote mansio. The director was the late curt mcdowell, most of whose films have vanished from circulation.
Along with his brother mike, they immersed themselves in the. But theres also more of kuchar s truly brilliant trashnoir lighting through which to peer at the pickles, the puke, and the polymorphs. John thomas, ken scudder, marion eaton, mark ellinger, melinda mcdowell, george kuchar, mookie blodgett director thundercrack. Apr 30, 2010 in fact, the achievement of it came from kuchar, a fondly messy documentary about the brothers from director jennifer m. Both have a penchant for 50s melodramas and bmovies. Kroot, is to show how the kuchar influence has extended to indie. George kuchar was a legend in the underground film industry, making hundred of short, campy avantgarde films together with his twin brother. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. He died on september 6, 2011 in san francisco, california, usa. He was a director and actor, known for the devils cleavage. It stars marion eaton, ken scudder, melinda mcdowell and george kuchar. Aug 11, 2018 coleman had painted jesus faces onto the headlights. John waters is almost reverential in his remarks about george and michael, and meaningful input is also offered by atom egoyan, guy maddin and wayne wang.