Movie·2004·1h 35m
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
He was a celebrated playwright and poet. A pioneer in 1960's experimental film and theater. A Warhol superstar. He lived, and performed... sometimes as a man, sometimes as a woman.
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
Andy Warhol described Jackie Curtis as “A pioneer without a frontier.” In this biographical documentary, Curtis’s co-workers and friends speak of her work and her influence, along with clips from Curtis’s Warhol films as well as never-before-seen footage from her stage shows.
Producer
Craig Highberger, Andrew La Barbera
Editor
Craig Highberger
Themes
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Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Jackie Curtis
Self (archive footage)
Paul Ambrose
Self
Michael André
Self
Penny Arcade
Self
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Joe Dallesandro
Self
Candy Darling
Self (archive footage)
Taylor Mead
Self
Sylvia Miles
Self
Paul Morrissey
Self
Lily Tomlin
Self
Holly Woodlawn
Self
Harvey Fierstein
Self
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