Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis

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.

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.

US

Made in US

3.5/10

2004

Documentary

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Cast

Jackie Curtis

Jackie Curtis

As Self (archive footage)

Paul Ambrose

Paul Ambrose

As Self

Michael André

Michael André

As Self

Penny Arcade

Penny Arcade

As Self

David Bowie

David Bowie

As Self (archive footage)

Joe Dallesandro

Joe Dallesandro

As Self

Candy Darling

Candy Darling

As Self (archive footage)

Taylor Mead

Taylor Mead

As Self

Sylvia Miles

Sylvia Miles

As Self

Paul Morrissey

Paul Morrissey

As Self

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

As Self

Holly Woodlawn

Holly Woodlawn

As Self

Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

As Self

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