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

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis (2004)

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.

Release: 2004-05-05
Runtime: 95 min
Rating: 2.6 / 10
Cast
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Jackie Curtis
Self (archive footage)
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Paul Ambrose
Self
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Michael André
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Penny Arcade
Self
David Bowie
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Joe Dallesandro
Joe Dallesandro
Self
Candy Darling
Candy Darling
Self (archive footage)
Taylor Mead
Taylor Mead
Self
Sylvia Miles
Sylvia Miles
Self
Paul Morrissey
Paul Morrissey
Self
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin
Self
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Holly Woodlawn
Self
Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein
Self