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.

2.6/ 10
2004
1h 35m
Documentary

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.

Top Cast

J

Jackie Curtis

Self (archive footage)

P

Paul Ambrose

Self

M

Michael André

Self

P

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

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