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

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

Directed by Craig Highberger

“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.”

Documentary · 1h 35m

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.

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Cast

Jackie Curtis Self (archive footage)
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Paul Ambrose Self
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Michael André Self
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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

Crew

Director
Craig Highberger
Writer
Craig Highberger
Editor
Craig Highberger
Producer
Craig Highberger

Details

Release date
2004-05-05
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Highberger Media Inc.