Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
2004
4.1 (7)
1 hr 35 min
English
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Highberger Media Inc.
Keywords
- superstar
- drag
- transgender
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Top Cast
Jackie Curtis as Self (archive footage)
Paul Ambrose as Self
Michael André as Self
Penny Arcade as Self
David Bowie as Self (archive footage)
Joe Dallesandro as Self
Candy Darling as Self (archive footage)
Taylor Mead as Self
Top Crew
Craig Highberger · Director, Writer
Andrew La Barbera · Executive Producer
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