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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.

2004★ 3.5 · 61h 35mDocumentary

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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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David Bowie
as Self (archive footage)

Lily Tomlin
as Self

Harvey Fierstein
as Self

Joe Dallesandro
as Self

Sylvia Miles
as Self

Paul Morrissey
as Self

Taylor Mead
as Self

Candy Darling
as Self (archive footage)

Holly Woodlawn
as Self

Jackie Curtis
as Self (archive footage)

Penny Arcade
as Self

Paul Ambrose
as Self

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Release date: 2004-05-05

Runtime: 1h 35m

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