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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."

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

  • Jackie Curtis

    Jackie Curtis

    Self (archive footage)

  • Paul Ambrose

    Paul Ambrose

    Self

  • Michael André

    Michael André

    Self

  • Penny Arcade

    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

Overview

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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