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.

2004 en 95 minutes

Rating: 3

Plot

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.

Trailer

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

Paul Morrissey

Paul Morrissey

Self

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Self

Holly Woodlawn

Holly Woodlawn

Self

Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

Self

Similar Movies

Showgirls of Pakistan

Showgirls of Pakistan

ur

November 23, 2020

Julia

Julia

de

August 31, 2013

The Way She Sounds

The Way She Sounds

en

May 29, 2024

What Is a Woman?

What Is a Woman?

en

June 1, 2022

AlieNATION

AlieNATION

en

January 21, 2024

Pronouns in Bio

Pronouns in Bio

en

January 7, 2023

Playback

Playback

es

October 11, 2019

The Real Edie

The Real Edie

en

July 17, 2007

The Queens

The Queens

en

September 13, 2019

The Fabulous Ones

The Fabulous Ones

it

September 5, 2022

Simply Girl

Simply Girl

pt

October 15, 2019

I Am

I Am

en

August 4, 2014

Laerte-se

Laerte-se

pt

May 18, 2017

Slay the Gender

Slay the Gender

fr

August 18, 2024

The Transformation

The Transformation

en

June 21, 1996

Caught

Caught

es

April 16, 2021

Fantasía Dubois

Fantasía Dubois

en

January 1, 2020