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2004

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

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.

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.

Duration

1h 35m

Released

May 5, 2004

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Cast13

  • Jackie Curtis
  • Paul Ambrose
  • Michael André
  • Penny Arcade
  • David Bowie
  • Joe Dallesandro
  • Candy Darling
  • Taylor Mead
  • Sylvia Miles

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