Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis (2004)

3.5/10 • 95 min • Documentary

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.

Cast

Jackie Curtis

Self (archive footage)

David Bowie

Self (archive footage)

Joe Dallesandro

Candy Darling

Self (archive footage)

Taylor Mead

Sylvia Miles

Paul Morrissey

Lily Tomlin

Holly Woodlawn

Harvey Fierstein

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