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

Synopsis

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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Key crew

• Craig HighbergerDirector
• Craig HighbergerWriter

Cast

• Jackie CurtisSelf (archive footage)
• Paul AmbroseSelf
• Michael AndréSelf
• Penny ArcadeSelf
• David BowieSelf (archive footage)
• Joe DallesandroSelf
• Candy DarlingSelf (archive footage)
• Taylor MeadSelf
• Sylvia MilesSelf
• Paul MorrisseySelf
• Lily TomlinSelf
• Holly WoodlawnSelf

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