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

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

95 mins | Documentary | May 5, 2004

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.

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

95 mins | Documentary | May 5, 2004

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers
Original title Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
Directors Craig Highberger
Writers

Cast

Jackie Curtis

as Herself (archive footage)

Paul Ambrose

as Himself

Michael André

as Himself

Penny Arcade

as herself

David Bowie

as Himself (archive footage)

Joe Dallesandro

as Himself

Candy Darling

as Herself (archive footage)

Taylor Mead

as Himself

Sylvia Miles

as Herself

Paul Morrissey

as Himself

Lily Tomlin

as Herself

Holly Woodlawn

as Herself

Harvey Fierstein

as Himself