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- 2004
- Not Rated
- Abramorama
- 1 h 35 m
- 2004
- Not Rated
- Abramorama
- 1 h 35 m
Summary This documentary examines the life and legend of Warhol transvestite superstar Jackie Curtis who was a poet, playwright, performer, and one of the great personalities of his time. (Highberger Media Inc.)
Directed By: Craig Highberger
Written By: Craig Highberger
- 2004
- Not Rated
- Abramorama
- 1 h 35 m
- 2004
- Not Rated
- Abramorama
- 1 h 35 m
Superstar in a Housedress
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Summary This documentary examines the life and legend of Warhol transvestite superstar Jackie Curtis who was a poet, playwright, performer, and one of the great personalities of his time. (Highberger Media Inc.)
Directed By: Craig Highberger
Written By: Craig Highberger
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Evoking Curtis's mystique and eccentric personality, filmmaker Craig Highberger also delivers an invaluable chronicle of New York's barrier-smashing underground arts scene circa 1968-'74.
A fabulously fond and entertaining tribute to the quick-witted Lower East Side kid.
The film extends Jackie's fame beyond her allotted New York 15 minutes and keeps it alive 30 years later, thanks to a mixture of fond high-profile interviews and grainy archival clips.
It's hard to believe Andy Warhol's Factory created enough characters to keep us interested 40 years later, but as it turns out, drag diva Jackie Curtis still has a few more minutes of fame left.
The film is full of flamboyant personalities, and they all contribute to the impression that Highberger above all wants to pay tribute to Curtis' brave determination to discover and express his ever-changing identity at all costs.
Narrated by Lily Tomlin and featuring a bevy of in-the-know interviews, this exceptionally entertaining documentary from filmmaker Craig Highberger shines the footlights on Jackie Curtis, an Andy Warhol superstar who transcended the Factory scene and proved to be rather exceptional himself.
It's an engrossing peek at an era that now seems as meteoric, crazy and distant as the Roaring Twenties.
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Production Company
Highberger Media Inc.
Release Date May 5, 2004
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline 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.
Website
http://www.jackiecurtis.com/
