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Resident Alien

Resident Alien

Genres

Documentary

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At age 73, writer and melancholy master of the bon mot, Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), became an Englishman in New York. Nossiter's camera follows Crisp about the streets of Manhattan, where Crisp seems very much at home, wearing eye shadow, appearing on a makeshift stage, making and repeating wry observations, talking to John Hurt (who played Crisp in the autobiographical TV movie, "The Naked Civil Servant"), and dining with friends. Others who know Crisp comment on him, on his life as an openly gay man with an effeminate manner, and on his place in the history of gays' social struggle. The portrait that emerges is of one wit and of suffering.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

14 September 1990

Country

United States of America

Cast

Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

Self

Peter Walker

Peter Walker

The Bum

Gilbert Stafford

Gilbert Stafford

Man on Street

Gus Rogerson

Gus Rogerson

Street Performer

Michaela Murphy

Michaela Murphy

Street Performer

John Sex

John Sex

Self

Felicity Mason

Felicity Mason

Dinner Hostess / Writer

Fran Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz

Writer

Guy Kettelhack

Guy Kettelhack

Writer

John Hurt

John Hurt

Self - Actor

Richard Seiburth

Richard Seiburth

Professor

Hunter Madson

Hunter Madson

Writer

Sting

Sting

Singer

Michael Musto

Michael Musto

Gossip Columnist

Sally Jessy Raphael

Sally Jessy Raphael

Talk Show Host (archive footage)

Shi Ringer

Shi Ringer

Gay Activist

Tom Steele

Tom Steele

Self - Publisher

Al Goldstein

Al Goldstein

Pornographer

Paul Morrissey

Paul Morrissey

Self

Lenny Dean

Lenny Dean

Cabaret Performer

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Playwright

Penny Arcade

Penny Arcade

Performance Artist

Patrick Angus

Patrick Angus

Painter

Paul Bridgewater

Paul Bridgewater

Gallery Owner

Orshi Drozdick

Orshi Drozdick

Sculptor

Emile de Antonio

Emile de Antonio

Filmmaker

David McDermott

David McDermott

Painter

Peter McGough

Peter McGough

Painter

Trey Spiegel

Trey Spiegel

Painters' Friend

Franco the Great

Franco the Great

Painter

Holly Woodlawn

Holly Woodlawn

Performer / Actor

Vincent Hanlon

Vincent Hanlon

Self

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