Documentary

Resident Alien

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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.

Release Date : 1990-09-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Crisp City Productions

Production Country : United States of America

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Cast

Quentin Crisp

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Quentin Crisp

Gender : Male

Peter Walker

Character Name : The Bum

Original Name : Peter Walker

Gender : Male

Gilbert Stafford

Character Name : Man on Street

Original Name : Gilbert Stafford

Gender : Male

Gus Rogerson

Character Name : Street Performer

Original Name : Gus Rogerson

Gender : Male

Michaela Murphy

Character Name : Street Performer

Original Name : Michaela Murphy

Gender : Male

John Sex

Character Name : Self

Original Name : John Sex

Gender : Male

Felicity Mason

Character Name : Dinner Hostess / Writer

Original Name : Felicity Mason

Gender : Male

Fran Lebowitz

Character Name : Writer

Original Name : Fran Lebowitz

Gender : Female

Guy Kettelhack

Character Name : Writer

Original Name : Guy Kettelhack

Gender : Male

John Hurt

Character Name : Actor

Original Name : John Hurt

Gender : Male

Richard Seiburth

Character Name : Professor

Original Name : Richard Seiburth

Gender : Male

Hunter Madson

Character Name : Writer

Original Name : Hunter Madson

Gender : Male

Sting

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Sting

Gender : Male

Michael Musto

Character Name : Gossip Columnist

Original Name : Michael Musto

Gender : Male

Sally Jessy Raphael

Character Name : Talk Show Host (archive footage)

Original Name : Sally Jessy Raphael

Gender : Female

Shi Ringer

Character Name : Gay Activist

Original Name : Shi Ringer

Gender : Male

Tom Steele

Character Name : Publisher

Original Name : Tom Steele

Gender : Male

Al Goldstein

Character Name : Pornographer

Original Name : Al Goldstein

Gender : Male

Paul Morrissey

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Paul Morrissey

Gender : Male

Lenny Dean

Character Name : Cabaret Performer

Original Name : Lenny Dean

Gender : Male

Robert Patrick

Character Name : Playwright

Original Name : Robert Patrick

Gender : Male

Penny Arcade

Character Name : Performance Artist

Original Name : Penny Arcade

Gender : Female

Patrick Angus

Character Name : Painter

Original Name : Patrick Angus

Gender : Male

Paul Bridgewater

Character Name : Gallery Owner

Original Name : Paul Bridgewater

Gender : Male

Orshi Drozdick

Character Name : Sculptor

Original Name : Orshi Drozdick

Gender : Male

Emile de Antonio

Character Name : Filmmaker

Original Name : Emile de Antonio

Gender : Male

David McDermott

Character Name : Painter

Original Name : David McDermott

Gender : Male

Peter McGough

Character Name : Painter

Original Name : Peter McGough

Gender : Male

Trey Spiegel

Character Name : Painters' Friend

Original Name : Trey Spiegel

Gender : Male

Franco the Great

Character Name : Painter

Original Name : Franco the Great

Gender : Male

Holly Woodlawn

Character Name : Performer / Actor

Original Name : Holly Woodlawn

Gender : Female

Vincent Hanlon

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Vincent Hanlon

Gender : Male

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