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  • Resident Alien (1990)
  • Not Rated
    85 min | Documentary
Resident Alien (1990)
Not Rated
85 min | Documentary

At age 73, writer and melancholy master of the bon mot, Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), became an Englishman in New York. Rossiter's camera follows Crisp about the streets of Manhattan, where Crisp seems very much at home, wearing eye shadow, ...See moreAt age 73, writer and melancholy master of the bon mot, Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), became an Englishman in New York. Rossiter'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. Written by See less
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John Foster (as John R. Foster) | Frank Prinzi
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Release date
Oct 18, 1991 (United States)

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31 cast members
Name Known for
Peter Walker
The Bum The Bum   See fewer
Gilbert Stafford
Man on Street Man on Street   See fewer
Gus Rogerson
Street Performer (as Guth Rogerson) Street Performer (as Guth Rogerson)   See fewer
Felicity Mason
Self - Dinner Hostess / Writer Self - Dinner Hostess / Writer   See fewer
Fran Lebowitz
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Guy Kettelhack
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
John Hurt
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Richard Seiburth
Self - Professor Self - Professor   See fewer
Hunter Madson
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Sting
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
Michael Musto
Self - Gossip Columnist Self - Gossip Columnist   See fewer
Sally Jessy Raphael
Self - Talk Show Host (archive footage) (as Sally Jesse Raphael) Self - Talk Show Host (archive footage) (as Sally Jesse Raphael)   See fewer
Shi Ringer
Self - Gay Activist Self - Gay Activist   See fewer
Tom Steele
Self - Publisher Self - Publisher   See fewer
Al Goldstein
Self - Pornographer Self - Pornographer   See fewer
Lenny Dean
Self - Cabaret Performer Self - Cabaret Performer   See fewer
Robert Patrick
Self - Playwright Self - Playwright   See fewer
Penny Arcade
Self - Performance Artist Self - Performance Artist   See fewer
Patrick Angus
Self - Painter Self - Painter   See fewer
Paul Bridgewater
Self - Gallery Owner Self - Gallery Owner   See fewer
Orshi Drozdick
Self - Sculptor Self - Sculptor   See fewer
Emile de Antonio
Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker   See fewer
David McDermott
Self - Painter Self - Painter   See fewer
Peter McGough
Self - Painter Self - Painter   See fewer
Trey Spiegel
Self - Painters' Friend Self - Painters' Friend   See fewer
Franco the Great
Self - Painter Self - Painter   See fewer
Holly Woodlawn
Self - Performer / Actor Self - Performer / Actor   See fewer
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