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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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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Quentin Crisp Self Self See fewer	Orlando (1992)
Peter Walker The Bum The Bum See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Gilbert Stafford Man on Street Man on Street See fewer	Endless Love (1981)
Gus Rogerson Street Performer (as Guth Rogerson) Street Performer (as Guth Rogerson) See fewer	In & Out (1997)
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Fran Lebowitz Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
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John Hurt Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	1984 (1984)
Richard Seiburth Self - Professor Self - Professor See fewer	Resident Alien (1990)
Hunter Madson Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Resident Alien (1990)
Sting Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Dune (1984)
Michael Musto Self - Gossip Columnist Self - Gossip Columnist See fewer	Vamp Bikers (2013)
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	The Addams Family (1991)
Shi Ringer Self - Gay Activist Self - Gay Activist See fewer	Resident Alien (1990)
Tom Steele Self - Publisher Self - Publisher See fewer	Our Time (1983)
Al Goldstein Self - Pornographer Self - Pornographer See fewer	SOS: Screw on the Screen (1975)
Paul Morrissey Self Self See fewer	Mixed Blood (1984)
Lenny Dean Self - Cabaret Performer Self - Cabaret Performer See fewer	Resident Alien (1990)
Robert Patrick Self - Playwright Self - Playwright See fewer	High Tide (1994)
Penny Arcade Self - Performance Artist Self - Performance Artist See fewer	Women in Revolt (1971)
Patrick Angus Self - Painter Self - Painter See fewer	Resident Alien (1990)
Paul Bridgewater Self - Gallery Owner Self - Gallery Owner See fewer	Man from Pretentia (2024)
Orshi Drozdick Self - Sculptor Self - Sculptor See fewer	Resident Alien (1990)
Emile de Antonio Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker See fewer	In the King of Prussia (1982)
David McDermott Self - Painter Self - Painter See fewer	Rome '78 (1978)
Peter McGough Self - Painter Self - Painter See fewer	Mean to Me (2010)
Trey Spiegel Self - Painters' Friend Self - Painters' Friend See fewer	Resident Alien (1990)
Franco the Great Self - Painter Self - Painter See fewer	125 Franco's Blvd (2010)
Holly Woodlawn Self - Performer / Actor Self - Performer / Actor See fewer	Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (1972)
Vincent Hanlon Self Self See fewer	In the King of Prussia (1982)