Quick facts
- Released
- September 14, 1990
- Runtime
- 83 min
- IMDb
- tt0102777
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Crisp City Productions
Cast
Quentin Crisp
Self
Peter Walker
The Bum
Gilbert Stafford
Man on Street
Gus Rogerson
Street Performer
Michaela Murphy
Street Performer
John Sex
Self
Felicity Mason
Dinner Hostess / Writer
Fran Lebowitz
Writer
Guy Kettelhack
Writer
John Hurt
Self - Actor
Richard Seiburth
Professor
Hunter Madson
Writer
Sting
Singer
Michael Musto
Gossip Columnist
Sally Jessy Raphael
Talk Show Host (archive footage)
Shi Ringer
Gay Activist
Tom Steele
Self - Publisher
Al Goldstein
Pornographer
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Resident Alien about?
- 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.
- Who directed Resident Alien?
- Resident Alien was directed by Jonathan Nossiter.
- Who stars in Resident Alien?
- Resident Alien stars Quentin Crisp, Peter Walker, Gilbert Stafford, Gus Rogerson.
- When was Resident Alien released?
- Resident Alien is a 1990 documentary film.
- Where can I watch Resident Alien?
- You can watch Resident Alien with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.