Downtown '81

6.7 2001 72 min
Drama Comedy Music

The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to se…

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Director
Edo Bertoglio
Writer
Glenn O'Brien

Cast

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Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams Jean's Narration (voice)
Anna Shroeder Beatrice
Debbie Harry Fairy Godmother
Giorgio Giomelsky Landlord
Coati Mundi Self
Debi Mazar Peppermint Lounge Dancer
George Quinones Graffiti Artist
Walter Steding Self
Steven Brown Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Eszter Balint Self
Kid Creole Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Fab 5 Freddy Graffiti Artist
Arto Lindsay Self
John Lurie Self
Michael Holman Michael
Ted Bafaloukos Junk Dealer
Elliott Murphy Rock Star

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