Downtown '81 (2001)
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 sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.
Year
2001
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
13 July 2001
TMDB
6.7 (32)
CineVerse
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Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)
A
Anna Shroeder
Beatrice
Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother
G
Giorgio Giomelsky
Landlord
Coati Mundi
Self
Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Dancer
G
George Quinones
Graffiti Artist
W
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
T
Ted Bafaloukos
Junk Dealer
E
Elliott Murphy
Rock Star
Amos Poe
Conversationalist at Mudd Club
Lee Quiñones
Graffiti Artist
Chris Stein
The Felons band member
K
Kool Kyle
Self - Rapper
Cookie Mueller
2nd Go-Go Dancer
R
Richard Weigand
Doctor
B
Bradley Field
Studio Manager
C
Claudia Summers
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