Downtown '81
Drama | Comedy
6.7
Release Date
July 13, 2001
Duration
72 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Jean (archive footage)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean's Narration (voice)
Saul Williams
Beatrice
Anna Shroeder
Fairy Godmother
Debbie Harry
Landlord
Giorgio Giomelsky
Self
Coati Mundi
Peppermint Lounge Dancer
Debi Mazar
Graffiti Artist
George Quinones
Self
Walter Steding
Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Steven Brown
Self
Eszter Balint
Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Kid Creole
Graffiti Artist
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Arto Lindsay
Self
John Lurie
Michael
Michael Holman
Junk Dealer
Ted Bafaloukos
Rock Star
Elliott Murphy
Conversationalist at Mudd Club
Amos Poe
Graffiti Artist
Lee Quiñones
The Felons band member
Chris Stein
Self - Rapper
Kool Kyle
2nd Go-Go Dancer
Cookie Mueller
Doctor
Richard Weigand
Studio Manager
Bradley Field
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