Downtown '81

Downtown '81 (2001)

6.7 72 min Movie
DramaComedyMusic

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.

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Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams Saul Williams Jean's Narration (voice)
Anna Shroeder Anna Shroeder Beatrice
Debbie Harry Debbie Harry Fairy Godmother
Giorgio Giomelsky Giorgio Giomelsky Landlord
Coati Mundi Coati Mundi Self
Debi Mazar Debi Mazar Peppermint Lounge Dancer
George Quinones George Quinones Graffiti Artist
Walter Steding Walter Steding Self
Steven Brown Steven Brown Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Eszter Balint Eszter Balint Self
Kid Creole Kid Creole Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts

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