Downtown '81
Downtown '81

Downtown '81

6.772 min
DramaComedyMusic

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 7/13/2001

Runtime: 72 min

Director: Edo Bertoglio

Top Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams

Saul Williams

Jean's Narration (voice)

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

Fairy Godmother

Coati Mundi

Coati Mundi

Self

Debi Mazar

Debi Mazar

Peppermint Lounge Dancer

Steven Brown

Steven Brown

Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

Eszter Balint

Eszter Balint

Self

Kid Creole

Kid Creole

Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts

Fab 5 Freddy

Fab 5 Freddy

Graffiti Artist

Arto Lindsay

Arto Lindsay

Self

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