Downtown '81
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.
Crew and Cast
Edo BertoglioDirector
Jean-Michel BasquiatJean
Saul WilliamsJean's Narration (voice)Anna ShroederBeatrice
Debbie HarryFairy GodmotherGiorgio GiomelskyLandlord
Coati Mundi
Debi MazarPeppermint Lounge DancerGeorge QuinonesGraffiti Artist
Walter Steding
Steven BrownVocals · Tuxedomoon
Eszter Balint
Kid CreoleVocals and Guitar · Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Fab 5 FreddyGraffiti Artist
Arto Lindsay
John Lurie
Michael HolmanMichaelTed BafaloukosJunk Dealer
Elliott MurphyRock Star
Amos PoeConversationalist at Mudd Club
Lee QuiñonesGraffiti Artist
Chris SteinThe Felons band memberKool KyleRapper
Cookie Mueller2nd Go-Go DancerRichard WeigandDoctor
Bradley FieldStudio Manager
Claudia Summers
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 13 July 2001
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- TMDB score
- 6.7 / 10 (32 votes)
Production
- Director
- Edo Bertoglio
- Writers
- Glenn O'Brien
- Studios
- New York Beat Films
- Countries
- United States of America
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- Japanese, Mandarin, English, Spanish