Downtown '81
Visit website6.9/10 • 23
2001-07-13 • 1h 12m
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.
- Directors
- Edo Bertoglio
- Writters
- Glenn O'Brien
- Editors
- Glenn O'Brien, Pamela French
Downtown '81
Visit website2001-07-13 • 1h 12m
6.9/10 • 23
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.
- Directors
- Edo Bertoglio
- Writters
- Glenn O'Brien
- Editors
- Glenn O'Brien, Pamela French
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)
Anna Shroeder
Beatrice
Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother
Giorgio Giomelsky
Landlord
Coati Mundi
Self
Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Dancer
George Quinones
Graffiti Artist
Walter Steding
Self
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- Original Language
- English
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