13 July 2001 Drama, Comedy, Music 72 mins
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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Jean-Michel Basquiat as Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams as Jean's Narration (voice)
Anna Shroeder as Beatrice
Debbie Harry as Fairy Godmother
Giorgio Giomelsky as Landlord
Coati Mundi as Self
Debi Mazar as Peppermint Lounge Dancer
George Quinones as Graffiti Artist
Walter Steding as Self
Steven Brown as Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Eszter Balint as Self
Kid Creole as Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Fab 5 Freddy as Graffiti Artist
Arto Lindsay as Self
John Lurie as Self
Michael Holman as Michael
Edo Bertoglio Director
Glenn O'Brien Writer
Vincent Gallo Thanks
Robert Maier Sound Mixer
Maripol Art Direction
Maripol Producer
John McNulty Director of Photography
Vincent Gallo Original Music Composer
Pamela French Editor
Claudia Porcelli Makeup Artist
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Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown '81 Trailer
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More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from Downtown '81:
In 1981 writer and Warhol associate Glenn O'Brien Swiss photographer Edo Bertoglio and Jean-Michel ...
Starring the legendary American painter graffiti artist poet and musician Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) DOWNTOWN 81 is both a post-modernist fairytale ...
Director: Edo Bertoglio Writer: Glenn O'Brien Stars: Jean Michel Basquiat John Lurie and Ted Bafaloukos.
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 ...
He is so beautiful! So intelligent! So humorous! He is divine!
In 1981 writer and Warhol associate Glenn O'Brien Swiss photographer Edo Bertoglio and Jean-Michel ...
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