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.

Release Date: 2001-07-13

DramaComedyMusic
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Casts

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams

Jean's Narration (voice)

Debbie Harry

Fairy Godmother

Coati Mundi

Self

Debi Mazar

Peppermint Lounge Dancer

Steven Brown

Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

Eszter Balint

Self

Kid Creole

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Fab 5 Freddy

Graffiti Artist

Arto Lindsay

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