July 13, 2001
72 minutes
DramaComedyMusic
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.
Trailer
Cast
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)
Steven Brown
(Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon)
Eszter Balint
(Self)
Kid Creole
(Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts)
Fab 5 Freddy
(Graffiti Artist)
Arto Lindsay
(Self)
John Lurie
(Self)
Michael Holman
(Michael)
Ted Bafaloukos
(Junk Dealer)
Elliott Murphy
(Rock Star)
Amos Poe
(Conversationalist at Mudd Club)
Lee Quiñones
(Graffiti Artist)
Chris Stein
(The Felons band member)
Kool Kyle
(Self - Rapper)
Cookie Mueller
(2nd Go-Go Dancer)
Richard Weigand
(Doctor)
Bradley Field
(Studio Manager)
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