Downtown '81
28 reviews
Drama/Comedy
1h 12m
2001
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...
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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.
- DirectorEdo Bertoglio
- Release13 July 2001
- Genre
- Duration1h 12m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate28 reviews
- Productions
New York Beat Films
Cast

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
Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts

Fab 5 Freddy
Graffiti Artist

Arto Lindsay
Self

John Lurie
Self

Michael Holman
Michael

Amos Poe
Conversationalist at Mudd Club

Lee Quiñones
Graffiti Artist

Chris Stein
The Felons band member

Cookie Mueller
2nd Go-Go Dancer
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