Downtown '81
2001·1h 12m
6.7/ 10 (29 votes)
DramaComedyMusic
Overview
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
Director
Edo Bertoglio
Writers
Glenn O'Brien
Where to Watch
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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
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
