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Film / 2001
Downtown '81
Directed by
Edo Bertoglio
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Jean-Michel BasquiatJean (archive footage)
Saul WilliamsJean's Narration (voice)
Anna ShroederBeatrice
Debbie HarryFairy Godmother
Giorgio GiomelskyLandlord
Coati MundiSelf
Debi MazarPeppermint Lounge Dancer
George QuinonesGraffiti Artist
Walter StedingSelf
Steven BrownSelf - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Eszter BalintSelf
Kid CreoleSelf - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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Fab 5 FreddyGraffiti Artist
Arto LindsaySelf
John LurieSelf
Michael HolmanMichael
Ted BafaloukosJunk Dealer
Elliott MurphyRock Star
Amos PoeConversationalist at Mudd Club
Lee QuiñonesGraffiti Artist
Chris SteinThe Felons band member
Kool KyleSelf - Rapper
Cookie Mueller2nd Go-Go Dancer
Richard WeigandDoctor
Bradley FieldStudio Manager
Claudia Summers
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