Downtown '81

Die Geschichte

Inhaltsangabe auf Englisch

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.

Besetzung

J Jean-Michel BasquiatJean (archive footage) S Saul WilliamsJean's Narration (voice) A Anna ShroederBeatrice D Debbie HarryFairy Godmother G Giorgio GiomelskyLandlord C Coati MundiSelf D Debi MazarPeppermint Lounge Dancer G George QuinonesGraffiti Artist W Walter StedingSelf S Steven BrownSelf - Vocals, Tuxedomoon E Eszter BalintSelf K Kid CreoleSelf - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts

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F Fab 5 FreddyGraffiti Artist A Arto LindsaySelf J John LurieSelf M Michael HolmanMichael T Ted BafaloukosJunk Dealer E Elliott MurphyRock Star A Amos PoeConversationalist at Mudd Club L Lee QuiñonesGraffiti Artist C Chris SteinThe Felons band member K Kool KyleSelf - Rapper C Cookie Mueller2nd Go-Go Dancer R Richard WeigandDoctor B Bradley FieldStudio Manager C Claudia Summers