Downtown '81 (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 wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.
- Released
- 2001-07-13
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Music
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Edo Bertoglio
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 32 votes
Cast
- Jean-Michel Basquiat as Jean (archive footage)
- Saul Williams as Jean's Narration (voice)
- Anna Shroeder as Beatrice
- Debbie Harry as Fairy Godmother
- Giorgio Giomelsky as Landlord
- Coati Mundi as Self
- Debi Mazar as Peppermint Lounge Dancer
- George Quinones as Graffiti Artist
- Walter Steding as Self
- Steven Brown as Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
- Eszter Balint as Self
- Kid Creole as Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts