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Downtown '81
2001, Jul 13
1h 12m
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.
Directed by
Edo Bertoglio
Written by
Glenn O'Brien
Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Dancer
Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother
Vincent Gallo
Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)
Coati Mundi
Self
John Lurie
Self
Michael Holman
Michael
Fab 5 Freddy
Graffiti Artist
Cookie Mueller
2nd Go-Go Dancer
Kid Creole
Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Eszter Balint
Self
Lee Quiñones
Graffiti Artist
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)
Arto Lindsay
Self
Maripol
Chris Stein
The Felons band member
Steven Brown
Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Anna Shroeder
Beatrice
Giorgio Giomelsky
Landlord
George Quinones
Graffiti Artist
Walter Steding
Self
Elliott Murphy
Rock Star
Kool Kyle
Self - Rapper
Richard Weigand
Doctor
Bradley Field
Studio Manager
Glenn O'Brien
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