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Downtown '81

Movie
2001
1h 12m
English
Drama, Comedy, Music
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.
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Downtown '81 (2001) on IMDb
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JeanMichel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)
Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother
Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Dancer
George Quinones
Graffiti Artist
Steven Brown
Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Kid Creole
Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creol...
Fab 5 Freddy
Graffiti Artist
Ted Bafaloukos
Junk Dealer
Amos Poe
Conversationalist at Mudd Club
Lee Quiones
Graffiti Artist
Chris Stein
The Felons band member
Kool Kyle
Self - Rapper
Cookie Mueller
2nd Go-Go Dancer
Bradley Field
Studio Manager
Directed By: Edo Bertoglio
Written By: Glenn O'Brien

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