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Downtown '81

Downtown '81

6.7/10 2001 1h 12m Released
DramaComedyMusic

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.

Director: Edo Bertoglio
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Top Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)
 Saul Williams
Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voic
 Anna Shroeder
Anna Shroeder
Beatrice
 Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother
 Giorgio Giomelsky
Giorgio Giomelsky
Landlord
 Coati Mundi
Coati Mundi
Self
 Debi Mazar
Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Danc
 George Quinones
George Quinones
Graffiti Artist
 Walter Steding
Walter Steding
Self
 Steven Brown
Steven Brown
Self - Vocals, Tuxedom
 Eszter Balint
Eszter Balint
Self
 Kid Creole
Kid Creole
Self - Vocals and Guit

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