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Downtown '81

Downtown '812001

★6.772 minDramaComedyMusic

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

Writer

Score

Stars

Jean-Michel Basquiat Saul Williams Anna Shroeder

Cast26

Jean-Michel Basquiat
as Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
as Jean's Narration (voice)
A
Anna Shroeder
as Beatrice
Debbie Harry
as Fairy Godmother
G
Giorgio Giomelsky
as Landlord
Coati Mundi
as Self
Debi Mazar
as Peppermint Lounge Dancer
G
George Quinones
as Graffiti Artist
W
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
Fab 5 Freddy
as Graffiti Artist
Arto Lindsay
as Self
John Lurie
as Self
Michael Holman
as Michael
T
Ted Bafaloukos
as Junk Dealer
E
Elliott Murphy
as Rock Star
Amos Poe
as Conversationalist at Mudd Club
Lee Quiñones
as Graffiti Artist
Chris Stein
as The Felons band member
K
Kool Kyle
as Self - Rapper
Cookie Mueller
as 2nd Go-Go Dancer
R
Richard Weigand
as Doctor
B
Bradley Field
as Studio Manager
C
Claudia Summers

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