Downtown '81
Downtown '81

Downtown '81

1 h 12 min

2001

US

NR

Drama,

Comedy,

Music

67%

User Score

Overview

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.

Official Trailer

Movie cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams

Saul Williams

Jean's Narration (voice)

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 Dancer

George Quinones

George Quinones

Graffiti Artist

Walter Steding

Walter Steding

Self

Steven Brown

Steven Brown

Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

Eszter Balint

Eszter Balint

Self

Kid Creole

Kid Creole

Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts

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