Downtown '81
26 reviews
Drama/Comedy
1h 12m
2001
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...
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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.
- DirectorEdo Bertoglio
- Release13 July 2001
- Genre
- Duration1h 12m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate26 reviews
- Productions
New York Beat Films
Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)

Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother

Coati Mundi
Self

Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Dancer

Steven Brown
Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

Eszter Balint
Self

Kid Creole
Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts

Fab 5 Freddy
Graffiti Artist

Arto Lindsay
Self

John Lurie
Self

Michael Holman
Michael

Amos Poe
Conversationalist at Mudd Club

Lee Quiñones
Graffiti Artist

Chris Stein
The Felons band member
