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Downtown '81

13 Jul 2001
  • United States of America
72 mins
6.519
26 votes
  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Music
articleOverview personCast
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.
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat

    as Jean (archive footage)
  • Saul Williams

    as Jean's Narration (voice)
  • Anna Shroeder

    as Beatrice
  • Debbie Harry

    as Fairy Godmother
  • Giorgio Giomelsky

    as Landlord
  • Coati Mundi

    as Self
  • Debi Mazar

    as Peppermint Lounge Dancer
  • George Quinones

    as Graffiti Artist
  • 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

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