Downtown '81

Downtown '81

2001 en 72 minutes

Rating: 6.519

Plot

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.

Trailer

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

Fab 5 Freddy

Fab 5 Freddy

Graffiti Artist

Arto Lindsay

Arto Lindsay

Self

John Lurie

John Lurie

Self

Michael Holman

Michael Holman

Michael

Ted Bafaloukos

Ted Bafaloukos

Junk Dealer

Elliott Murphy

Elliott Murphy

Rock Star

Amos Poe

Amos Poe

Conversationalist at Mudd Club

Lee Quiñones

Lee Quiñones

Graffiti Artist

Chris Stein

Chris Stein

The Felons band member

Kool Kyle

Kool Kyle

Self - Rapper

Cookie Mueller

Cookie Mueller

2nd Go-Go Dancer

Richard Weigand

Richard Weigand

Doctor

Bradley Field

Bradley Field

Studio Manager

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