Downtown '81

Downtown '81
2001DramaComedyMusic72 mins
★★★★★

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 ho... read more

  • Edo Bertoglio

    Director

  • Glenn O'Brien

    Writer

  • John McNulty

    Director of Photography

  • Pamela French

    Editor

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat

    Jean (archive footage)

  • Saul Williams

    Jean's Narration (voice)

  • Anna Shroeder

    Beatrice

  • Debbie Harry

    Fairy Godmother

  • Giorgio Giomelsky

    Landlord

  • Coati Mundi

    Self

  • Debi Mazar

    Peppermint Lounge Dancer

  • George Quinones

    Graffiti Artist

  • Walter Steding

    Self

  • 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

  • Ted Bafaloukos

    Junk Dealer

  • Elliott Murphy

    Rock Star

  • Amos Poe

    Conversationalist at Mudd Club

  • Lee Quiñones

    Graffiti Artist

  • Chris Stein

    The Felons band member

  • Kool Kyle

    Self - Rapper

  • Cookie Mueller

    2nd Go-Go Dancer

  • Richard Weigand

    Doctor

  • Bradley Field

    Studio Manager

    • Runtime

    72 minutes

    Released

    2001-07-13

    Languages

    普通话

    English

    日本語

    Español

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    New York Beat Films

    Sound

  • Vincent Gallo

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    41 days ago

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