Downtown '81 (2001)
Downtown '81
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.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
as Jean (archive footage)
as Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
as Jean's Narration (voice)
as Jean's Narration (voice)
Anna Shroeder
as Beatrice
as Beatrice
Debbie Harry
as Fairy Godmother
as Fairy Godmother
Giorgio Giomelsky
as Landlord
as Landlord
Coati Mundi
as Self
as Self
Debi Mazar
as Peppermint Lounge Dancer
as Peppermint Lounge Dancer
George Quinones
as Graffiti Artist
as Graffiti Artist
Walter Steding
as Self
as Self
Steven Brown
as Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
as Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Eszter Balint
as Self
as Self
Kid Creole
as Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
as Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Fab 5 Freddy
as Graffiti Artist
as Graffiti Artist
Arto Lindsay
as Self
as Self
John Lurie
as Self
as Self
Michael Holman
as Michael
as Michael
Ted Bafaloukos
as Junk Dealer
as Junk Dealer
Elliott Murphy
as Rock Star
as Rock Star
Amos Poe
as Conversationalist at Mudd Club
as Conversationalist at Mudd Club
Lee Quiñones
as Graffiti Artist
as Graffiti Artist
Chris Stein
as The Felons band member
as The Felons band member
Kool Kyle
as Self - Rapper
as Self - Rapper
Cookie Mueller
as 2nd Go-Go Dancer
as 2nd Go-Go Dancer
Richard Weigand
as Doctor
as Doctor
Bradley Field
as Studio Manager
as Studio Manager
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Edo Bertoglio
Director
Director
Glenn O'Brien
Writer
Writer
Vincent Gallo
Thanks
Thanks
Robert Maier
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
Maripol
Art Direction
Art Direction
Maripol
Producer
Producer
John McNulty
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Vincent Gallo
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Pamela French
Editor
Editor
Claudia Porcelli
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
