Downtown '81

Duration: 72 min

Release date: 2001-07-13

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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.

Drama Comedy Music

Downtown '81

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

as Jean (archive footage)

as Jean's Narration (voice)

as Fairy Godmother

Giorgio Giomelsky

Giorgio Giomelsky

as Peppermint Lounge Dancer

George Quinones

George Quinones

as Graffiti Artist

as Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

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

as Graffiti Artist

as Conversationalist at Mudd Club

as Graffiti Artist

as The Felons band member

as Self - Rapper

as 2nd Go-Go Dancer

Richard Weigand

Richard Weigand

as Studio Manager

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Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

Claudia Porcelli

Claudia Porcelli

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