Film · Drama, Comedy, Music
Downtown '81 (2001)
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.
- Director
- Edo Bertoglio
- Writers
- Glenn O'Brien
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- July 13, 2001
Downtown '81 was released on July 13, 2001. Where to watch in United States: Kino Film Collection (subscription).
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Downtown '81 cast
Jean-Michel BasquiatJean (archive footage)
Saul WilliamsJean's Narration (voice)- Anna ShroederBeatrice
Debbie HarryFairy Godmother- Giorgio GiomelskyLandlord
Coati MundiSelf
Debi MazarPeppermint Lounge Dancer- George QuinonesGraffiti Artist
- Walter StedingSelf
Steven BrownSelf - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Eszter BalintSelf
Kid CreoleSelf - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Fab 5 FreddyGraffiti Artist
Arto LindsaySelf
John LurieSelf
Michael HolmanMichael- Ted BafaloukosJunk Dealer
- Elliott MurphyRock Star
Amos PoeConversationalist at Mudd Club
Lee QuiñonesGraffiti Artist
