Downtown '81 (2001)
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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.
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Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footag...
Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (vo...
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Anna Shroeder
Beatrice
Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother
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Giorgio Giomelsky
Landlord
Coati Mundi
Self
Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Da...
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George Quinones
Graffiti Artist
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Walter Steding
Self
Steven Brown
Self - Vocals, Tuxed...
Eszter Balint
Self
Kid Creole
Self - Vocals and Gu...
Fab 5 Freddy
Graffiti Artist
Arto Lindsay
Self
John Lurie
Self