
Downtown '81
Original title: Downtown '81
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6.5/10
(26)
7/13/2001
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1h 12min

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Drama
Comedy
Music
Synopsis
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.
Direction: Edo Bertoglio
Screenwriter: Glenn O'Brien
Producer: Maripol
Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)

Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother

Coati Mundi
Self

Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Dancer

Steven Brown
Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

Eszter Balint
Self

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