Downtown '81
Edo Bertoglio2001-07-13
6.9
72 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Jean-Michel Basquiat | Jean (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Saul Williams | Jean's Narration (voice) | Unowned |
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Anna Shroeder | Beatrice | Unowned |
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Debbie Harry | Fairy Godmother | Unowned |
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Giorgio Giomelsky | Landlord | Unowned |
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Coati Mundi | Self | Unowned |
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Debi Mazar | Peppermint Lounge Dancer | Unowned |
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George Quinones | Graffiti Artist | Unowned |
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Walter Steding | Self | Unowned |
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Steven Brown | Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon | Unowned |
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Eszter Balint | Self | Unowned |
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Kid Creole | Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts | Unowned |
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Fab 5 Freddy | Graffiti Artist | Unowned |
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Arto Lindsay | Self | Unowned |
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John Lurie | Self | Unowned |
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Michael Holman | Michael | Unowned |
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Ted Bafaloukos | Junk Dealer | Unowned |
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Elliott Murphy | Rock Star | Unowned |
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Amos Poe | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | Unowned |
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Lee Quiñones | Graffiti Artist | Unowned |
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Chris Stein | The Felons band member | Unowned |
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Kool Kyle | Self - Rapper | Unowned |
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Cookie Mueller | 2nd Go-Go Dancer | Unowned |
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Richard Weigand | Doctor | Unowned |
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Bradley Field | Studio Manager | Unowned |