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Basquiat (1996)

In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.

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The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

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Cast

  • Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright Jean Michel Basquiat
  • Michael Wincott Michael Wincott Rene Ricard
  • Benicio del Toro Benicio del Toro Benny Dalmau
  • Claire Forlani Claire Forlani Gina Cardinale
  • David Bowie David Bowie Andy Warhol
  • Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper Bruno Bischofberger
  • Gary Oldman Gary Oldman Albert Milo
  • Christopher Walken Christopher Walken The Interviewer
  • Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe The Electrician
  • Jean-Claude La Marre Jean-Claude La Marre Shenge
  • Parker Posey Parker Posey Mary Boone
  • Elina Löwensohn Elina Löwensohn Annina Nosei
  • Paul Bartel Paul Bartel Henry Geldzahler
  • Courtney Love Courtney Love Big Pink
  • Tatum O'Neal Tatum O'Neal Cynthia Kruger
  • Chuck Pfeiffer Chuck Pfeiffer Tom Kruger
  • Rockets Redglare Rockets Redglare Rockets
  • Esther G. Schnabel Esther Milo

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