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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-Michel Basquiat Jean (archive footage)
  • Saul Williams Saul Williams Jean's Narration (voice)
  • Anna Shroeder Beatrice
  • Debbie Harry Debbie Harry Fairy Godmother
  • Giorgio Giomelsky Landlord
  • Coati Mundi Coati Mundi Self
  • Debi Mazar Debi Mazar Peppermint Lounge Dancer
  • George Quinones Graffiti Artist
  • Walter Steding Self
  • Steven Brown Steven Brown Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
  • Eszter Balint Eszter Balint Self
  • Kid Creole Kid Creole Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
  • Fab 5 Freddy Fab 5 Freddy Graffiti Artist
  • Arto Lindsay Arto Lindsay Self
  • John Lurie John Lurie Self
  • Michael Holman Michael Holman Michael
  • Ted Bafaloukos Junk Dealer
  • Elliott Murphy Rock Star

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