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Downtown '81

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Calorie Rating: 101
Released: 2001-07-13
Running Time: 72 Minutes
Studios: New York Beat Films,


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
Character: Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
Character: Jean's Narration (voice)
Anna Shroeder
Character: Beatrice

Debbie Harry
Character: Fairy Godmother
Giorgio Giomelsky
Character: Landlord
Coati Mundi
Character: Self

Debi Mazar
Character: Peppermint Lounge Dancer
George Quinones
Character: Graffiti Artist
Walter Steding
Character: Self

Steven Brown
Character: Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Eszter Balint
Character: Self
Kid Creole
Character: August Darnell

Fab 5 Freddy
Character: Graffiti Artist
Arto Lindsay
Character: Self
John Lurie
Character: Self

Michael Holman
Character: Michael
Ted Bafaloukos
Character: Junk Dealer
Elliott Murphy
Character: Rock Star

Amos Poe
Character: Conversationalist at Mudd Club
Lee QuiƱones
Character: Graffiti Artist
Chris Stein
Character: The Felons band member

Kool Kyle
Character: Self - Rapper
Cookie Mueller
Character: 2nd Go-Go Dancer
Richard Weigand
Character: Doctor

Bradley Field
Character: Studio Manager


Production and Crew

Claudia Porcelli
Makeup Artist

Maripol
Producer
Maripol
Art Direction
Robert Maier
Sound Mixer

John McNulty
Director of Photography
Vincent Gallo
Original Music Composer