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Downtown '81(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-07-13
67%
28 Votes
Time: 1h 12m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Japanese, Mandarin, English, Spanish.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
New York Beat Films
Movie: Downtown '81
Top 10 Billed 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
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