Downtown '81 poster

Downtown '81

Description: 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.

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Music

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 72 minutes

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

Played Jean (archive footage)

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Saul Williams

Played Jean's Narration (voice)

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Anna Shroeder

Played Beatrice

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Debbie Harry

Played Fairy Godmother

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Giorgio Giomelsky

Played Landlord

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Coati Mundi

Played Self

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Debi Mazar

Played Peppermint Lounge Dancer

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George Quinones

Played Graffiti Artist

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Walter Steding

Played Self

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Steven Brown

Played Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

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Eszter Balint

Played Self

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Kid Creole

Played Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts

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Fab 5 Freddy

Played Graffiti Artist

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Arto Lindsay

Played Self

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John Lurie

Played Self

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Michael Holman

Played Michael

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Ted Bafaloukos

Played Junk Dealer

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Elliott Murphy

Played Rock Star

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Amos Poe

Played Conversationalist at Mudd Club

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Lee Quiñones

Played Graffiti Artist

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Chris Stein

Played The Felons band member

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Kool Kyle

Played Self - Rapper

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Cookie Mueller

Played 2nd Go-Go Dancer

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Richard Weigand

Played Doctor

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Bradley Field

Played Studio Manager

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