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Downtown '81

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Downtown '81 — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • July 13, 2001
  • Runtime
  • 72 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Comedy, Music
  • Director
  • Edo Bertoglio

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Downtown '81 — Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat photo Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean (archive footage) Saul Williams photo Saul Williams Jean's Narration (voice) Anna Shroeder Beatrice Debbie Harry photo Debbie Harry Fairy Godmother Giorgio Giomelsky Landlord Coati Mundi photo Coati Mundi Self Debi Mazar photo Debi Mazar Peppermint Lounge Dancer George Quinones Graffiti Artist

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