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Downtown '81

Downtown '81

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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.

Date: 07/13/2001
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Saul Williams, Anna Shroeder, Debbie Harry, Giorgio Giomelsky, Coati Mundi, Debi Mazar, George Quinones, Walter Steding, Steven Brown, Eszter Balint, Kid Creole, Fab 5 Freddy, Arto Lindsay, John Lurie, Michael Holman, Ted Bafaloukos, Elliott Murphy, Amos Poe, Lee Quiñones, Chris Stein, Kool Kyle, Cookie Mueller, Richard Weigand, Bradley Field

Jean-Michel Basquiat as Jean (archive footage) in Downtown '81 Jean-Michel Basquiat

Saul Williams as Jean's Narration (voice) in Downtown '81 Saul Williams

Anna Shroeder

Debbie Harry as Fairy Godmother in Downtown '81 Debbie Harry

Giorgio Giomelsky

Coati Mundi as Self in Downtown '81 Coati Mundi

Debi Mazar as Peppermint Lounge Dancer in Downtown '81 Debi Mazar

George Quinones

Walter Steding

Steven Brown as Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon in Downtown '81 Steven Brown

Eszter Balint as Self in Downtown '81 Eszter Balint

Kid Creole as Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts in Downtown '81 Kid Creole

Fab 5 Freddy as Graffiti Artist in Downtown '81 Fab 5 Freddy

Arto Lindsay as Self in Downtown '81 Arto Lindsay

John Lurie as Self in Downtown '81 John Lurie

Michael Holman as Michael in Downtown '81 Michael Holman

Ted Bafaloukos

Elliott Murphy

Amos Poe as Conversationalist at Mudd Club in Downtown '81 Amos Poe

Lee Quiñones as Graffiti Artist in Downtown '81 Lee Quiñones

Chris Stein as The Felons band member in Downtown '81 Chris Stein

Kool Kyle

Cookie Mueller as 2nd Go-Go Dancer in Downtown '81 Cookie Mueller

Richard Weigand

Bradley Field

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