Downtown '81 (2001)

Downtown '81 (2001)

2001-07-13 United States of America 72 Min. PG-13
6.9 23 votes

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.

Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat is Jean (archive footage)
Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams is Jean's Narration (voice)
Jean's Narration (voice)
Anna Shroeder is Beatrice
Debbie Harry is Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Debi Mazar is Peppermint Lounge Dancer
Peppermint Lounge Dancer
George Quinones is Graffiti Artist
Graffiti Artist
Steven Brown is Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Kid Creole is Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts