

Downtown '81 (2001)
6.648 ?
Jul 13, 2001
Drama, Comedy, Music
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.
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.

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)
Anna Shroeder
Beatrice

Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother
Giorgio Giomelsky
Landlord

Coati Mundi
Self

Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Dancer
George Quinones
Graffiti Artist