Downtown '81 (2001)

ALL 07/13/2001 (en) Drama, Comedy, Music 72 Min
  • Release
    07/13/2001
  • Production
    New York Beat Films
  • Rotten tomato
    69%
  • Original title
    Downtown '81
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Edo Bertoglio

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Pamela French

    Editor

  4. Maripol

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Jean-Michel Basquiat

    Jean (archive footage)

  2. Saul Williams

    Jean's Narration (voice)

  3. Anna Shroeder

    Beatrice

  4. Debbie Harry

    Fairy Godmother

  5. Giorgio Giomelsky

    Landlord

  6. Coati Mundi

    Self

  7. Debi Mazar

    Peppermint Lounge Dancer

  8. George Quinones

    Graffiti Artist

  9. Walter Steding

    Self

  10. Steven Brown

    Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

  11. Eszter Balint

    Self

  12. Kid Creole

    Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts

  13. Fab 5 Freddy

    Graffiti Artist

  14. Arto Lindsay

    Self

  15. John Lurie

    Self

  16. Michael Holman

    Michael

  17. Ted Bafaloukos

    Junk Dealer

  18. Elliott Murphy

    Rock Star

  19. Amos Poe

    Conversationalist at Mudd Club

  20. Lee Quiñones

    Graffiti Artist

  21. Chris Stein

    The Felons band member

  22. Kool Kyle

    Self - Rapper

  23. Cookie Mueller

    2nd Go-Go Dancer

  24. Richard Weigand

    Doctor

  25. Bradley Field

    Studio Manager

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 25 , Crews : 10

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Downtown '81 (2001) 72 Min

ALL 07/13/2001 (en)
Drama, Comedy, Music
  • Release 07/13/2001
  • Production
    New York Beat Films
  • Original title Downtown '81
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Edo Bertoglio

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Pamela French

    Editor

  4. Maripol

    Producer