Downtown '81
movie
Released July 13, 2001
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
as
Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
as
Jean's Narration (voice)
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Anna Shroeder
as
Beatrice
Debbie Harry
as
Fairy Godmother
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Giorgio Giomelsky
as
Landlord
Coati Mundi
as
Self
Debi Mazar
as
Peppermint Lounge Dancer
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George Quinones
as
Graffiti Artist
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Walter Steding
as
Self
Steven Brown
as
Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Eszter Balint
as
Self
Kid Creole
as
Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
