Downtown '81
2001 · Movie · 1h 12m
DramaComedyMusic
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
54/100
Key crew
- Edo BertoglioDirector
- Glenn O'BrienWriter
- Vincent GalloOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean-Michel BasquiatJean (archive footage)
- Saul WilliamsJean's Narration (voice)
- Anna ShroederBeatrice
- Debbie HarryFairy Godmother
- Giorgio GiomelskyLandlord
- Coati MundiSelf
- Debi MazarPeppermint Lounge Dancer
- George QuinonesGraffiti Artist
- Walter StedingSelf
- Steven BrownSelf - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
- Eszter BalintSelf
- Kid CreoleSelf - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Stills
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Themes
new york cityartistartanarchic comedy