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Downtown '81

Drama & Comedy & Music Japanese & Mandarin & English & Spanish

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.

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new york city
artist
art
anarchic comedy

Stars

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean (archive footage)

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Saul Williams

Jean's Narration (voice)

poster

Anna Shroeder

Beatrice

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Debbie Harry

Fairy Godmother

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Giorgio Giomelsky

Landlord

poster

Coati Mundi

Self

poster

Debi Mazar

Peppermint Lounge Dancer

poster

George Quinones

Graffiti Artist

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Walter Steding

Self

poster

Steven Brown

Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

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Eszter Balint

Self

poster

Kid Creole

Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts

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Fab 5 Freddy

Graffiti Artist

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Arto Lindsay

Self

poster

John Lurie

Self

poster

Michael Holman

Michael

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Ted Bafaloukos

Junk Dealer

poster

Elliott Murphy

Rock Star

poster

Amos Poe

Conversationalist at Mudd Club

poster

Lee Quiñones

Graffiti Artist

poster

Chris Stein

The Felons band member

poster

Kool Kyle

Self - Rapper

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Cookie Mueller

2nd Go-Go Dancer

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Richard Weigand

Doctor

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Bradley Field

Studio Manager

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