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Downtown 81

Directed by Edo Bertoglio
2001    72m    Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, Music,
6.979%73%
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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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Cast of Downtown 81
  • 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 CreoleAugust Darnell
  • Fab 5 FreddyGraffiti Artist
  • Arto LindsaySelf
  • John LurieSelf
  • Michael HolmanMichael
  • Ted BafaloukosJunk Dealer
  • Elliott MurphyRock Star
  • Amos PoeConversationalist at Mudd Club
  • Lee QuiñonesGraffiti Artist
  • Chris SteinThe Felons band member
  • Kool KyleSelf - Rapper
  • Cookie Mueller2nd Go-Go Dancer
  • Richard WeigandDoctor
  • Bradley FieldStudio Manager
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