
Downtown '81
Movie

Downtown '81
Movie
- Title:Downtown '81
- User score:6.7
- Release date:2001-07-13
- Genres:Drama, Comedy, Music
- Country:United States of America
- Language:Japanese, Mandarin, English, Spanish
- Budget:$0
- Revenue:$0
- Runtime:72 min
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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Top Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)

Debbie Harry
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Debi Mazar
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Steven Brown
Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

Eszter Balint
Self

Kid Creole
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Fab 5 Freddy
Graffiti Artist

Arto Lindsay
Self

John Lurie
Self

Michael Holman
Michael
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