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Downtown '81

Downtown '81 (2001)

07/13/2001 (US)
01h 12m

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.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams

Saul Williams

Jean's Narration (voice)

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

Fairy Godmother

Debi Mazar

Debi Mazar

Peppermint Lounge Dancer

GQ

George Quinones

Graffiti Artist

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