Downtown '81
Downtown '81
Release: 2001-07-13
·Runtime: 72m
·★ 6.7
Drama
Comedy
Music
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
New York Beat Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
as Jean (archive footage)
John Lurie
as Self
Lee Quiñones
as Graffiti Artist
Coati Mundi
as Self
Fab 5 Freddy
as Graffiti Artist
Arto Lindsay
as Self
Michael Holman
as Michael
Eszter Balint
as Self
Kid Creole
as Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Saul Williams
as Jean's Narration (voice)
Debi Mazar
as Peppermint Lounge Dancer
Steven Brown
as Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Amos Poe
as Conversationalist at Mudd Club
Chris Stein
as The Felons band member
Debbie Harry
as Fairy Godmother
Cookie Mueller
as 2nd Go-Go Dancer
