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
Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
as Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
as Jean's Narration (voice)
Debbie Harry
as Fairy Godmother
Coati Mundi
as Self
Debi Mazar
as Peppermint Lounge Dancer
Steven Brown
as Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Eszter Balint
as Self
Kid Creole
as Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Fab 5 Freddy
as Graffiti Artist
Arto Lindsay
as Self
John Lurie
as Self
Michael Holman
as Michael
Amos Poe
as Conversationalist at Mudd Club
Lee Quiñones
as Graffiti Artist
Chris Stein
as The Felons band member
Cookie Mueller
as 2nd Go-Go Dancer
