Downtown '81
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.
Top Billed Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)
Anna Shroeder
Beatrice
Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother
Giorgio Giomelsky
Landlord
Featured Crew
Edo Bertoglio
Director
Glenn O'Brien
Writer
Vincent Gallo
Thanks
Maripol
Producer
John McNulty
Director of Photography
Claudia Porcelli
Makeup Artist
Vincent Gallo
Original Music Composer
Pamela French
Editor
Maripol
Art Direction
Robert Maier
Sound Mixer
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