Downtown '81
2001 | 72m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Edo Bertoglio |
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| Writer: | Glenn O'Brien |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 13, 2001 |
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| Director: | Edo Bertoglio |
| Writer: | Glenn O'Brien |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Keywords | art, anarchic comedy, gay artist |
| Production Companies | New York Beat Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Jean (archive footage) |
| Saul Williams | Jean's Narration (voice) |
| Anna Shroeder | Beatrice |
| Debbie Harry | Fairy Godmother |
| Giorgio Giomelsky | Landlord |
| Coati Mundi | Self |
| Debi Mazar | Peppermint Lounge Dancer |
| George Quinones | Graffiti Artist |
| Walter Steding | Self |
| Steven Brown | Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon |
| Eszter Balint | Self |
| Kid Creole | August Darnell |
| Fab 5 Freddy | Graffiti Artist |
| Arto Lindsay | Self |
| John Lurie | Self |
| Michael Holman | Michael |
| Ted Bafaloukos | Junk Dealer |
| Elliott Murphy | Rock Star |
| Amos Poe | Conversationalist at Mudd Club |
| Lee Quiñones | Graffiti Artist |
| Chris Stein | The Felons band member |
| Kool Kyle | Self - Rapper |
| Cookie Mueller | 2nd Go-Go Dancer |
| Richard Weigand | Doctor |
| Bradley Field | Studio Manager |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Edo Bertoglio | Director |
| Vincent Gallo | Original Music Composer, Thanks |
| Maripol | Art Direction |
| Glenn O'Brien | Writer |
| Pamela French | Editor |
| John McNulty | Director of Photography |
| Claudia Porcelli | Makeup Artist |
| Robert Maier | Sound Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Maripol | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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