
Downtown '81 ( 2001 )
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.
Top Cast

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
Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts

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
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