Downtown '81
2001 • Drama | Comedy
6.661 (28)
Edo Bertoglio
Director
Glenn O'Brien
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
July 13, 2001
Duration
72 Min
Language
en
Popularity
2.1949
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Saul Williams
Debbie Harry
Coati Mundi
Debi Mazar
Steven Brown
Eszter Balint
Kid Creole
Fab 5 Freddy
Arto Lindsay
John Lurie
Michael Holman
Amos Poe
Lee Quiñones
Chris Stein
Cookie Mueller
