Downtown '81
- 2001
- 1h 12m
★ 6.7 TMDB Rating · 32 votes
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.
- Director
- Edo Bertoglio
- Release date
- Jul 13, 2001
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of Downtown '81
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
Where to Stream Downtown '81 by Country
- United States
- Streaming on Kino Film Collection, Kanopy, HooplaRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
- United Kingdom
- No streaming offers listed right now
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Streaming on Kino Film Collection, HooplaRent or buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia
- No streaming offers listed right now
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