Downtown 81

★6.9 2001 Comedy, Drama, Music

After being released from the hospital, the artist Jean Michel Basquiat wanders around Manhattan trying to sell art to make money and find a place to stay.

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Actors

Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams Jean's Narration (voice)

AS Anna Shroeder Beatrice

Debbie Harry Fairy Godmother

GG Giorgio Giomelsky Landlord

Coati Mundi Self

Debi Mazar Peppermint Lounge Dancer

GQ George Quinones Graffiti Artist

WS Walter Steding Self

Steven Brown Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

Eszter Balint Self

Kid Creole Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts