Downtown '81

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.

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  Jean-Michel Basquiat

  Jean (archive footage)
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  Saul Williams

  Jean's Narration (voice)
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  Debbie Harry

  Fairy Godmother
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  Coati Mundi

  Self
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  Debi Mazar

  Peppermint Lounge Dancer
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  Steven Brown

  Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
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  Eszter Balint

  Self
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  Kid Creole

  Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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  Fab 5 Freddy

  Graffiti Artist
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  Arto Lindsay

  Self