
Downtown '81
6.7
2001
1h 12m
HDDramaComedyMusic
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)
A
Anna Shroeder
Beatrice

Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother
G
Giorgio Giomelsky
Landlord

Coati Mundi
Self

Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Dancer
G
George Quinones
Graffiti Artist



















