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Downtown 81 is a 2000 American film that was shot in 1980-1981. The film was directed by Edo Bertoglio and written and produced by Glenn O'Brien and Patrick Montgomery, with post-production in 1999-2000 by Glenn O'Brien and Maripol .
Mar 14, 2001 · A 2000 documentary film that captures the artist Jean Michel Basquiat's life in 1981 New York, where he tries to sell his paintings and find a place to stay. The film features archive footage, music, and interviews with Basquiat and his friends, such as John Lurie and Fab 5 Freddy.
Jul 13, 2001 · Watch the 1980s cult classic starring the legendary artist Jean Michel Basquiat as a young painter in New York. See the film's ratings, reviews, cast, and watchlist options on Rotten Tomatoes.
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.
The ambling, freewheeling Downtown 81 follows Jean through the city's still-untamed streets, incidentally picking up the incredible diversity of cultural act...
Starring the legendary American painter, graffiti artist, poet and musician Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), DOWNTOWN 81 is both a post-modernist fairytale and a vivid depiction of the...
Shot in New York City in late 1980 and early '81, 'Downtown 81' shows Jean Michel Basquiat moving through the city's still-untamed streets, picking up the incredible diversity of cultural activity then happening in NYC. IMDb 6.9 1 h 11 min 2001. X-Ray 16+.
