Downtown '81 (2001)
De film is een dag uit het leven van een jonge kunstenaar, Jean-Michel Basquiat, die geld moet inzamelen om het appartement terug te vorderen waaruit hij is uitgezet. Hij dwaalt door de straten van de binnenstad met een schilderij dat hij hoopt te verkopen, en ontmoet vrienden in wier levens (en uitvoeringen) we een kijkje nemen.
Regiseur: Edo Bertoglio
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Jean-Michel Basquiat as Jean (archive footage) |
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Saul Williams as Jean's Narration (voice) |
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Anna Shroeder as Beatrice |
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Debbie Harry as Fairy Godmother |
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Giorgio Giomelsky as Landlord |
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Coati Mundi as Self |
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Debi Mazar as Peppermint Lounge Dancer |
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George Quinones as Graffiti Artist |
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Walter Steding as Self |
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Steven Brown as Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon |
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Eszter Balint as Self |
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Kid Creole as Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts |
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Fab 5 Freddy as Graffiti Artist |
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Arto Lindsay as Self |
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John Lurie as Self |
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Michael Holman as Michael |
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Ted Bafaloukos as Junk Dealer |
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Elliott Murphy as Rock Star |
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Amos Poe as Conversationalist at Mudd Club |
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Lee Quiñones as Graffiti Artist |
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Chris Stein as The Felons band member |
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Kool Kyle as Self - Rapper |
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Cookie Mueller as 2nd Go-Go Dancer |
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Richard Weigand as Doctor |
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Bradley Field as Studio Manager |
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Claudia Summers as |
| Directing | Edo Bertoglio | Director |
| Writing | Glenn O'Brien | Writer |
| Crew | Vincent Gallo | Thanks |
| Sound | Robert Maier | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Maripol | Art Direction |
| Production | Maripol | Producer |
| Camera | John McNulty | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Vincent Gallo | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Pamela French | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Porcelli | Makeup Artist |