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Release Date:
9 August 1996 (USA)
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In 1981, A Nineteen-Year-Old Unknown Graffiti Writer Took The New York Art World By Storm. The Rest Is Art History.
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Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist...
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Andy Warhol
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Friendship
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Awards:
2 wins
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3 nominations
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I think this film is great
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeffrey Wright | ... | Jean Michel Basquiat |
 | Michael Wincott | ... | Rene Ricard |
 | Benicio Del Toro | ... | Benny Dalmau |
 | Claire Forlani | ... | Gina Cardinale |
 | David Bowie | ... | Andy Warhol |
 | Dennis Hopper | ... | Bruno Bischofberger |
 | Gary Oldman | ... | Albert Milo |
 | Christopher Walken | ... | The Interviewer |
 | Willem Dafoe | ... | The Electrician |
| Jean-Claude La Marre | ... | Shenge (as Jean Claude LaMarre) |
 | Parker Posey | ... | Mary Boone |
| Elina Löwensohn | ... | Annina Nosei |
| Paul Bartel | ... | Henry Geldzahler |
 | Courtney Love | ... | Big Pink |
 | Tatum O'Neal | ... | Cynthia Kruger |
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Also Known As:
Build a Fort, Set It on Fire
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MPAA:
Rated R for drug use and strong language.
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108 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:18A (Ontario) |
South Korea:18 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Germany:12 |
Iceland:L
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David Bowie and Gary Oldman have both played Pontius Pilate. Bowie played the role in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Oldman played him in Jesus (1999) (TV).
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Continuity: When Basquiat is painting on the floor in his studio, part of the painting in the upper-left hand corner disappears and reappears.
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Features New York Beat Movie (1981)
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Rise
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I thought this film captured the feel of SoHo and the downtown art scene in 1980's NYC. (I lived in NYC from 1986 until 2001.) I really like the untethered, free-spirited, and dangerous elements of Basquiat's character. The movie doesn't fit into the film school model of a perfectly constructed piece, but I find that appealling; the film is artful and enjoyable. I watch it whenever it shows up on one of the film channels unedited and uninterrupted. Hope you enjoy it as well.