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Basquiat (1996)
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Ratings: 6.8/10 from 10,076 users
Metascore:
65/100
Reviews: 68 user | 34 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist... See full summary » Director:Julian Schnabel |
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| Jeffrey Wright | ... | ||
| Michael Wincott | ... | ||
| Benicio Del Toro | ... | ||
| Claire Forlani | ... | ||
| David Bowie | ... | ||
| Dennis Hopper | ... | ||
| Gary Oldman | ... | ||
| Christopher Walken | ... | ||
| Willem Dafoe | ... | ||
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Jean-Claude La Marre | ... |
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Elina Löwensohn | ... |
Annina Nosei
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Paul Bartel | ... | |
| Courtney Love | ... | ||
| Tatum O'Neal | ... |
Cynthia Kruger
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Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist, living in Thompkins Square Park in a cardboard box, Jean-Michel is "discovered" by Andy Warhol's art world and becomes a star. But success has a high price, and Basquiat pays with friendship, love, and eventually, his life. Written by Martin Lewison <lewison+@pitt.edu>
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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.Parents Guide:
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Build a Fort, Set It on Fire See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,300,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$83,863 (USA) (11 August 1996) (6 Screens)Gross:
$2,961,991 (USA) (24 November 1996)Company Credits
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Rene: Everybody wants to get on the Van Gogh boat. There's no trip so horrible that someone won't take it. The idea of the unrecognized genius slaving away in a garot is deliciously foolish one. We must credit the life of Vincent Van Gogh for really sending this myth into orbit...
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wave is displayed. It's very similar to the surfing/wave shots that Basquiat
keeps seeing whenever he looks up to the sky during the movie, but it's in
full color instead of being blue-tinted. See more »
Performed by David McDermott
Composed by Clifford Grey and Victor Schertzinger
Published by Famous Music Corp See more »
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Trivia
The estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat refused to allow his works to be used, so the director, Julian Schnabel, personally painted the reproductions which are used throughout the film. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Several cars in the background are from the '90s when the date of the activity is early-'80s. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Rene: Everybody wants to get on the Van Gogh boat. There's no trip so horrible that someone won't take it. The idea of the unrecognized genius slaving away in a garot is deliciously foolish one. We must credit the life of Vincent Van Gogh for really sending this myth into orbit...
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Crazy Credits
At the very end of the credits, a short clip showing a surfer riding on awave is displayed. It's very similar to the surfing/wave shots that Basquiat
keeps seeing whenever he looks up to the sky during the movie, but it's in
full color instead of being blue-tinted. See more »
Soundtracks
"Paris Je T'aime (Paris, Stay the Same)"Performed by David McDermott
Composed by Clifford Grey and Victor Schertzinger
Published by Famous Music Corp See more »
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