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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Glenn O'Brien (writer)
Release Date:
14 March 2001 (France) more
Plot:
The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Not very good unless only interested in NY music scene of '81 more (8 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Ted Bafaloukos | ... | Junk Dealer | |
| Tom Baker | ... | Go-Go Bar Patron | |
| Eszter Balint | ... | Herself | |
| Jean Michel Basquiat | ... | Himself | |
| Roberta Bayley | ... | Street Girl | |
| Snooky Bellomo | ... | Manic Panic Girl | |
| Tish Bellomo | ... | Manic Panic Girl | |
| Bemshi | ... | Dancer | |
| Victor Bockris | ... | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | |
| Byron Bowie | ... | Himself | |
| Joe Bowie | ... | Himself - Trombonist, James White & The Blacks | |
| Diane Brill | ... | Kid Creole Announcer | |
| John Browner | ... | Go-Go Bar Patron | |
| Steven Brown | ... | Himself | |
| Clem Burke | ... | The Felons band member | |
| Anne Carlisle | ... | Fashion Show Model (as Ann Carlyle) | |
| James Chance | ... | James White | |
| Ma Chang | ... | Himself | |
| Marshall Chess | ... | Thief | |
| Mickey Clean | ... | Pot Dealer | |
| Carol Coleman | ... | Herself | |
| Diego Cortez | ... | Fist-fighter at the Mudd Club | |
| Kid Creole | (as August Darnell) | ||
| Ronnie Cutrone | ... | Go-Go Bar Patron | |
| Jimmy Destri | ... | Taxi Driver | |
| Tomas Doncker | ... | Himself - Guitarist, James White & The Blacks | |
| George Dubose | ... | Go-Go Bar Patron | |
| Lori Eastside | ... | Herself | |
| Barbara Egan | ... | Fashion Show Model | |
| Fab 5 Freddy | ... | Graffiti Artist | |
| Tav Falco | ... | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | |
| Lenny Ferrari | ... | Himself | |
| Bradley Field | ... | Studio Manager | |
| Vincent Gallo | ... | Himself | |
| Karen Geniece | ... | Herself - Guitarist, Walter Steding & The Dragon People | |
| Patrick Geooffrois | ... | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | |
| Giorgio Gomelsky | ... | The Landlord | |
| Winston Grennan | ... | Himself - Drummer, Kid Creole & The Coconuts | |
| Ronnie Griffith | ... | Herself | |
| Bobby Grossman | ... | East Village Junkie | |
| Vinnie Grouppi | ... | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | |
| Richie Harrison | ... | Himself | |
| Deborah Harry | ... | Fairy Godmother | |
| Kristian Hoffman | ... | A&R Person | |
| Michael Holman | ... | Michael | |
| Adriana Kaegi | ... | Herself | |
| Patrice Kamins | ... | Fashion Show Model | |
| Arto Lindsay | ... | Himself | |
| Andrew Lloyd | ... | Himself | |
| Lucille | ... | Fashion Show Model | |
| Hal Ludacer | ... | Fashion Show Model | |
| John Lurie | ... | Himself | |
| Compton Maddux | ... | Limo Driver | |
| Cherie Marilyn | ... | Dancer | |
| Maripol | ... | Fashion Designer | |
| Steve Mass | ... | Drunk at the Go-Go Bar | |
| Debi Mazar | ... | Peppermint Lounge Dancer | |
| Mark Mazur | ... | Himself | |
| David McDermott | |||
| Mitsuru | ... | Make-up Artist | |
| Haoui Montaug | ... | Club Doorman | |
| Daniela Morera | ... | Mrs. Cavalcanti | |
| Ikue Mori | ... | Herself | |
| John Morton | ... | Peppermint Lounge Doorman | |
| Olivier Mosset | ... | Bike Rider | |
| Cookie Mueller | ... | 2nd Go-Go Dancer | |
| Coati Mundi | ... | Himself | |
| Elliott Murphy | ... | Rock Star | |
| Chica Nakanishi | ... | Herself - Vocalist, The Plastics | |
| Toshio Nakanishi | ... | Himself | |
| Bern Nix | ... | Himself | |
| Glenn O'Brien | ... | Neil Barlowe | |
| Vicki Pedersen | ... | Dresser | |
| Amos Poe | ... | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | |
| Cheryl Poirier | ... | Herself | |
| Peter Principle | ... | Himself | |
| 'Lee' George Quinones | ... | Graffiti Artist | |
| Catherine Rebennack | ... | 1st Go-Go Dancer | |
| Blaine Reininger | ... | Himself | |
| Danny Rosen | ... | Danny | |
| Lisa Rosen | ... | The Maid | |
| Steve Sabato | ... | Car Seller | |
| Anita Sarko | ... | D.J. | |
| Ernest Scaglione | ... | Go-Go Bar Manager | |
| Cyndy Schneidau | ... | Nurse | |
| Millie Schneidau | ... | Nurse | |
| Peter Schott | ... | Himself | |
| Anna Schroeder | ... | The Love Interest | |
| Takemi Shima | ... | Himself - Drummer, The Plastics | |
| Benedicte Siroux | ... | Fashion Show Model | |
| Larry 'Ratso' Sloman | ... | Go-Go Bar Patron | |
| Lindzee Smith | ... | Club Owner | |
| Steven Z. Soszynski | ... | Grocer | |
| Walter Steding | ... | Himself | |
| Chris Stein | ... | The Felons band member | |
| Dave Street | ... | Musician | |
| Michael Sullivan | ... | Himself - Maracasist, The Felons | |
| Claudia Summers | ... | Friend in Park | |
| Betsy Sussler | ... | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | |
| Hajime Tachibana | ... | Himself | |
| Snuky Tate | ... | Himself | |
| Marty Thau | ... | Record Mogul | |
| Colin Wade | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Weigand | ... | Doctor | |
| Saul Williams | ... | Jean-Michel Basquiat (voice) | |
| Tim Wright | ... | Himself |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Downtown 81 (USA) (recut version)
Glenn O'Brien's New York Beat Movie (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
France:73 min | Japan:75 min | USA:72 min
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Trivia:
In 1981, financial problems prevented the post-production and release of the film. Subsequently, parts of the film became lost over the years. After much searching, the missing materials were located in 1998. Finally, post production began in 1999 and the film was released in 2000. more
Quotes:
Jean Michel Basquiat: I'm an artist. When you tell people that they usually say, 'what's your medium?' I usually say, 'extra large.' more
Soundtrack:
Drum Mode more
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The only redeeming quality of this film is that it shows bands and their music when it was changing in NY during '81. As for the film itself it has at least three major flaws. First of all, there is narration throughout the film, which is not required at all. In the few places where there is some explanation necessary just adding a little dialogue would have gone a long way. Secondly, there was no obvious attempt to synchronize any of the audio, in fact it is quite apparent that most of the dialogue was recorded later with no attempt to match the film. The third flaw was in the ending. I will not give the ending away for those brave souls that would endure the torture of sitting through the film, but it commits a cardinal sin in screenwriting. Not worth the money or time it takes to see this, unless you are a fan of one of the represented bands.