Downtown '81

Downtown '81

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.

Cast for Downtown '81...

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)
Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother
Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Dancer
George Quinones
Graffiti Artist
Steven Brown
Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Kid Creole
August Darnell
Fab 5 Freddy
Graffiti Artist
Ted Bafaloukos
Junk Dealer
Amos Poe
Conversationalist at Mudd Club
Lee Quiñones
Graffiti Artist
Chris Stein
The Felons band member
Kool Kyle
Self - Rapper
Cookie Mueller
2nd Go-Go Dancer
Bradley Field
Studio Manager