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6.7The 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.
Released: 2001-07-1372 minDir: Edo BertoglioDrama, Comedy, Music
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Cast
- Jean-Michel Basquiat as Jean (archive footage)
- Saul Williams as Jean's Narration (voice)
- Anna Shroeder as Beatrice
- Debbie Harry as Fairy Godmother
- Giorgio Giomelsky as Landlord
- Coati Mundi as Self
Themes
- new york city
- artist
- art
- anarchic comedy
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
1,696 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
54/100
- Year
- 2000
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Rated
- Unrated
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 75
- FilmAffinity ID
- 162938
- Official website
- www.downtown81.com
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- publication date
- 2001-00-00
- inception
- 1980-00-00
- title
- Downtown 81
- review score
- 6/10
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