Regie:
Edo BertoglioScenario:
Glenn O'BrienMuziek:
Vincent GalloActeurs:
Vincent Gallo, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Deborah Harry, John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Saul Williams, Anne Carlisle, Ted Bafaloukos, Fab 5 Freddy, Debi Mazar (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Legendary painter, graffiti artist, poet and musician Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) was only 19 years old when he played the lead in DOWNTOWN 81, a striking "lost" film that chronicles the explosive early-'80s Manhattan art and music scene. Completed and theatrically released two decades later, it's the story of a charismatic artist who attempts to sell a painting amidst the rappers, junkies, strippers, models and art-world matriarchs of a pre-Giuliani Lower East Side. This vividly entertaining slice of life is also a fabulous showcase for the music of Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Tuxedomoon, The Plastics, DNA, The Lounge Lizards, and Basquiat's own band, Gray. Shot on location, DOWNTOWN 81 not only captures one of the most important and provocative artists of the 20th-century as he is poised for worldwide fame, but is also a vivid snapshot of a New York City that no longer exists. (officiële tekst van distribiteur)
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