Downtown 81 (1981), starring Jean Michel Basquiat (VIDEO)
Watch the trailer for Downtown 81, starring Jean Michel Basquiat; No. 69 on our list of the 100 best New York movies.
Tue Jul 3 2012
New York movies: Downtown 81 (1981)
It’s a day in the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, as the street artist is evicted, sells a canvas to a rich uptowner and hangs out at the Mudd Club. Rife with heavy-hitter cameos—Fab 5 Freddy, Glenn O’Brien, Debbie Harry—this scrapbook nails the moment when the punk, hip-hop and art worlds coalesced into a single scene.—David Fear
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