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Downtown 81

Downtown 81

Zeitgeist Films (1981)
DVD
NR (Not Rated)
741360538160
Comedy | Documentary | Drama
USA | English | Color | 01:12

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.


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Jean Michel Basquiat Jean
Richard Weigand Doctor
Cyndy Schneidau Nurse
Millie Schneidau Nurse
Steven Z. Soszynski Grocer
Anna Schroeder Béatrice
Giorgio Gomelsky Landlord
Ted Bafaloukos Junk Dealer
Bobby Grossman East Village Junkie
Mickey Clean Pot Dealer
Roberta Bayley Street Girl
Dave Street Musician
Tish Bellomo Manic Panic Girl
Snooky Bellomo Manic Panic Girl
Kool Kyle Rapper
Claudia Summers Friend in Park
Tuxedomoon Themselves
Steven Brown Self
Peter Principle Self
Blaine Reininger Self
David McDermott Man from the Past
Catherine Rebennack 1st Go-Go Dancer
Cookie Mueller 2nd Go-Go Dancer
Steve Mass Go-Go Bar Patron
Ernest Scaglione Go-Go Bar Manager

Edition details

Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio Tracks Stereo [English]
Distributor Music Box Films
Edition Release Date Jun 30, 2015
Regions Region 1