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Overview
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 BasquiatJean (archive footage) -
Saul WilliamsJean's Narration (voice) -
Anna ShroederBeatrice -
Debbie HarryFairy Godmother -
Giorgio GiomelskyLandlord
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Coati MundiSelf -
Debi MazarPeppermint Lounge Dancer -
George QuinonesGraffiti Artist
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Walter StedingSelf
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Steven BrownSelf - Vocals, Tuxedomoon -
Eszter BalintSelf -
Kid CreoleSelf - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts -
Fab 5 FreddyGraffiti Artist -
Arto LindsaySelf -
John LurieSelf -
Michael HolmanMichael -
Ted BafaloukosJunk Dealer
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Elliott MurphyRock Star
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Amos PoeConversationalist at Mudd Club -
Lee QuiñonesGraffiti Artist
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