Basquiat (1996)

Synopsis: At age 19, Jean Michel Basquiat was a poor, struggling graffiti artist. Eight years later, he was one of the most famous, acclaimed painters in the world -- and dead of a heroin overdose. ... At age 19, Jean Michel Basquiat was a poor, struggling graffiti artist. Eight years later, he was one of the most famous, acclaimed painters in the world -- and dead of a heroin overdose. "Basquiat" details the tumultuous years in between, concentrating on his meteoric rise within Soho's trendy art world. The charismatic but self-destructive Basquiat had his share of personal demons, including his mother's mental illness, and his hatred of middle-class society... which courted and exploited him. The young artist's heroin addiction eventually led to his death, extinguishing a great talent in the process. [More]

Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Claire Forlani, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Wincott

Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Claire Forlani, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Wincott, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Jean Claude Le Marre, Parker Posey, Elina Löwensohn, Paul Bartel, Courtney Love, Tatum O'Neal, Brian Wright, Chuck Pfeifer, Rockets Redglare, Esther G. Schnabel, Jack Schnabel, Lola Schnabel, Peter McGough, David McDermott, Michael Chow, Olatz Maria Schnabel, Stella Schnabel, Steven Randazzo, Michael Badalucco, George L. Du Maurier, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Hope Clarke, Tarmo Urb, Denise Burse, Robert Alexander, Vincent Laresca, Nemo, Paul Outlaw, Leonard Jackson, Dave Shelley, Frederick Weller, Rene Rivera, Sam Rockwell, Ron Brice, William Seymour, Linda Larkin, Julie Araskog, Richard Butler, Joe Glasco, Steven Parenago, Jose Luis Ferrer, Irene Kiss

Director: Julian Schnabel

Director: Julian Schnabel

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