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Movie Info
"Downtown 81" is a feature film starring the legendary American artist Jean Michel Basquiat (1960-1988.) Basquiat was a 19 year old painter, graffiti artist, poet and musician when he played the lead in this film, which vividly depicts the explosive downtown New York art and music scene of 1980-81.
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Edo Bertoglio
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Producer: Maripol
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Writer: Glenn O'Brien
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $25.0K
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Zeitgeist Films
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Production Co: Miramax
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Sound Mix: Dolby A, Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Cast & Crew

Jean Michel Basquiat
Self

Anna Schroeder
The Love Interest

Giorgio Giomelsky
The Landlord

Marshall Chess
The Thief

Danny Rosen
Danny

Daniela Morera
Mrs. Cavalcanti

Lisa Rosen
The Maid

Steve Mass
Drunk at the Go-Go Bar

Saul Williams
Jean-Michel Basquiat Voice

Edo Bertoglio
Director

Glenn O'Brien
Writer

Maripol
Producer

Glenn O'Brien
Co-Producer

Michael Zilkha
Executive Producer
Critic Reviews for Downtown 81
Audience Reviews for Downtown 81
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May 21, 2012"Downtown 81" wants to be transcendent and wants to the cognoscenti on art and culture. I'm not sure if it achieves just that (it probably doesn't,) but it does manage to capture the small pockets of culture in Manhattan that revolves around music, visual arts, fashion, etc. If anything the film is a fascinating time capsule that looks like a documentary and has the ultra-left ideas and attitudes of the people in the place imbedded in the screenplay. As the film progresses it gets more and more avant-garde, and like the hip drugged youth in the film whose ambitions only go as far as their ecstacy/ketamine/THC-suppressed drive for change, the film also feels as if it nearly loses sight of its original ambition and scope, especially in the 2nd and 3rd act. The film embraces its disjointedness and converts itself into, what might as well be, a compilation of electrifying, kinetic music videos, as inane and aimless they may be. But, at the same time it is an impeccable showcase of the area's culture and the people whom it belongs to. Other than the premise, which is still somewhat interesting, most notably with the charming ending, some choices in editing and camera angles are questionable. At best the film, which is really just an embodiment of one idea after the other, is moderately interesting. Perhaps amusing or a pleasant distraction. Just don't expect it to be nearly as enriching as it pretends to be.
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