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  • Downtown 81
  • Opened July 13, 2001 | Runtime:1 hr. 40 min.
  • NR
  • ``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 Read More
  • Cast: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Anna Schroeder, Marshall Chess, Danny Rosen
  • Director: Edo Bertoglio
  • Genres: Comedy Drama, Urban Comedy

Downtown 81 Critic Reviews

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  • 90
    L.A. Weekly | Ernest Hardy

    Poignant, funny, and proof of Basquiat's magic.

  • 80
    Variety |

    Extraordinary real-life snapshot of hip, arty, clubland Manhattan in the...

  • 70
    Village Voice | J. Hoberman

    Doesn't dawdle and, despite some eye-rolling dialogue, is a generally amiable...

  • 58
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Sean Axmaker

    Makes a great time capsule, a shot-on-the-streets glimpse into the texture of a...

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