Basquiat
In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.
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8/9/1996Runtime
107 minsOverview
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$3,300,000Revenue
$3,022,292Homepage
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A dizzying ascent into the glittering 1980s New York art scene that spirals into tragedy, capturing the intoxicating rush of sudden success and the devastating cost of chasing it. Visually restless and emotionally turbulent, it's a portrait of genius burning too bright.
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Heads up
Jeffrey Wright
Jean Michel Basquiat
Michael Wincott
Rene Ricard
Benicio del Toro
Benny Dalmau
Claire Forlani
Gina Cardinale
David Bowie
Andy Warhol
Dennis Hopper
Bruno Bischofberger
Gary Oldman
Albert Milo
Christopher Walken
The Interviewer
Willem Dafoe
The Electrician
Jean-Claude La Marre
Shenge
Parker Posey
Mary Boone
Elina Löwensohn
Annina Nosei
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