New York Beat Movie (1981)DVD VHS | Cast list | | Ted Bafaloukos | as | Junk Dealer | | Tom Baker | as | Go-Go Bar Patron | | Eszter Balint | as | Herself | | Jean Michel Basquiat | as | Himself | | Roberta Bayley | as | Street Girl | | Snooky Bellomo | as | Manic Panic Girl | | Tish Bellomo | as | Manic Panic Girl | | Bemshi | as | Dancer | | Victor Bockris | as | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | | Byron Bowie | as | Himself | | Joe Bowie | as | Himself - Trombonist, James White & The Blacks | | Diane Brill | as | Kid Creole Announcer | | John Browner | as | Go-Go Bar Patron | | Steven Brown | as | Himself | | Clem Burke | as | The Felons band member | | Ann Carlyle | as | Fashion Show Model | | James Chance | as | James White | | Ma Chang | as | Himself | | Marshall Chess | as | Thief | | Mickey Clean | as | Pot Dealer | | Carol Coleman | as | Herself | | Diego Cortez | as | Fist-fighter at the Mudd Club | | Kid Creole | as | (as August Darnell) | | Ronnie Cutrone | as | Go-Go Bar Patron | | Jimmy Destri | as | Taxi Driver | | Tomas Doncker | as | Himself - Guitarist, James White & The Blacks | | George Dubose | as | Go-Go Bar Patron | | Lori Eastside | as | Herself | | Barbara Egan | as | Fashion Show Model | | Tav Falco | as | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | | Lenny Ferrari | as | Himself | | Bradley Field | as | Studio Manager | | Fab Five Freddy | as | Graffiti Artist | | Vincent Gallo | as | Himself | | Karen Geniece | as | Herself - Guitarist, Walter Steding & The Dragon People | | Patrick Geooffrois | as | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | | Giorgio Gomelsky | as | The Landlord | | Winston Grennan | as | Himself - Drummer, Kid Creole & The Coconuts | | Ronnie Griffith | as | Herself | | Bobby Grossman | as | East Village Junkie | | Vinnie Grouppi | as | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | | Richie Harrison | as | Himself | | Deborah Harry | as | Fairy Godmother | | Kristian Hoffman | as | A&R Person | | Michael Holman | as | Michael | | Adriana Kaegi | as | Herself | | Patrice Kamins | as | Fashion Show Model | | Arto Lindsay | as | Himself | | Andrew Lloyd | as | Himself | | Lucille | as | Fashion Show Model | | Hal Ludacer | as | Fashion Show Model | | John Lurie | as | Himself | | Compton Maddux | as | Limo Driver | | Cherie Marilyn | as | Dancer | | Maripol | as | Fashion Designer | | Steve Mass | as | Drunk at the Go-Go Bar | | Mark Mazur | as | Himself | | Mitsuru | as | Make-up Artist | | Haoui Montaug | as | Club Doorman | | Daniela Morera | as | Mrs. Cavalcanti | | Ikue Mori | as | Himself | | John Morton | as | Peppermint Lounge Doorman | | Olivier Mosset | as | Bike Rider | | Cookie Mueller | as | 2nd Go-Go Dancer | | Coati Mundi | as | Himself | | Elliott Murphy | as | Rock Star | | Chica Nakanishi | as | Herself - Vocalist, The Plastics) | | Toshio Nakanishi | as | Himself | | Bern Nix | as | Himself | | Glenn O'Brien | as | Neil Barlowe | | Vicki Pedersen | as | Dresser | | Amos Poe | as | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | | Cheryl Poirier | as | Herself | | Peter Principle | as | Himself | | 'Lee' George Quinones | as | Graffiti Artist | | Catherine Rebennack | as | 1st Go-Go Dancer | | Blaine Reininger | as | Himself | | Danny Rosen | as | Danny | | Lisa Rosen | as | The Maid | | Steve Sabato | as | Car Seller | | Anita Sarko | as | D.J. | | Ernest Scaglione | as | Go-Go Bar Manager | | Cyndy Schneidau | as | Nurse | | Millie Schneidau | as | Nurse | | Peter Schott | as | Himself | | Anna Schroeder | as | The Love Interest | | Takemi Shima | as | Himself - Drummer, The Plastics | | Benedicte Siroux | as | Fashion Show Model | | Larry 'Ratso' Sloman | as | Go-Go Bar Patron | | Lindzee Smith | as | Club Owner | | Steven Z. Soszynski | as | Grocer | | Walter Steding | as | Himself | | Chris Stein | as | The Felons band member | | Dave Street | as | Musician | | Michael Sullivan | as | Himself - Maracasist, The Felons | | Claudia Summers | as | Friend in Park | | Betsy Sussler | as | Conversationalist at Mudd Club | | Hajime Tachibana | as | Himself | | Snuky Tate | as | Himself | | Marty Thau | as | Record Mogul | | Colin Wade | as | Himself | | Richard Weigand | as | Doctor | | Saul Williams | as | Voice of Jean-Michel Basquiat's character | | Tim Wright | as | Himself |
| | Crew list: | | Edo Bertoglio (Director) | | Glenn O'Brien (Writer) |
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Review
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. He finally manages to sell his painting to a wealthy female admirer, but he's paid by check. Low on cash, he spends the evening wandering from club to club, looking for a beautiful girl he had met earlier, so he'll have a place to spend the night. Downtown 81 not only captures one of the most interesting and lively artists of the twentieth century as he is poised for fame, but it is a slice of life from one of the most exciting periods in American culture, with the emergence of new wave music, new painting, hip hop and graffiti. |
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