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Basquiat

In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.

1996 · R · 1h 47m

Directed by Julian Schnabel

6.6

TMDB audience score
328 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • 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

  • Paul Bartel
    Henry Geldzahler

  • Courtney Love
    Big Pink

  • Tatum O'Neal
    Cynthia Kruger

  • Chuck Pfeiffer
    Tom Kruger

  • Rockets Redglare
    Rockets

  • Esther G. Schnabel
    Esther Milo