Basquiat

1996

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

Overview

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

Status: Released
Release date: August 9, 1996
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America
Production: Miramax,Eleventh Street Production,Jon Kilik,Jon Kilik Productions
Cast: Jeffrey Wright,Michael Wincott,Benicio del Toro,Claire Forlani,David Bowie,Dennis Hopper,Gary Oldman,Christopher Walken,Willem Dafoe,Jean-Claude La Marreand 42 more
Director: Julian Schnabel
Writer: Lech Majewski,Julian Schnabel,John F. Bowe,Michael Holman
Producer: Randy Ostrow,Sigurjón Sighvatsson,Jon Kilik,Joseph Allen,Michiyo Yoshizaki,Peter Brant
Cinematography: Ron Fortunato
Music: John Cale,Julian Schnabel
Budget: $3,300,000
Revenue: $3,022,292
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