Basquiat
1996, Film, 107 min, Biography, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 67
In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Directed by Julian Schnabel
Cast
- Jeffrey Wright as Jean Michel Basquiat
- Michael Wincott as Rene Ricard
- Benicio Del Toro as Benny Dalmau
- Claire Forlani as Gina Cardinale
- David Bowie as Andy Warhol
- Dennis Hopper as Bruno Bischofberger
- Gary Oldman as Albert Milo
- Christopher Walken as The Interviewer
- Willem Dafoe as The Electrician
- Jean-Claude La Marre as Shenge
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