Main specs
Actor(s): Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Courtney Love, Parker Posey, Paul Bartel, Willem Dafoe, Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Walken, Claire Forlani, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Jean Claude Le Marre, Elina Lwensohn
Director(s): Julian Schnabel
Genre: Drama
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1996
Running Time: 1 hour 46 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: In 1981, Jean-Michel Basquiat became the darling of New York's art critics. This film gives a dramatised account of his life of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll which lead to his demise. Features music by The Pogues, Iggy Pop, Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel and David Bowie.
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DVD Description
An insider's look at the kinetic New York City art world, told through the tragic life story of Jean-Michel Basquiat (a brilliant performance by Jeffrey Wright). A black, 19-year-old graffiti artist who catapulted to superstardom with his controversial paintings, Basquiat rubbed elbows with the likes of Andy Warhol and Julian Schnabel before burning out permanently from a drug overdose at the age of 27. Schnabel, himself a celebrated figure in the art world, makes his directing debut with this star-studded biopic about the overlapping yet conflicting worlds of art, commerce, and celebrity.
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