Downtown 81 is a 2000 American film that was shot in 1980-1981. The film was directed by Edo Bertoglio and written and produced by Glenn O'Brien and Patrick Montgomery, with post-production in 1999-2000 by Glenn O'Brien and Maripol. It is a rare real-life snapshot of an ultra-hip subculture of post-punk era Manhattan. Starring renowned artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and featuring such East Village artists as James Chance, Amos Poe, Walter Steding, Tav Falco and Elliott Murphy, the film is a bizarre elliptical urban fairy tale. In 1999, Michael Zilkha, founder of ZE Records, became the film's executive producer.
Downtown 81 (2001)
Directed by Edo Bertoglio
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Movie Info
Box Office
$231,445
Tags
Beat Movie, Executive Producer, Independent, Jean-michel Basquiat, Manhattan, Ze
Attributes
Narrative Location: New York City
Alternate Titles
Downtown 81
FR, GB, US
DOWNTOWN81
JP
Glenn O'Brien's New York Beat Movie
US
Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown '81
FR
New York Beat
US
Ритм большого города
RU
Ударный Нью-Йоркский фильм
RU