Downtown 81

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Downtown 81 is a 1981 independent film that captures New York City's early hip-hop, punk, and downtown art scenes through a semi-fictional day in the life of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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Downtown 81 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
alternativeTitle New York Beat Movie NERFINISHED
castMember DNA NERFINISHED
Debbie Harry NERFINISHED
Fab 5 Freddy NERFINISHED
James White and the Blacks NERFINISHED
Jean-Michel Basquiat NERFINISHED
Kid Creole and the Coconuts NERFINISHED
The Lounge Lizards NERFINISHED
The Plastics NERFINISHED
Tuxedomoon NERFINISHED
Walter Steding NERFINISHED
completionYear 1981
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Manhattan NERFINISHED
New York City NERFINISHED
No Wave music scene
downtown New York art scene
early hip hop culture
punk music scene
director Edo Bertoglio NERFINISHED
featuresMusicBy DNA NERFINISHED
James White and the Blacks NERFINISHED
Kid Creole and the Coconuts NERFINISHED
The Lounge Lizards NERFINISHED
The Plastics NERFINISHED
Tuxedomoon NERFINISHED
filmingEndYear 1981
filmingStartYear 1980
genre drama film
independent film
music film
hasSubject downtown art scene
graffiti
street art
underground music
locationOfFilming Manhattan NERFINISHED
New York City NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Jean-Michel Basquiat NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus semi-fictional day in the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat
originalLanguage English
portrays Jean-Michel Basquiat as a struggling artist NERFINISHED
postProductionCompletionYear 1999
producer Maripol NERFINISHED
releaseYear 2000
setInPeriod early 1980s
starring Jean-Michel Basquiat NERFINISHED
timeSetting post-punk era New York City
title Downtown 81 NERFINISHED
writer Glenn O'Brien NERFINISHED

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Subject: Downtown 81
Description of subject: Downtown 81 is a 1981 independent film that captures New York City's early hip-hop, punk, and downtown art scenes through a semi-fictional day in the life of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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Fab 5 Freddy notableWork Downtown 81