Basquiat
76
A homeless New York graffiti artist rockets from the streets to the galleries, struggling with fame, drugs, and the art world that both celebrates and consumes him.
Why watch: Schnabel's directorial debut. Bowie borrowed Warhol's actual wig and jacket from the museum.
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
Parker Posey as Mary Boone
Elina Löwensohn as Annina Nosei
Paul Bartel as Henry Geldzahler
Courtney Love as Big Pink
Tatum O'Neal as Cynthia Kruger
Crew
Julian Schnabel — Director
Lech Majewski — Story
Julian Schnabel — Writer
John F. Bowe — Writer
Randy Ostrow — Producer
Sigurjón Sighvatsson — Producer
Jon Kilik — Producer
Joseph Allen — Executive Producer
Michiyo Yoshizaki — Executive Producer
Lech Majewski — Co-Producer
Peter Brant — Executive Producer
Georgianne Walken — Casting
Sheila Jaffe — Casting
Ron Fortunato — Director of Photography
Michael Berenbaum — Editor
Dan Leigh — Production Design
CJ Simpson — Art Direction
John Dunn — Costume Design
John Cale — Original Music Composer
Julian Schnabel — Original Music Composer
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