
"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.
Director
Julian Schnabel
Budget
$3,300,000
Revenue
$3,022,292
Status
Released

Jeffrey Wright
Jean Michel Basquiat

Michael Wincott
Rene Ricard

Benicio del Toro
Benny Dalmau

Claire Forlani
Gina Cardinale

David Bowie
Andy Warhol

Dennis Hopper
Bruno Bischofberger

Gary Oldman
Albert Milo

Christopher Walken
The Interviewer