Basquiat 1996

GENRES: biography, drama, history SUBGENRES: biopic

DIRECTOR: Julian Schnabel STARRING: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro

AWARDS: 2 wins & 3 nominations COUNTRY: USA RUNTIME: 108 minutes RATED: R

Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist, living in Thompkins Square Park in a cardboard box, Jean-Michel is "...

Synopsis

In 1981, A Nineteen-Year-Old Unknown Graffiti Writer Took The New York Art World By Storm. The Rest Is Art History.

Director Julian Schnabel illustrates the portrait of his friend, the first Afro-American Pop Art artist Jean Michel Basquiat who unfortunately died at a young age and just as he was beginning to make a name for himself in the art world. Along side the biography of Basquiat are the artists and the art scene from the early 1980’s New York.

Movie data

2 wins & 3 nominations

RELEASED:

1996.08.09

RUNTIME:

108 minutes

COUNTRY:

USA

REVENUE:

$ 3,011,195 > (BUDGET: $ 2,962,051)

Starring of Basquiat

Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro

Jeffrey Wright as Jean Michel Basquiat
David Bowie as Andy Warhol
Dennis Hopper as Bruno Bischofberger
Gary Oldman as Albert Milo
Benicio del Toro as Benny Dalmau
Claire Forlani as Gina Cardinale
Michael Wincott as Rene Ricard
Parker Posey as Mary Boone
Courtney Love as Big Pink
Tatum ONeal as Cynthia Kruger

Genres

Biopic

GENRES:

biography, drama, history

SUBGENRES:

biopic

THEME:

bohemian life, life in the arts, tortured genius

FLAGS:

adult situations, profanity, questionable for children

MPAA RATING:

Crew

Directed by Julian Schnabel

DIRECTOR:

Julian Schnabel

WRITER:

Lech Majewski, John Bowe, Julian Schnabel, Michael Holman

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