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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   7,360 votes
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Director:
Julian Schnabel
Writers:
Lech Majewski (story) and
John F. Bowe (short story) ...
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Release Date:
9 August 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
In 1981, A Nineteen-Year-Old Unknown Graffiti Writer Took The New York Art World By Storm. The Rest Is Art History.
Plot:
Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
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User Comments:
One of my favorite movies more (63 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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

Willem Dafoe ... The Electrician
Jean-Claude La Marre ... Shenge (as Jean Claude LaMarre)

Parker Posey ... Mary Boone
Elina Löwensohn ... Annina Nosei
Paul Bartel ... Henry Geldzahler

Courtney Love ... Big Pink

Tatum O'Neal ... Cynthia Kruger
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Build a Fort, Set It on Fire
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MPAA:
Rated R for drug use and strong language.
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Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:18A (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Germany:12 | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
New York, USA more
Company:
Eleventh Street Production more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Gary Oldman's character, Albert Milo, wasn't a real person, but is actually a portrayal of director Julian Schnabel. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Basquiat is painting the Amoco sign, the white stripe runs completely through the black horse. But when Andy Warhol approaches the sign, the white stripe does not continue through the horse. more
Quotes:
Basquiat: He says he's jealous of the moon, because you look at it. He's jealous of the sun, because it warms you. He says, "I feel you, even when I'm not feeling you. I talk to you when I'm not talking to you. I love you, even when I'm not loving you."... you know I love you, Gina. more
Movie Connections:
Features New York Beat Movie (1981) more
Soundtrack:
Girlfriend more

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19 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
One of my favorite movies, 20 February 2003
10/10
Author: r_skvaw from Aarhus, Denmark

Basquiat is one of the most beautiful and spiritual yet honest and unpretentious movies I have ever come across... I have watched it many times and it has never failed to move me and give me a surge of both melancholy and creativity!

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