No painter electrified the 1980s art scene like Jean-Michel Basquiat, a New York street kid whose visionary blending of expressionism, pop art, and the radical new aesthetics of hip-hop and graffiti propelled him to international fame before a tragic early demise. Julian Schnabel's stunning debut charts Basquiat's dizzying rise and fall with an insider's eye for authentic details of the downtown arts demimonde as well as a fellow postmodernist's interest in the dream-like and surreal. Jeffrey Wright's brilliant introductory performance provides trenchant insight into the artist's creative passions and personal demons. Cemented by David Bowie as a spot-on Andy Warhol, Basquiat's supporting cast is a murderers' row of Hollywood legends and art lovers (Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Benicio del Toro, Parker Posey, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe) lending their talents to one of the high points of 90s independent cinema, an intimate elegy for a once-in-a-generation artistic phenomenon.

GENRE: Biopic, Drama
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 1h 48m
RELEASE DATE: September 13, 2024
STARRING: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, David Bowie
DIRECTOR(S): Julian Schnabel
PRODUCER(S): Jon Kilik, Randy Ostrow, Sigurjon Sighvatsson
WRITER(S): Julian Schnabel
STUDIO: Janus Films
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