Basquiat chronicles the rise to artistic stardom of Jean Michel Basquiat, who in 1981, catapulted from being an unknown graffiti writer to one of the most successful and controversial artists in New York. Embraced by Andy Warhol, Basquiat degenerated into the party lifestyle and heavy drug use, never ceasing to detest the rich who, in his mind, did not really accept him for who or what he was. Cast includes Jeffrey Wright, Benicio del Toro, Michael Wincott, Claire Forlani, Dennis Hopper, David Bowie, Gary Oldman and Courtney Love.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309905
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → SoHo (New York, N.Y.)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Basquiat, Jean Michel
Crafts & Visual Arts → Graffiti
Crafts & Visual Arts → Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drugs
People → Basquiat, Jean Michel
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)