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Basquiat

Movie (1996)

Director Julian Schnabel illustrates the portrait of the 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.

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Released:	Aug 9th, 1996
Budget:	$2,962,051.00
Revenue:	$3,011,195.00

Basquiat Main Cast

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Jeffrey Wright
plays Jean Michel Basquiat

Michael Wincott
plays Rene Ricard

Benicio Del Toro
plays Benny Dalmau

Claire Forlani
plays Gina Cardinale

David Bowie
plays Andy Warhol

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Movie Goof (revealing mistake): When Basquiat barely walks on the street after screaming at the asylum guard, when his younger self is running towards him, the child should disappear behind Basquiat, but you can clearly see his hand behind the main character for a few moments.
Movie Goof (continuity error): A copyright symbol on one of Basquiat's graffiti art is shown before he actually paints it.
Movie Goof (miscellaneous): In the first scene where Basquiat does graffiti, there is a "Sane" tag next to him that reads "SANE 95'" when the movie is supposed to be set in the early '80s.
The estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat refused to allow his works to be used, so the director, Julian Schnabel, personally painted the reproductions which are used throughout the film.

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