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Basquiat

1996, Movie, R, 108 mins

Basquiat: Review

First, the good news. Painter turned director Julian Schnabel does far better with his first movie than Robert Longo or David Salle did with theirs: JOHNNY MNEMONIC and SEARCH AND DESTROY, respectively. Schnabel at least manages to tell a fairly coherent story. The bad news: It's not a very interesting story, and Schnabel doesn't have the chops to make it one by sheer strength of filmmaking prowess. Jean-Michel Basquiat (Jeffrey Wright), who died at the age of 27 of a heroin... read more leave a comment

Basquiat: Cast & Details

Year: 1996
Rated R

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Cast
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

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