Basquiat
“In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.”
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
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Cast
52 people
Jeffrey Wright
Jean Michel Basquiat
Known for
Westworld
What If...?
Michael Wincott
Rene Ricard
Known for
Nope
The Crow
Benicio del Toro
Benny Dalmau
Known for
Sicario
The Usual Suspects
Claire Forlani
Gina Cardinale
Known for
Meet Joe Black
Green Street Hooligans
David Bowie
Andy Warhol
Known for
Labyrinth
The Prestige
Dennis Hopper
Bruno Bischofberger
Known for
Speed
Waterworld
Gary Oldman
Albert Milo
Known for
The Dark Knight Rises
Léon: The Professional
Christopher Walken
The Interviewer
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Severance
Willem Dafoe
The Electrician
Known for
Spider-Man
Aquaman
Jean-Claude La Marre
Shenge
Known for
Malcolm X
Fresh
Parker Posey
Mary Boone
Known for
Lost in Space
The White Lotus
Elina Löwensohn
Annina Nosei
Known for
Let the Corpses Tan
Nadja
Julian Schnabel Director · John F. Bowe Writer Lech Majewski Story
Worldwide gross $3M · Budget $3.3M · United States release August 9, 1996
Box office
Budget
$3,300,000
Worldwide gross
$3,022,292
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Eleventh Street Production
Production
Jon Kilik Productions
Production
Miramax
Production · Studio
Jon Kilik
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · August 1, 1996
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · August 9, 1996
Limited theatrical
United States · April 29, 2025
Physical · The Criterion Collection 4K+Blu-Ray
United States
September 12, 2024 · Premiere · Black and White Version, IFC Center, New York City
Argentina
March 3, 1998 · Physical
Australia
March 6, 1997 · Theatrical
Canada
September 21, 1996 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
April 29, 2025 · Physical · The Criterion Collection 4K+Blu-Ray
Czechia
July 1, 1997 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
July 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Finland
October 17, 1997 · Theatrical
France
March 26, 1997 · Theatrical
Germany
December 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Japan
June 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Poland
October 24, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 30, 1996 · Premiere
February 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 13, 1997 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
September 18, 1998 · Theatrical
September 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
November 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 3, 1997 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 13, 1996 · Theatrical · German speaking region
January 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 2, 1997 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 28, 1997 · Theatrical
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