Basquiat

Schnabel, Julian, 1951- (Added Author). Kilik, Jon. (Added Author). Sighvatsson, Sigurjon. (Added Author). Ostrow, Andy. (Added Author). Fortunato, Ron. (Added Author). Berenbaum, Michael, 1962- (Added Author). Cale, John. (Added Author). Bowie, David. (Added Author). Hopper, Dennis, 1936- (Added Author). Oldman, Gary. (Added Author). Wright, Jeffrey. (Added Author). Toro, Benicio del, 1967- (Added Author). Forlani, Claire. (Added Author). Wincott, Michael, 1959- (Added Author). Majewski, Lech, 1953- (Added Author). Bowe, John. (Added Author). Miramax Films. (Added Author). Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Michael Wincott, Benico Del Toro, Claire Forlani, Michael Wincott, Parker Posey, Elina Lowensohn. (Cast).

Summary: In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer takes the New York art world by storm. Jean-Michel was "discovered" by Andy Warhol's art world and became a star. But his success came at a high price, and Basquiat paid with friendship, love, drugs and eventually, his life.

Record details

ISBN: 0788832050 (DVD) :
Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
videodisc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen ed.
Publisher: Montreal, QC : Alliance Atlantis : [Vancouver : Videomatica, distributor], [2002]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996. Based on a story by Lech J. Majewski and John Bowe.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Costume designer, John Dunn; story developed by, Michael Thomas Holman; director of photography, Ron Fortunato; editor, Michael Berenbaum; music, John Cale & Julina Schnabel; executive producers, Peter Brant, Joseph Allen & Michiyo Yoshizaki.
Participant or Performer Note:	Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Michael Wincott, Benico Del Toro, Claire Forlani, Michael Wincott, Parker Posey, Elina Lowensohn.
System Details Note:	Region 1; 5.1 Dolby Digital sound.
Language Note:	English or French language tracks. Closed-captioned.