

1996 · 1h 47m · Movie
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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In theaters: August 9, 1996
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Dennis Hopper
Bruno Bischofberger
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