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Director Julian Schnabel illustrates the portrait of 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.
Movie rating: 6.9 / 10 (21165)
Directed by: Lech Majewski - Julian Schnabel - John Bowe
Writer credits: Lech Majewski - John Bowe
Cast: Jeffrey Wright - Michael Wincott - Benicio Del Toro - Claire Forlani - David Bowie
AKA: Build a Fort, Set It on Fire