BASQUIAT (scene from the movie) Jeep Scene

Basquiat is a 1996 film directed by Julian Schnabel which is based on the life of American postmodernist/neo expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Basquiat, born in Brooklyn, used his graffiti roots as a foundation to create collage-style paintings on canvas.

Jeffrey Wright portrays Basquiat, and David Bowie plays Basquiat's friend and mentor Andy Warhol. Additional cast include Gary Oldman as a thinly disguised Schnabel, Michael Wincott as the poet and art critic Rene Ricard; Dennis Hopper as Bruno Bischofberger; Claire Forlani, Courtney Love and Benicio del Toro in supporting roles as "composite characters".

The film was written by Schnabel while Lech J. Majewski and John F. Bowe each receives a story credit and Michael Thomas Holman receives a story development credit.

As director, Schnabel is often found painting himself into the film by adding the fictional stand-in character, Albert Milo (Gary Oldman), based on Schnabel. Schnabel also leaves a bit more of himself in the film by adding cameo appearances by his own mother, father, and daughter (as Milo's family.) Schnabel himself is an extra as a waiter.

Basquiat died in 1988, of mixed-drug toxicity (he had been combining cocaine and heroin, known as "speedballing"). Basquiat's estate would not grant permission for his work to be used in the film. Schnabel himself did the accurate reproductions of Basquiat's work .

Jeffrey Wright as Jean-Michel Basquiat
David Bowie as Andy Warhol
Gary Oldman as Albert Milo
Michael Wincott as Rene Ricard
Benicio del Toro as Benny Dalmau
(del Toro's character, Benny, is partially based on Jaco Pastorius who was living on and off at the West 4th St. basketball courts in NYC at the time; as well as friend/former bandmate Vincent Gallo).
Claire Forlani as Gina Cardinale
Dennis Hopper as Bruno Bischofberger
Tatum O'Neal as Cynthia Kruger
Courtney Love as Big Pink
Christopher Walken as The Interviewer
Willem Dafoe as the Electrician
Parker Posey as Mary Boone
Rene Rivera as Juan
Sam Rockwell as Thug
Vincent Gallo as Himself / Party Guest

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• Basquiat Movie
• Jean Michel Basquiat
• Summer In Siam
• The Pogues
• Andy Warhol
• David Bowie
• Jeffrey Wright
• Benicio Del Toro
• Gary Oldman
• Art
• Brooklyn

[aarondkeogh]

is this the guy from snatch?

[oliversupreme]

'franky four fingers'? yes. and the guy is benicio del toro.

[sidewaysTC]

the story at the end of the movie was so touching and moving brings tears to my eyes hearing it... what a great movie... great cast... cant beleave it took me 14 years to see it...

[lizdfizzz]

ohhh how i wish i had a friend like beni dont everybody wot a beautiful huggggggggggg love jean micheal toooooooooo

[stateurnameCOOP]

best movie ever!!

[hoppomahx]

I feel so heartbroken at the end of this, so melancholy. Excellent acting, writing, directing and a solid score culminate together and are so deeply effective. I never get sick of this movie.

[mohaustin]

where i can watch the full movie ?

[MckyMseNTarotCrds]

Does anyone know the origin of the prince story? Was it really a story his mom told him, is it based on some famous story, or was it just the creation of the screenwriter of the movie? Regardless, it's a great scene, and an awesome story. I just want to know where it came from.

[PearsonLeggit]

The documentary is WAY better.

[JeffCraige]

when i was 17, my mom bought an illegal cable-box in chinatown.

& by chance i watched this film in my room on pay-perview.

then my grandma gave me that same hawiian shirt for my birthday.

my eyes began to water up & she assumed it was because i didn't like her gift.

i tried to explain; but she couldn't understand.

so many years later, the image of the prince is still in my thoughts?

"u could hear it ringing for miles... it was so beautiful, that people wanted to grab the air."

[MmeLEnfer]

Ahhhh. The Pogues are amazing, and Beno is such a babe.

[cindernation12]

...he was the prince!

[Arcadia6000]

I loved this movie. Pollock movie is also awesome.

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[CitySkin09]

"Benny, fuck Hawaii. Let's go to Ireland. We'll stop in every bar and have a drink..."