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Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Documentary
📜 Overview: Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2018-12-19
⌚ Running Time: 78 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.9

Beloved Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat original image
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Michael Holman original image
Self
Michael Holman
Fab 5 Freddy original image
Self
Fab 5 Freddy
Jim Jarmusch original image
Self
Jim Jarmusch
Patricia Field original image
Self
Patricia Field
Lee Quiñones original image
Self
Lee Quiñones
Alexis Adler original image
Self
Alexis Adler
Coleen Fitzgibbon original image
Self
Coleen Fitzgibbon
Jennifer Jazz original image
Self
Jennifer Jazz
Carlo McCormick original image
Self
Carlo McCormick
Mary-Ann Monforton original image
Self
Mary-Ann Monforton
Jamie Nares original image
Self
Jamie Nares
Glenn O'Brien original image
Self
Glenn O'Brien
Felice Rosser original image
Self
Felice Rosser
Lucy Sante original image
Self
Lucy Sante
Sur Rodney Sur original image
Self
Sur Rodney Sur

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