Basquiat (1996)
| Release Date | 09 August 1996 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Other Names | Build a Fort, Set It on Fire |
| Tagline | In 1981, A Nineteen-Year-Old Unknown Graffiti Writer Took The New York Art World By Storm. The Rest Is Art History. |
| Genre | Biography, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | New York, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Biopic [feature] |
| Themes | Life in the Arts, Bohemian Life, Tortured Genius |
| Tones | Stylized, Enigmatic, Gritty, Lyrical, Sensual |
| Tags | Artist, Celebrity, Drug Addiction, Graffiti, Heroin, Painting, Pop Art, Rags To Riches |
Basquiat is a 1996 biopic/drama 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.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Chuck Pfeiffer
Tom Kruger
Rockets Redglare
Rockets
Esther G. Schnabel
Esther Milo
Jack Schnabel
Jack Milo
Peter McGough
Peter McGough
David McDermott
David McDermott
Steven Randazzo
Maitre' d at Ballato's
Francis Dumaurier
Giorgio
Brian Wright
Young Jean Michel
Tarmo Urb
Lech
Denise Burse
Mary on TV
Robert Alexander
Band Guy
Nemo
Nemo
Leonard Jackson
Jean Michel's Father
David Shelley
Photographer
Rene Rivera
Juan
Ron Brice
Thug
William Seymour
Mr. Chow's Maitre' d
Richard E. Butler
Medieval Villager
Joe Glasco
Medieval Villager
Steven Parenago
Medieval Villager
Vladamir Parenago
Medieval Villager
José Luis Ferrer
Medieval Villager
Irene Kiss
Medieval Villager
Richard The Ox
Medieval Villager
Julie Araskog
Julie
Melody Krell
Waitress
Olatz López Garmendia
Christine
Jennifer Miro
Soho Art Gallery Guest
Paul Outlaw
Paul
Thomas Urb
Chef - at 'Leshkos' restaurant
Director
Writer
Lech Majewski
story
Michael Holman
story development
Producer
Joseph Allen
executive producer
Jon Kilik
producer
Lech Majewski
co-producer
Randy Ostrow
producer
Sigurjon Sighvatsson
producer
Michiyo Yoshizaki
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Ron Fortunato
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Editor
Michael Berenbaum
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Casting Director
Sheila Jaffe
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Georgianne Walken
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Production Designer
Dan Leigh
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Art Director
C.J. Simpson
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Set Decorator
Susan Bode
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Costume Designer
John A. Dunn
Makeup Department
Jennifer Aspinall
key makeup artist
Mary A. D'Angelo
additional hair stylist
Wayne Herndon
key hair stylist
Nina Port
additional makeup artist
Yuseff
hair consultant
Linda Grimes
makeup artist
Production Manager
Adam Brightman
unit production manager
Michael Jackman
post-production supervisor
Desirée Jellerette
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Holman
second unit director
Lisa Janowski
second assistant director
Jonathan Starch
first assistant director
Art Department
Nelson Belen
art production assistant
Doug Bleier
carpenter
Greg Bogin
fine art coordinator
Glen Bowen
third construction grip
Marshall Carbee
scenic
Rossana Fiore
on-set scenic
Christine Frankeberger
additional set decorator
Gary Grill
construction foreman
Joanna Hartell
shop manager
Eryka Seimona Henderson
art department coordinator
Eugene J. Hines
carpenter
Helen Imatome
art department intern
Dominique Joseph
art department intern
Nancy Karp
art department intern
Ruth Katz
lead set dresser
Tyler Kim
property master
Gordon Krause
shop foreman
Victor Littlejohn
set dresser
Brick Mason
storyboard artist
Lou Miller
carpenter
Nick Miller
construction coordinator
Cho Moon
art department intern
Christine Moosher
assistant property master
Jimmy Mulligan
art department intern
Rex North
second construction grip
Sean O'Brien
key construction grip
Gregg Pallini
art department intern
Willie Roache
set dresser
Eric Stepper
property master
Michael Stockton
scenic charge
Anne Wenniger
assistant property master
Sound Department
Ed Barteski
assistant sound editor
Louis Bertini
dialogue editor
David Boulton
adr engineer
Allan Byer
sound mixer
Bradford L. Hohle
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
George A. Lara
foley recordist
Linda Murphy
boom operator
Tom Nelson
additional sound mixer
Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith
dialogue editor
John Poyner
adr editor: UK
Ira Spiegel
supervising sound editor
Dominick Tavella
sound re-recording mixer
Brian Vancho
foley artist
Randy Vandegrift
adr editor: Los Angeles
Peter Waggoner
adr engineer
John Wall
sound recording engineer
Tim J. Carroll
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Visual Effects
Randall Balsmeyer
visual effects supervisor
Janos Pilenyi
titles and optical effects
Stunts
Jeff Ward
stunt coordinator
Richard E. Butler
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Myles Aronowitz
still photographer
Beverly Cable
generator operator
Andrew Casey
camera operator, Steadicam operator
John Ford
grip
Thomas Ford
best boy electric
Haddon Hufford
dolly grip
Robert Ippolito
best boy grip
Lindsay Jamieson
second assistant camera
Eric M. Klein
grip
Eric Liebowitz
still photographer
Dave Lowry
key grip
Gerry Lowry
rigging grip
Robert Merk
third electrician
John Mitchell
fourth electrician
Trip Morey III
camera production assistant
Joseph Sciretta
electrician
Robert Sciretta
gaffer
Prashant Gupta
still photographer
Casting Department
Byron Crystal
extras casting
Karen E. Etcoff
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Burchard
wardrobe supervisor
Anne Disano
assistant to costume designer
Barrett Hong
wardrobe supervisor
Laura R. Solin
costumer
Editorial Department
Nick Dibeneditto
negative cutter: N & D Film & Video
Earl Dittebrandt
first assistant editor
Vida Fitzgerald
apprentice editor
Jay Kessel
additional assistant editor
Nancy Novack
additional assistant editor
John J. Richardson III
apprentice editor
Tom Salvatore
color timer
Seth I. Shire
assistant post-production supervisor
Music Department
Susan Jacobs
music supervisor
Michael Lang
music consultant
Bill Laswell
composer: additional music
Jim Leavitt
music researcher
Patrick Mullins
music editor
Dave Soldier
music arranger
Paul Boschi
soundtrack coordinator
Transportation Department
John Buchman
driver
Jim Clark
driver
Richard Hubca
driver
Paul Kane
driver
John Miale
driver
Jimmy Nugent
transportation captain
Charles White
driver
Erik W. Wickstrom
driver
Other Crew
Ernest Arbucci
production intern
Adrienne Asterita
production intern
Timothy Aten
production intern
Sirad Balducci
production coordinator
Teresa Bianchi
production intern
Dan Bollinger
assistant post-production accountant
Shannon Bowen
location assistant
Maximillian Chow
production intern
Lisa Cofini
post-production accountant
Cydney Cort
assistant: Mr. Schnabel
Joe Dapello
legal services: Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein & Selz
Valerie Darmour
production intern
Mary Gambardella
script supervisor
Robert Garlock
publicist: PMK Public Relations
Hal Gross
assistant auditor
Lys Hopper
location manager
Judy Janelli
craft service
Lauren Klain
location intern
Zoe Kohlmayer
production intern
Dylan Korelich
set production assistant
Isabelle Kostic Crosley
location scout
Susan Labunski
key set production assistant
Nectarios Leonidas
location intern
Jane Marshall
script review: Marshall/Plumb Research
Dean McCann
set production assistant
Ross Miller
insurance carrier: Disc Insurance
Kay O'Connell
accounting production assistant
Linda Perkins
set production assistant
Jeremy D. Pratt
set production assistant
Sacha Quarles
office production assistant
Terry 't-bone' Rhodes
assistant location manager
Dawn Murphy Riley
production coordinator
Allison Russo
set production assistant
Adrian Sas
location intern
Greg Schnabel
location coordinator
Amy Shultz
insurance carrier: Disc Insurance
Lois Smith
publicist: PMK Public Relations
Peter Soldinger
production intern
Chris Tarantino
location intern
Jeremy Walker
unit publicist: Clein + White
Elizabeth Zagrany
auditor
Thanks
Joe Glasco
dedicatee
Production Company
Eleventh Street Production
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Jon Kilik
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Miramax Films
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Distributor
RCV Film Distribution
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Ace Pictures
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Kinowelt Filmverleih
Miramax Films
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New Films International
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