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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

2017Movie⏱️ 1h 18mNot Rated
Documentary
6.7
IMDB Rating
715 votes

Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.

Director
Sara Driver
Writers
N/A
Stars
Alexis Adler, Jean Michel Basquiat, Fab 5 Freddy
Release Date
May 11, 2018
Language
English
Country
Greece, France, Portugal, United States
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
📋 2.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Alexis Adler
Alexis Adler
as Self
Jean Michel Basquiat
Jean Michel Basquiat
as Self
Fab 5 Freddy
Fab 5 Freddy
as Self
Patricia Field
Patricia Field
as Self
Coleen Fitzgibbon
Coleen Fitzgibbon
as Self
Michael Holman
Michael Holman
as Self
Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
as Self
Jennifer Jazz
Jennifer Jazz
as Self
Carlo McCormick
Carlo McCormick
as Self
Mary-Ann Monforton
Mary-Ann Monforton
as Self

💰 Box Office

$197,179
Worldwide Gross
$166,616
Domestic Gross
$22,717
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Bunny Lake Films, Faliro House Productions, Hells Kitten Productions

🏷️ Keywords

new york cityyear 1978artiststreet artistart

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

The Truest Potrayal Of Basquiat's Life
by nrgigaba2021-12-02
10/10

"Sara Driver did an awesome job on this documentary. I found myself watching documentary after documentary about Jean-Michel Basquiat. This was the second last documentary I watched and perhaps the most impressive. I didn't write the review immediately after watching the documentary because I wanted to see if "Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child" another documentary would perhaps change the idea that this documentary was indeed the best of the bunch. The first quarter of the documentary lays down the foundation/backdrop of the environmental Basquiat was born and grew up in. ..."

📖 Synopsis

Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.