Osh ®⚡︎ on Instagram: "Jean-Michel Basquiat in ‘Downtown 81’ (1980) Downtown 81 is an American film that was shot in 1980-1981 starring a then unknown 19-year-old Jean-Michel Basquiat. It is a rare real-life snapshot based on the downtown NYC post-punk creative scene (one of the most praised cultural moments in history Jean-Michel Basquiat was homeless at the time of the movie and slept in the production office during most of the shooting. Basquiat starred as a version of himself in the movie, w