---
title: 'Basquiat (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Julian Schnabel'
released: '1996-08-09'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/basquiat-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115632/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Basquiat (1996)

1996 · 102 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Basquiat is a 1996 American biographical drama film directed, written and co-scored by Julian Schnabel in his feature directorial debut. The film is based on the life of American postmodernist/neo-expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. It is the first film about an American painter written and directed by another painter.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Julian Schnabel](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-schnabel)
- **Screenplay:** [Julian Schnabel](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-schnabel), [Lech Majewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lech-majewski)
- **Producer:** [Lech Majewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lech-majewski), [Joseph Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-allen), [Peter M. Brant](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-m-brant)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Cale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cale)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ron Fortunato](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-fortunato)
- **Editor:** [Michael Berenbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-berenbaum)

## Cast

- [Tatum O'Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatum-o-neal)
- [Benicio del Toro](https://cinepixo.com/people/benicio-del-toro)
- [Dennis Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-hopper)
- [Paul Bartel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bartel)
- [Courtney Love](https://cinepixo.com/people/courtney-love)
- [Michael Wincott](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-wincott)
- [Willem Dafoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-dafoe)
- [David Bowie](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bowie) as Andy Warhol
- [Claire Forlani](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-forlani)
- [Jeffrey Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-wright)
- [Parker Posey](https://cinepixo.com/people/parker-posey)
- [Gary Oldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-oldman)
- [Vincent Laresca](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-laresca)
- [Vincent Gallo](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-gallo)
- [Sam Rockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-rockwell)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/basquiat-1996
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