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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

20186.91h 18m

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.

Directed by Sara Driver
Box Office0Revenue: $196K

Top Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Self (archive footage)

Michael Holman

Michael Holman

Self

Fab 5 Freddy

Fab 5 Freddy

Self

Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch

Self

Patricia Field

Patricia Field

Self

Lee Quiñones

Lee Quiñones

Self

A

Alexis Adler

Self

C

Coleen Fitzgibbon

Self

J

Jennifer Jazz

Self

Carlo McCormick

Carlo McCormick

Self

Themes & Keywords

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

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat is a documentary film released in 2018 exploring themes of gay theme, gay artist. Directed by Sara Driver, it stars Jean-Michel Basquiat, Michael Holman, Fab 5 Freddy. 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.

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