Basquiat is a 1996 biopic/drama film directed by fellow painter 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. Jeffrey Wright portrays Basquiat, and David Bowie plays Basquiat's friend and mentor Andy Warhol. Additional cast include Gary Oldman as a thinly disguised Schnabel, Michael Wincott as the poet and art critic Rene Ricard; Dennis Hopper as Bruno Bischofberger; Parker Posey as gallery owner Mary Boone;... Claire Forlani, Courtney Love, Tatum O'Neal and Benicio del Toro in supporting roles as "composite characters". The film was written by Michael Holman and Schnabel while Lech J. Majewski and John F. Bowe each receives a story credit and Michael Thomas Holman receives a story development credit. As director, Schnabel is often found painting himself into the film by adding the fictional stand-in character, Albert Milo , based on Schnabel.
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| Release date: | August 9, 1996 |
| Directed by: | Julian Schnabel |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 108 Minutes |
| Editor: | Michael Berenbaum |
| Music by: | John Cale |
| Cinematography: | Ron Fortunato |
| Estimated budget: | $3,300,000 |
| Genre: | Biography |