Production
'New York Beat' was shot over December 1980 and January 1981. It was initially funded by Fiorucci and Rizzoli, but the movie was abandoned in the mid-'80s due to financial problems. Producers O'Brien and Maripol resurrected the film after acquiring the rights in 1999 (over a decade after Basquiat's death). It was released in 2000 as 'Downtown '81.'
The dialogue audio for the film was lost, so actor Saul Williams dubbed the late Basquiat's voice. However, the musical soundtrack, mostly live club performances recorded on location using a RCA 24 track mobile unit, survived.
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