Build a Fort, Set It on Fire

IMDb link: 0115632
IMDb rating: 6.9 (23,785 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography
Director: Benicio Del Toro, Julian Schnabel
Cast: Michael Wincott, Jeffrey Wright, Claire Forlani and others

Release date: 9 Aug 1996
Release year: 1996
Runtime: 107 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: andy warhol character, docudrama drama, based on real people, art world, male protagonist, scene after end credits, artwork, what happened to epilogue, artist as protagonist, ends with text

Plot:

Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist, living in Thompkins Square Park in a cardboard box, Basquiat becomes a star and a part of Andy Warhol's art world circle. But success has a price, and Basquiat pays with friendships, love, and eventually, his life.

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