Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat(2018)

1h 18m
- Documentary

Release Date: May 11, 2018 | Limited

Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.

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Releases

Original Release | May 11, 2018

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

Box Office Results

Updated as of Apr 15, 2025 03:22 PM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$22,717
Total US & Canada:
$166,616
Total International
$30,563
Total Worldwide:
$197,179

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Director & Top Cast

Sara Driver
Director

Alexis Adler
Self

Jean Michel Basquiat
Self

Fab 5 Freddy
Self

Patricia Field
Self

Coleen Fitzgibbon
Self

Michael Holman

Self

Jim Jarmusch

Self

Jennifer Jazz

Self

Carlo McCormick

Self

Mary-Ann Monforton

Self

James Nares

Self

Glenn O’Brien

Self

Lee Quiñones

Self

Felice Rosser

Self

Lucy Sante

Self

Jack Smith

Self

Sur Rodney Sur

Self

Other Details

Country of Origin: Greece,France,Portugal,United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.