Gary Oldman's character, Albert Milo, wasn't a real person, but is actually a portrayal of director Julian Schnabel. Christopher Walken, Benicio Del Toro and Vincent Gallo all co-starred in Abel Ferrara's The Funeral (1996), also released in 1996. In the film, David Bowie is adorned in the actual wigs worn by the real Andy Warhol. Near the end of the movie, Albert Milo (Gary Oldman) shows Basquiat (Jeffrey Wright) one of his paintings and tells him that he painted it for a friend who ...[Read Story ]