The Basketball Diaries
1995·1h 42m
7.4/ 10 (2,175 votes)
“The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.”
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Overview
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Trailer
Director
Scott Kalvert
Writers
Bryan Goluboff
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jim Carroll
Bruno Kirby
Swifty
Lorraine Bracco
Jim's Mother
Ernie Hudson
Reggie
Patrick McGaw
Neutron
James Madio
Pedro
Mark Wahlberg
Mickey
Barton Heyman
Confessional Priest
Roy Cooper
Father McNulty
Michael Imperioli
Bobby
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
Budget
$2M
Box Office
$2M
