The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.
The Basketball Diaries
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Trailer
Official Trailer · plays on YouTube
Synopsis
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
- Directed by
- Scott Kalvert
- Written by
- Bryan Goluboff, Jim Carroll
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
Juliette Lewis
Diane Moody
Manny Alfaro
Manny
Toby Huss
Kenny
Cynthia Daniel
Winkie
Brittany Daniel
Blinkie
Michael Rapaport
Skinhead
Details
- Released
- April 21, 1995
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $2,381,087
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