The Basketball Diaries (1995)

The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.

Movie · Drama, Crime · 1h 42m · Rated 7.4/10 on TMDB · Released April 21, 1995

Overview

A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

Directed by Scott Kalvert

Cast

• Leonardo DiCaprio as Jim Carroll
• Bruno Kirby as Swifty
• Lorraine Bracco as Jim's Mother
• Ernie Hudson as Reggie
• Patrick McGaw as Neutron
• James Madio as Pedro
• Mark Wahlberg as Mickey
• Barton Heyman as Confessional Priest
• Roy Cooper as Father McNulty
• Michael Imperioli as Bobby
• Juliette Lewis as Diane Moody
• Manny Alfaro as Manny

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