DramaCrime
The Basketball Diaries
"The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist."
User Score2,148 votes
74%7.4/10
Release1995→
Runtime1H 42M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Principal Cast8
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jim Carroll
Mark Wahlberg
Mickey
James Madio
Pedro
Lorraine Bracco
Mrs. Carroll
Patrick McGaw
Neutron
Ernie Hudson
Reggie
Bruno Kirby
Swifty
Michael Imperioli
Bobby
Media21
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Director
Scott Kalvert
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Box Office
Budget$2M
Revenue$2M
Certification
RKeywords
new york citysportsheroinaddictionbasketballfriendsbased on memoir or autobiographydrugs1960sschool suspensiongay themeteenager
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Countries:United States of America
Production:Island Pictures