The Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries (1995)

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

  • Genre: Drama, Crime
  • Release Date: 1995-04-21
  • User Rating: 7.3/10 from 1893 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 42min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: New Line Cinema
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Scott Kalvert
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Summary

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

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  • Leonardo DiCaprio

    as Jim Carroll
  • Mark Wahlberg

    as Mickey
  • Lorraine Bracco

    as Jim's Mother
  • Michael Imperioli

    as Bobby
  • Ernie Hudson

    as Reggie
  • Juliette Lewis

    as Diane Moody
  • James Madio

    as Pedro
  • Bruno Kirby

    as Swifty
  • Patrick McGaw

    as Neutron
  • Manny Alfaro

    as Manny
  • Toby Huss

    as Kenny
  • Cynthia Daniel

    as Winkie
  • Brittany Daniel

    as Blinkie
  • Michael Rapaport

    as Skinhead
  • Roy Cooper

    as Father McNulty
  • Josh Mostel

    as Counterman
  • Marilyn Sokol

    as Chanting Woman
  • Alexander Chaplin

    as Bobo
  • Ben Jorgensen

    as Tommy
  • Jimmy Papiris

    as Iggy
  • Nick Gaetani

    as Referee #1
  • Vincent Pastore

    as Construction Worker
  • Barton Heyman

    as Confessional Priest
Directing Scott Kalvert Director
Writing Jim Carroll Author
Writing Bryan Goluboff Screenplay
Production Liz Heller Producer
Production John Bard Manulis Producer
Sound Graeme Revell Original Music Composer
Camera David Phillips Director of Photography
Editing Dana Congdon Editor
Production Avy Kaufman Casting
Directing Lisa Katcher Script Supervisor
Production Chris Blackwell Executive Producer
Production Dan Genetti Executive Producer
Production Kathie Hersch Line Producer
Art Christopher Nowak Production Design
Art Harriet Zucker Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up David C. Robinson Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Diane Hammond Makeup Artist
Art Jacqueline Arnot Set Dresser
Sound Paul B. Clay Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Larry Hoki Sound Recordist
Sound David J. Hudson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Victor Iorillo Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Victor Iorillo Sound Designer
Sound Susan Kurtz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Jeffrey Perkins Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Daniel Tripoli Sound Effects Editor

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