The Basketball Diaries
The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.
Apr 21, 1995 · 1h 42m · Drama, Crime
⭐ 7.4· 2,164 votes
Director Scott Kalvert
Writer Bryan Goluboff
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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.
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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
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