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The Basketball Diaries

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

  • Movie
  • 1995
  • R
  • 1h 42m

Directed by Scott Kalvert

7.4

TMDB audience rating
7.4 out of 10 from 2,314 votes

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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 and crew

  • Leonardo DiCaprio

    Leonardo DiCaprioJim Carroll

  • Bruno Kirby

    Bruno KirbySwifty

  • Lorraine Bracco

    Lorraine BraccoJim's Mother

  • Ernie Hudson

    Ernie HudsonReggie

  • Patrick McGaw

    Patrick McGawNeutron

  • James Madio

    James MadioPedro

  • Mark Wahlberg

    Mark WahlbergMickey

  • Barton Heyman

    Barton HeymanConfessional Priest

  • Roy Cooper

    Roy CooperFather McNulty

  • Michael Imperioli

    Michael ImperioliBobby

  • Juliette Lewis

    Juliette LewisDiane Moody

  • Manny Alfaro

    Manny AlfaroManny

  • Toby Huss

    Toby HussKenny

  • Cynthia Daniel

    Cynthia DanielWinkie

  • Brittany Daniel

    Brittany DanielBlinkie

  • Michael Rapaport

    Michael RapaportSkinhead

  • Josh Mostel

    Josh MostelCounterman

  • Marilyn Sokol

    Marilyn SokolChanting Woman

Director
Scott Kalvert
Writer
Bryan Goluboff and Jim Carroll
Music
Graeme Revell
Cinematography
David Phillips