new york city,sports,heroin,addiction,basketball,friends,based on memoir or autobiography,drugs,1960s,school suspension,gay theme,teenager

The Basketball Diaries (1995)

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

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

Cast & Crew

Director
Scott Kalvert
  • Profile picture of Leonardo DiCaprio
    Jim Carroll Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Profile picture of Mark Wahlberg
    Mickey Mark Wahlberg
  • Profile picture of James Madio
    Pedro James Madio
  • Profile picture of Lorraine Bracco
    Mrs. Carroll Lorraine Bracco
  • Profile picture of Patrick McGaw
    Neutron Patrick McGaw
  • Profile picture of Ernie Hudson
    Reggie Ernie Hudson
  • Profile picture of Bruno Kirby
    Swifty Bruno Kirby
  • Profile picture of Michael Imperioli
    Bobby Michael Imperioli

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Keywords

  • new york city
  • sports
  • heroin
  • addiction
  • basketball
  • friends
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • drugs
  • 1960s
  • school suspension
  • gay theme
  • teenager