The Basketball Diaries
“The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.”
1995•R•1h 42m•7.4•Released
DramaCrime
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Director
Scott Kalvert
Writer
Bryan Goluboff
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
Island Pictures
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
Production
Company
Island Pictures
Producer
Liz Heller
Producer
John Bard Manulis
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