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: 7.4/10 from 1974 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

  • Akiko Ashley

    as Stripper

  • Eric Betts

    as Drug Dealer #1

  • Joyce R. Korbin

    as Mugging Victim

  • Lawrence Barth

    as Referee #2

  • Gary Iorio

    as Policeman

  • Jim Carroll

    as Frankie Pinewater

  • William Webb

    as JuJu Johnson

  • John C. Vennema

    as Mr. Rubin

  • Doc Dougherty

    as Policeman

  • John Glenn Hoyt

    as Billy the Bartender

  • Manny Siverio

    as Pino

  • Alex Ballar

    as Basketball Player (uncredited)

  • Anthony DiMaria

    as Pool Hall Shark (uncredited)

  • Patrick Coleman Duncan

    as Student (uncredited)

  • Brian Ferrari

    as St. Vitus Student (uncredited)

  • Tom Fitzpatrick

    as The 'John' in the Subway (uncredited)

  • Mary Ann Hannon

    as Head Nurse (uncredited)

  • Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas

    as Patron (uncredited)

  • Kate Miller

    as Girl at Bar (uncredited)

  • Rohan Quine

    as Drug User in Subway Bathroom (uncredited)

  • Gus Scharr

    as Priest (uncredited)

  • Brian Shakti

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

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