The Basketball Diaries

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

7.4/ 10 2,276 votes 1995-04-21 1h 42m 7 popularity

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

Director: Scott Kalvert

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Budget

$2M

Revenue

$2M

Cast

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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

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