The Basketball Diaries

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

7.419951h 42m

Released

Drama

Crime

Overview

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

StatusReleased

Release Date1995-04-21

Runtime1h 42m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$2,000,000

Revenue$2,381,087

Keywords

based on memoir or autobiography

Videos

5 total

Trailer

Official Trailer

Cast & Crew

Leonardo DiCaprio

as Jim Carroll

Bruno Kirby

as Swifty

Lorraine Bracco

as Jim's Mother

Ernie Hudson

as Reggie

Patrick McGaw

as Neutron

James Madio

as Pedro

Mark Wahlberg

as Mickey

Barton Heyman

as Confessional Priest

Roy Cooper

as Father McNulty

Michael Imperioli

as Bobby

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The Basketball Diaries

Overview

Videos