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Apr 21, 1995 · The Basketball Diaries: Directed by Scott Kalvert. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, James Madio. A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Scott Kalvert
- 1995-04-21
The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 American biographical crime drama film. The movie deals with drug addiction and its unfavorable outcome in lives of common people. [2] Directed by Scott Kalvert [3] in his feature directorial debut and based on an autobiographical novel by the same name written by Jim Carroll.
A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin...
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- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
Apr 21, 1995 · Jim Carroll's cult book The Basketball Diaries, published in 1978, describes in grungy detail how the author passed in a few short months from being a Catholic high school basketball star to being a strung-out heroin addict who turned tricks for drugs.
The Basketball Diaries | Rotten Tomatoes. R 1995 1h 42m Drama Crime Biography. List. Jim Carroll (Leonardo DiCaprio) is consumed by his life as a high school basketball star....
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- Scott Kalvert
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- Leonardo Dicaprio
The Basketball Diaries. Based on the autobiographical journals of poet Jim Carroll, "Basketball Diaries" follows the descent of a Catholic high school student from star basketball player to drug addict. Jim and his friends roam the streets of New York City as goof-offs, petty thieves, and junkies.
Jim Carroll is a high school basketball player. His life centers around the basketball and his dream is being a basketball star. Once in a while he gets stoned with his friends, and step-by-step, he falls into the dark world of crime and drugs.
