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The Basketball Diaries
The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.
Apr 21, 1995 · 1h 42m
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Drama
Crime
PLOT
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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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
Directed by
Scott Kalvert
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$2,381,087
Production
Island Pictures
Country
US
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