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Feature film — 1995

The Basketball Diaries (1995)

7.41h 42mDrama — Crime

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

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Island Pictures

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Director: Scott Kalvert

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Cast & crew

Leonardo DiCaprio as Jim Carroll

Leonardo DiCaprio

Jim Carroll

Bruno Kirby as Swifty

Bruno Kirby

Swifty

Lorraine Bracco as Jim's Mother

Lorraine Bracco

Jim's Mother

Ernie Hudson as Reggie

Ernie Hudson

Reggie

Patrick McGaw as Neutron

Patrick McGaw

Neutron

James Madio as Pedro

James Madio

Pedro

Mark Wahlberg as Mickey

Mark Wahlberg

Mickey

Barton Heyman as Confessional Priest

Barton Heyman

Confessional Priest

Roy Cooper as Father McNulty

Roy Cooper

Father McNulty

Michael Imperioli as Bobby

Michael Imperioli

Bobby

Juliette Lewis as Diane Moody

Juliette Lewis

Diane Moody

Manny Alfaro as Manny

Manny Alfaro

Manny

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