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The Basketball Diaries
Drama
Crime
74%
•
Apr 21, 1995
Rated
R
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A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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Directors
Scott Kalvert
Revenue
$2,381,087
Budget
$2,000,000
Vote Average
7.4
Vote Count
1970
Popularity
29
Language
English
Origin Country
US
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jim Carroll
Mark Wahlberg
Mickey
Lorraine Bracco
Jim's Mother
Michael Imperioli
Bobby
Ernie Hudson
Reggie
Juliette Lewis
Diane Moody
James Madio
Pedro
Bruno Kirby
Swifty
Patrick McGaw
Neutron
Manny Alfaro
Manny
Toby Huss
Kenny
Cynthia Daniel
Winkie
Brittany Daniel
Blinkie
Michael Rapaport
Skinhead
Roy Cooper
Father McNulty
Josh Mostel
Counterman
Marilyn Sokol
Chanting Woman
Alexander Chaplin
Bobo
Ben Jorgensen
Tommy
Jimmy Papiris
Iggy
Nick Gaetani
Referee #1
Vincent Pastore
Construction Worker
Barton Heyman
Confessional Priest
Akiko Ashley
Stripper
Eric Betts
Drug Dealer #1
Joyce R. Korbin
Mugging Victim
Lawrence Barth
Referee #2
Gary Iorio
Policeman
Jim Carroll
Frankie Pinewater
William Webb
JuJu Johnson
John C. Vennema
Mr. Rubin
Doc Dougherty
Policeman
John Glenn Hoyt
Billy the Bartender
Manny Siverio
Pino
Alex Ballar
Basketball Player (uncredited)
Anthony DiMaria
Pool Hall Shark (uncredited)
Patrick Coleman Duncan
Student (uncredited)
Brian Ferrari
St. Vitus Student (uncredited)
Tom Fitzpatrick
The 'John' in the Subway (uncredited)
Mary Ann Hannon
Head Nurse (uncredited)
Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas
Patron (uncredited)
Kate Miller
Girl at Bar (uncredited)
Rohan Quine
Drug User in Subway Bathroom (uncredited)
Gus Scharr
Priest (uncredited)
Brian Shakti
Catholic School Boy (uncredited)
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