Leonardo DiCaprio
Jim Carroll
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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. Directed by Scott Kalvert in his feature directorial debut and based on an autobiographical novel by the same name written by Jim Carroll.
A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction. Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life ...
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.
Ernie Hudson. Reggie. Patrick McGaw. Neutron. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Jim Carroll (Leonardo DiCaprio) is consumed by his life as a high school basketball star. Pressured by a...
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Apr 21, 1995 · A critical review of the film adaptation of Jim Carroll's memoir about his descent into drug addiction and recovery. Ebert finds the movie unconvincing, cliched and miscast, especially DiCaprio as the hard-boiled hero.
Apr 21, 1995 · Play Trailer. The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist. Overview. A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction. Jim Carroll. Author. Scott Kalvert. Director. Bryan Goluboff. Screenplay.
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