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Apr 21, 1995 · A biographical drama based on Jim Carroll's memoir of his drug addiction and basketball dreams. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jim, with Lorraine Bracco, Mark Wahlberg, and Juliette Lewis in supporting roles.
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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 film adaptation of Jim Carroll's autobiographical novel about his addiction to heroin and basketball. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jim, a high school basketball star who struggles with drugs and violence in New York City.
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- Scott Kalvert
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- Leonardo Dicaprio
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A film adaptation of Jim Carroll's memoir about his descent into drug addiction and crime as a high school basketball player. The plot follows his struggles with his coach, his friends, his family, and his dreams of becoming a star.
Apr 21, 1995 · A critical analysis of the 1995 film adaptation of Jim Carroll's autobiographical book about his drug addiction and recovery. Ebert finds the movie unconvincing, cliched and miscast, especially DiCaprio as the hero.
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.
Apr 21, 1995 · A movie based on the memoir of Jim Carroll, a former basketball player who became a drug addict and a poet. The movie follows his descent into the dark world of addiction and his struggle to find his voice as an artist.
