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  1. 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
  2. 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.

  3. Oct 5, 2023 · The Basketball Diaries is based on a memoir by Jim Carroll. The movie, released in 1995, is based on the memoir of the same name written by Jim Carroll. The memoir depicts Carroll’s teenage years in New York City, exploring his struggles with drug addiction, basketball, and personal demons.

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  5. The Basketball Diaries. Jim Carroll 1978. Introduction. Author Biography. Plot Summary. Key Figures. Themes. Style. Historical Context. Critical Overview. Criticism. Sources. Further Reading. Introduction. The publication of Jim Carroll's diary, entitled The Basketball Diaries: Age Twelve to Fifteen (1978), had been eagerly awaited.

  6. Summaries. 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.

  7. Overview. The Basketball Diaries: The Classic About Growing Up Hip On New Yorks Mean Streets is an autobiography written by Jim Carroll and published in 1978. The book comprises a series of short diary entries which serve as anecdotes and insights into his daily life as a teenager on the streets of New York City in the 1960s.

  8. 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.

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