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The Basketball Diaries

“The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.”

7.4 / 10 (2,293 votes)

Overview

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

Release Date April 21, 1995

Runtime 102 min

Genres Drama, Crime

Status Released

Budget $2,000,000

Revenue $2,381,087

Trailers & Videos

Official Trailer

Trailer

Jimmy Goes To Confession

Clip

Funeral For A Friend

Clip

Fight Outside The Diner

Clip

Official Trailer

Teaser

Production Studios

Island Pictures

Island Pictures

Viewer's Choice

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Top Billed Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio Jim Carroll

Bruno Kirby

Bruno Kirby Swifty

Lorraine Bracco

Lorraine Bracco Jim's Mother

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson Reggie

Patrick McGaw

Patrick McGaw Neutron

James Madio

James Madio Pedro

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