Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1995 · 1h 42m

The Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries poster

Director

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio as Jim Carroll Bruno Kirby as Swifty Lorraine Bracco as Jim's Mother Ernie Hudson as Reggie Patrick McGaw as Neutron James Madio as Pedro

Crew

David Phillips — Director of Photography Dana Congdon — Editor Graeme Revell — Original Music Composer Bryan Goluboff — Screenplay Jim Carroll — Novel John Bard Manulis — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer

The Basketball Diaries — Official Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

new york city sports heroin addiction basketball friends based on memoir or autobiography drugs 1960s school suspension gay theme teenager

Key Collaborators

Scott Kalvert Director David Phillips Director of Photography Dana Congdon Editor Graeme Revell Original Music Composer Bryan Goluboff Screenplay Jim Carroll Novel John Bard Manulis Producer Liz Heller Producer Christopher Nowak Production Design David C. Robinson Costume Design

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