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The Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries

# The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.
Drama   Crime
📜 Overview: A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
💵 Budget: USD 2,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1995-04-21
⌚ Running Time: 102 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.4

Beloved Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio original image
Jim Carroll
Leonardo DiCaprio
Mark Wahlberg original image
Mickey
Mark Wahlberg
Lorraine Bracco original image
Jim's Mother
Lorraine Bracco
Michael Imperioli original image
Bobby
Michael Imperioli
Ernie Hudson original image
Reggie
Ernie Hudson
Juliette Lewis original image
Diane Moody
Juliette Lewis
James Madio original image
Pedro
James Madio
Bruno Kirby original image
Swifty
Bruno Kirby
Patrick McGaw original image
Neutron
Patrick McGaw
Manny Alfaro original image
Manny
Manny Alfaro
Toby Huss original image
Kenny
Toby Huss
Cynthia Daniel original image
Winkie
Cynthia Daniel
Brittany Daniel original image
Blinkie
Brittany Daniel
Michael Rapaport original image
Skinhead
Michael Rapaport
Roy Cooper original image
Father McNulty
Roy Cooper
Josh Mostel original image
Counterman
Josh Mostel
Marilyn Sokol original image
Chanting Woman
Marilyn Sokol
Alexander Chaplin original image
Bobo
Alexander Chaplin
Ben Jorgensen original image
Tommy
Ben Jorgensen
Jimmy Papiris original image
Iggy
Jimmy Papiris
Nick Gaetani original image
Referee #1
Nick Gaetani
Vincent Pastore original image
Construction Worker
Vincent Pastore
Barton Heyman original image
Confessional Priest
Barton Heyman
Akiko Ashley original image
Stripper
Akiko Ashley
Eric Betts original image
Drug Dealer #1
Eric Betts
Joyce R. Korbin original image
Mugging Victim
Joyce R. Korbin
Lawrence Barth original image
Referee #2
Lawrence Barth
Gary Iorio original image
Policeman
Gary Iorio
Jim Carroll original image
Frankie Pinewater
Jim Carroll
William Webb original image
JuJu Johnson
William Webb
John C. Vennema original image
Mr. Rubin
John C. Vennema
Doc Dougherty original image
Policeman
Doc Dougherty
John Glenn Hoyt original image
Billy the Bartender
John Glenn Hoyt
Manny Siverio original image
Pino
Manny Siverio
Alex Ballar original image
Basketball Player (uncredited)
Alex Ballar
Anthony DiMaria original image
Pool Hall Shark (uncredited)
Anthony DiMaria
Patrick Coleman Duncan original image
Student (uncredited)
Patrick Coleman Duncan
Brian Ferrari original image
St. Vitus Student (uncredited)
Brian Ferrari
Tom Fitzpatrick original image
The 'John' in the Subway (uncredited)
Tom Fitzpatrick
Mary Ann Hannon original image
Head Nurse (uncredited)
Mary Ann Hannon
Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas original image
Patron (uncredited)
Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas
Kate Miller original image
Girl at Bar (uncredited)
Kate Miller
Rohan Quine original image
Drug User in Subway Bathroom (uncredited)
Rohan Quine
Gus Scharr original image
Priest (uncredited)
Gus Scharr
Brian Shakti original image
Catholic School Boy (uncredited)
Brian Shakti

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