The Basketball Diaries
R · 1995 ‧ Sport/Thriller ‧ 1h 42m
Jim Carroll (Leonardo DiCaprio) is consumed by his life as a high school basketball star. Pressured by a wicked coach (Bruno Kirby) and a concerned mother (Lorraine Bracco), Jim develops an appetite for heroin. Soon, the mean streets of New York...
Release date: April 21, 1995 (USA)
Director: Scott Kalvert
Distributed by: New Line Cinema, SF Anytime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and more
Adapted from: The Basketball Diaries
Box office: $2.4 million
Music by: Graeme Revell
Cast