The Basketball Diaries
USA 1995 Color
The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist Adolescent drug addiction provides the focus for this timely drama based on author Jim Carroll's best-selling 1978 autobiography. As a young man, Carroll belonged to the St. Vitus basketball team, the best Catholic team in New York. His three teammates and best friends and he loved to hang out. They were a rebellious lot and loved to experiment with drugs. Often they would steal from rival teams, and beat them up. Jim was a little different from the other three because he was a compulsive writer who kept detailed journals. The boys initially innocent drug use led them into a spiral of increasingly stronger drugs and eventual heroin addiction. Two of the boys are kicked off the basketball team for drug use. Jim's own mother kicks him out of the house for his. The addicted friends become petty thugs to support their habits. Eventually Jim's mother gets him arrested and Jim realizes his life has bottomed out. Genre(s)/keyword(s): basketball / crime / Drama / drugs / new-york / youth Certification: Sweden:15 / UK:18 / USA:R MPAA reasons: Rated R for graphic depiction of drug addiction with related strong violence, sexuality and language. Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby Stereo Digital Runtime: Spain:102 / UK:100 Location: New York, USA Theatrical Release: 04/21/1995 Video Release: 09/26/1995 Produced by: Island Pictures / New Line Cinema Directed by Scott Kalvert Cast (in credits order) Leonardo DiCaprio .... Jim Carroll Lorraine Bracco .... Jim's mom Marilyn Sokol .... Chanting Woman James Madio .... Pedro Patrick McGaw .... Neutron Mark Wahlberg .... Mickey Roy Cooper .... Father McNulty Vinnie Pastore .... Construction Worker Bruno Kirby .... Swifty Jimmy Papiris .... Iggy Nick Gaetani .... Referee Lawrence Barth .... Referee Alexander Gaberman .... Bobo Ben Jorgensen .... Tommy Josh Mostel .... Counterman Juliette Lewis .... Diane Moody Michael Imperioli .... Bobby Akiko Ashley .... Stripper Ernie Hudson .... Reggie Porter Manny Alfaro .... Manny Cynthia Daniel .... Winkie Brittany Daniel .... Blinkie Eric Betts .... Drug Dealer Joyce R. Korbin .... Mugging Victim Barton Heyman .... Confessional Priest Gary Iorio .... Policeman Toby Huss .... Kenny James Dennis Carroll .... Frankie Pinewater William Webb .... Juju Johnson John Vennema .... Mr Rubin Michael Rapaport .... Skinhead Doc Dougherty .... Policeman John Hoyt .... Billy the Bartender Manny Siverio .... Pino Written by Jim Carroll (novel) Bryan Golubuff Cinematography by David Phillips Music by Pauli DiBartolo Graeme Revell Production Design by Christopher Nowak Costume Design by David C. Robinson Film Editing by Dana Congdon Produced by Chris Blackwell (executive) Dan Genetti (executive) Liz Heller Kathie Hersch (line) John Bard Manulis Other crew Verne Caruso (hair styles) Paul Clay (sound) Diane Hammond (make-up) Avy Kaufman (casting) Edgard Mourino (stunt co-ordinator) Karyn Rachtman (music supervisor) William Sarokin (sound) Andrew Saxe (assistant location manager) Diana D. Schmidt (unit production manager) Shane Shemko (foley) Cam Wagner (foley)
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