The Basketball Diaries (1995)
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Rating: 7.4
Genres Drama, Biography, Sports
Original language: en
IMDb tt0112461
Stars
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jim Carroll
Mark Wahlberg as Mickey
James Madio as Pedro
Lorraine Bracco as Mrs. Carroll
Michael Imperioli as Bobby
Juliette Lewis as Diane
Creators
Scott Kalvert (Director)
Jimmy Papiris (Writer)
Jim Carroll (Writer)
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