The Basketball Diaries (1995)

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

Movie · 1995 · 1h 42m · Released · Rated R · Drama, Crime

Synopsis

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

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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
  • Mark Wahlberg as Mickey
  • Barton Heyman as Confessional Priest
  • Roy Cooper as Father McNulty
  • Michael Imperioli as Bobby

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