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Basketball Diaries, The

1995, USA

Basketball Diaries, The (1995)
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Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama | Sport
Actors:
Leonardo DiCaprio Jim Carroll
Lorraine Bracco Jim's Mother
Marilyn Sokol Chanting Woman
James Madio Pedro
Patrick McGaw Neutron
Mark Wahlberg Mickey
Roy Cooper Father McNulty
Bruno Kirby Swifty
Jimmy Papiris Iggy
Nick Gaetani Referee
Alexander Chaplin Bobo
Ben Jorgensen Tommy
Josh Mostel Counterman
Juliette Lewis Diane Moody
Michael Imperioli Bobby
Directors: Scott Kalvert | 
Certification:
IMDB Rating: 6.90 out of 10 (12964 votes)

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Storyline

Taglines: 1: The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist
2: Every punk on the block says it's not going to happen to them... but it does.
Plot Summary: Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin — all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity.
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