The Basketball Diaries (1995)
- Directed by
- Scott Kalvert
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, biographical film, sport film, teen film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 2,237 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A promising high school basketball player and writer in New York City gradually descends into heroin addiction. The film follows his fall from athletic stardom into crime and homelessness.
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What happens
The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 American biographical crime drama film. The film was directed by Scott Kalvert in his feature directorial debut. Based on an autobiographical novel of the same name written by Jim Carroll, it tells the story of Carroll's teenage years as a promising high school basketball player and writer who develops an addiction to heroin. Distributed by New Line Cinema, The Basketball Diaries stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll, with Bruno Kirby, Lorraine Bracco, Ernie Hudson, Patrick McGaw, James Madio, Michael Imperioli and Mark Wahlberg in supporting roles. The Basketball Diaries premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 1995. It was widely released in theaters by New Line Cinema on April 21, 1995, receiving mixed reviews and grossing $2.4 million at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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