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The Basketball Diaries

Name: The Basketball Diaries
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1995-04-21
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruno Kirby, Lorraine Bracco, Ernie Hudson, Patrick McGaw

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

1995 1h 42m 7.4 rated Drama, Crime

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

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Starring

Leonardo DiCaprio Jim Carroll

Bruno Kirby Swifty

Lorraine Bracco Jim's Mother

Ernie Hudson Reggie

Patrick McGaw Neutron

James Madio Pedro

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Director

Scott Kalvert

Studios

Island Pictures

Release

1995-04-21

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