The Basketball Diaries (1995)

April 21, 1995 (US) • Drama, Crime • 102m

Overview

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

Director

Scott Kalvert

Writers

Bryan Goluboff, Jim Carroll

Top Billed

Leonardo DiCaprio

Keywords

new york city sports heroin addiction basketball friends based on memoir or autobiography drugs 1960s school suspension gay theme teenager

Where to watch

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Top Billed Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio

Jim Carroll

Bruno Kirby

Swifty

Lorraine Bracco

Jim's Mother

Ernie Hudson

Reggie

Patrick McGaw

Neutron

James Madio

Pedro

Mark Wahlberg

Mickey

Barton Heyman

Confessional Priest

Roy Cooper

Father McNulty

Michael Imperioli

Bobby

Juliette Lewis

Diane Moody

Manny Alfaro

Manny

Toby Huss

Kenny

Cynthia Daniel

Winkie

Brittany Daniel

Blinkie

Michael Rapaport

Skinhead

Josh Mostel

Counterman

Marilyn Sokol

Chanting Woman

Alexander Chaplin

Bobo

Ben Jorgensen

Tommy

Jimmy Papiris

Iggy

Nick Gaetani

Referee #1

Lawrence Barth

Referee #2

Vincent Pastore

Construction Worker

Akiko Ashley

Stripper

Eric Betts

Drug Dealer #1

Joyce R. Korbin

Mugging Victim

Gary Iorio

Policeman

Jim Carroll

Frankie Pinewater

William Webb

JuJu Johnson

John C. Vennema

Mr. Rubin

Doc Dougherty

Policeman

John Glenn Hoyt

Billy

Manny Siverio

Pino

Alex Ballar

Basketball Player (uncredited)

Anthony DiMaria

Pool Hall Shark (uncredited)

Patrick Coleman Duncan

Student (uncredited)

Tom Fitzpatrick

The 'John' in the Subway (uncredited)

Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas

Patron (uncredited)

Kate Miller

Girl at Bar (uncredited)

Rohan Quine

Drug User in Subway Bathroom (uncredited)

Gus Scharr

Priest (uncredited)

Brian Shakti

Catholic School Boy (uncredited)

Jack Schindlar

Cooked Moron #1

Crew

Bryan Goluboff

Screenplay

Dana Congdon

Editor

John Bard Manulis

Producer

David Phillips

Director of Photography

Graeme Revell

Original Music Composer

Liz Heller

Producer

Scott Kalvert

Director

Lisa Katcher

Script Supervisor

Avy Kaufman

Casting

Jeffrey Perkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kathie Hersch

Line Producer

Diane Hammond

Makeup Artist

Victor Iorillo

Sound Designer

Victor Iorillo

Supervising Sound Editor

Daniel Tripoli

Sound Effects Editor

Larry Hoki

Sound Recordist

Christopher Nowak

Production Design

David J. Hudson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jacqueline Arnot

Set Dresser

Paul B. Clay

Supervising Sound Editor

Chris Blackwell

Executive Producer

David C. Robinson

Costume Design

Harriet Zucker

Set Decoration

Susan Kurtz

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dan Genetti

Executive Producer

Jeffrey Rollins

Set Dresser

Edgard Mourino

Stunt Coordinator

Bob Colletti

Stunts

David Shumbris

Stunts

Diana Schmidt

Unit Production Manager

Robert C. Albertell

Second Assistant Director

Jim McConkey

Camera Operator

Jim McConkey

Steadicam Operator

Alan Wolfe

First Assistant Camera

Vince J. Vennitti

Second Assistant Camera

John Clifford

Still Photographer

K.C. Bailey

Still Photographer

William Sarokin

Sound Mixer

George Leong

Boom Operator

David Cooney

Storyboard Artist

Eddy Collyns

Location Manager

Trish Adlesic

Assistant Location Manager

Andrew Saxe

Assistant Location Manager

Heidi Topper

Location Scout

William Klayer

Gaffer

Gary Martone

Key Grip

Monique Mitchell

Best Boy Grip

Charlie Marroquin

Dolly Grip

Timothy Metzger

Leadman

James R. Bilz

Property Master

Fred Merusi

Construction Coordinator

Arne Olsen

Key Construction Grip

Ralph Fratianni

Construction Grip

Glen Engels

Construction Grip

George Hugel

Carpenter

Jill E. Anderson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Wendy Van Dyke

Wardrobe Supervisor

Verne Caruso

Hairstylist

Steve Kirshoff

Special Effects Coordinator

Michele Giordano

Production Coordinator

Brian Maxwell

Transportation Captain

William Baker

Transportation Co-Captain

Byron Crystal

Extras Casting

Diane Silverstadt

Casting Assistant

Pat Somerset

ADR Editor

Jerry Jacobson

Dialogue Editor

Cindy Rabideau

Dialogue Editor

Patrick O'Sullivan

Dialogue Editor

Ken Miller

Dialogue Editor

Susan Kurtz

Sound Effects Editor

Joshua Winget

Music Editor

Beau Biggart

ADR Mixer

Sina Oroomchi

Foley Mixer

Bill Mellow

Foley Mixer

Dan Wallin

Scoring Mixer

Billy Gottlieb

Music Coordinator

Sam Chwat

Dialogue Coach

Bob Kaiser

Color Timer

Boyd Steer

Negative Cutter

Jim Carroll

Novel

Reviews

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$2,381,087

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The Basketball Diaries (1995)

Bryan Goluboff, Jim Carroll

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Reviews

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Disclosure Day

One Night Only

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