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The Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries

The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.
Apr 21, 1995 1h 42m
7.399
2015 votes

Synopsis

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

Title The Basketball Diaries
Companies New Line Cinema, Island Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords new york city, sports, heroin, addiction, basketball, friends, based on memoir or autobiography, drugs, 1960s, school suspension, gay theme, teenager
Lorraine Bracco

Lorraine Bracco

Mrs. Carroll
Roy Cooper

Roy Cooper

Father McNulty
Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

Counterman
Marilyn Sokol

Marilyn Sokol

Chanting Woman
Nick Gaetani

Nick Gaetani

Referee #1
Vincent Pastore

Vincent Pastore

Construction Worker
Barton Heyman

Barton Heyman

Confessional Priest
Eric Betts

Eric Betts

Drug Dealer #1
Joyce R. Korbin

Joyce R. Korbin

Mugging Victim
Gary Iorio

Gary Iorio

Policeman
Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll

Frankie Pinewater
William Webb

William Webb

JuJu Johnson
John Glenn Hoyt

John Glenn Hoyt

Billy the Bartender
Alex Ballar

Alex Ballar

Basketball Player (uncredited)
Anthony DiMaria

Anthony DiMaria

Pool Hall Shark (uncredited)
Patrick Coleman Duncan

Patrick Coleman Duncan

Student (uncredited)
Brian Ferrari

Brian Ferrari

St. Vitus Student (uncredited)
Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick

The 'John' in the Subway (uncredited)
Mary Ann Hannon

Mary Ann Hannon

Head Nurse (uncredited)
Kate Miller

Kate Miller

Girl at Bar (uncredited)
Rohan Quine

Rohan Quine

Drug User in Subway Bathroom (uncredited)
Gus Scharr

Gus Scharr

Priest (uncredited)
Brian Shakti

Brian Shakti

Catholic School Boy (uncredited)