The Basketball Diaries

Theatrical - Wide 1995-04-21

Cast Leonardo DiCaprio Bruno Kirby Lorraine Bracco Ernie Hudson Patrick McGaw
Directed by Scott Kalvert
Written by Bryan Goluboff

Box Office Gross: $2,381,087

Running Time: 102 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Island Pictures

Genres: Crime Drama

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

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