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The Basketball Diaries(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-04-21
74%
2044 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.
Overview:
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $2,000,000.00
Revenue: $2,381,087.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Basketball Diaries
Top 10 Billed Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jim Carroll
Mark Wahlberg
Mickey
James Madio
Pedro
Lorraine Bracco
Mrs. Carroll
Patrick McGaw
Neutron
Ernie Hudson
Reggie
Bruno Kirby
Swifty
Michael Imperioli
Bobby
Juliette Lewis
Diane Moody
Manny Alfaro
Manny
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