---
title: 'The Basketball Diaries (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Scott Kalvert'
released: '1995-01-27'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-basketball-diaries-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112461/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Basketball Diaries (1995)

1995 · 90 min · Drama, History, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 American biographical crime drama film. The film was directed by Scott Kalvert in his feature directorial debut. Based on an autobiographical novel of the same name written by Jim Carroll, it tells the story of Carroll's teenage years as a promising high school basketball player and writer who develops an addiction to heroin. Distributed by New Line Cinema, The Basketball Diaries stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll, with Bruno Kirby, Lorraine Bracco, Ernie Hudson, Patrick McGaw, James Madio, Michael Imperioli and Mark Wahlberg in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Scott Kalvert](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-kalvert)
- **Screenplay:** [Bryan Goluboff](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-goluboff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Graeme Revell](https://cinepixo.com/people/graeme-revell)
- **Producer:** [Liz Heller](https://cinepixo.com/people/liz-heller)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-phillips)

## Cast

- [Michael Imperioli](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-imperioli)
- [Alexander Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-chaplin)
- [Ernie Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernie-hudson)
- [Vincent Pastore](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-pastore)
- [Brittany Daniel](https://cinepixo.com/people/brittany-daniel)
- [Juliette Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-lewis)
- [Josh Mostel](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-mostel)
- [Cynthia Daniel](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-daniel)
- [Michael Rapaport](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-rapaport)
- [Lorraine Bracco](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorraine-bracco)
- [Mark Wahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-wahlberg)
- [Bruno Kirby](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-kirby)
- [James Madio](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-madio)
- [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-dicaprio) as Jim Carroll
- [Roy Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-cooper)

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