In spite of its young leading man's heroic efforts to hold it all together, a muddled message prevents The Basketball Diaries from compelling as a cautionary tale.
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Scott Kalvert
Director
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jim Carroll
Bruno Kirby
Swifty
Lorraine Bracco
Jim's Mother
Ernie Hudson
Reggie
Patrick McGaw
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Movie Info
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Director -
Scott Kalvert -
Producer -
Liz Heller , John Bard Manulis -
Screenwriter -
Bryan Goluboff -
Production Co -
New Line Cinema , Island Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama , Crime , Biography -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (DVD) -
Oct 19, 2004 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.1M -
Runtime -
1h 42m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Stereo