The Basketball Diaries
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Scott Kalvert
John Vennema
Ernie Hudson
Lorraine Bracco
Timothy Metzger
Toby Huss
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An autobiographical account of poet and rock musician Jim Carroll's delinquent high school years, during which he excelled playing basketball for a boy's club team, meanwhile hustling to support his growing heroin addiction.
Director
Scott Kalvert
Cast
John Vennema
Ernie Hudson
Lorraine Bracco
Timothy Metzger
Toby Huss
Michael Rapaport
William Webb
Nick Gaetani
Cynthia Daniel
Jimmy Papiris
Ben Jorgenson
Manny Alfaro
Eric Betts
Lawrence Barth
Michael Imperioli
Jim Carroll
Juliette Lewis
Bruno Kirby
Brittany Daniel
James Madio
Josh Mostel
Leonardo Dicaprio
Mark Wahlberg
Alexander Chaplin
Patrick Mcgaw
Vinnie Patore
Joyce R Korbin
Akiko Ashley
Gary Iorio
Marilyn Sokol
Doc Dougherty
Barton Heyman
Roy Cooper
Crew
Selena Adams
Trish Adlesic
Robert Alberga
Robert Albertell
Joey Altruda
Jill E Anderson
Jacqueline Arnot
Ian Astbury
Chad Auchincloss
Jim Auer
K C Bailey
William Baker
Kristen Becht
Brian Berdan
Michael Berg
Michael Bicknell
Beau Biggart
James R Bilz
Chris Blackwell
Bob Blair
Nancy G Blake
Tammy Blake
Jim Boniece
Mariann Braden
Greg Brandt
J. C. Brotherhood
Kristen Buckley
Mark Burg
Joanne Burnham
Glyn Bush
Wilfred Caban
Maria Calvaruso
Jay Carrado
Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
Verne Caruso
Dr. Mitchell Cassel
Camille Cerullo
Sam Chwat
Paul Clay
John Clifford
Beth Coiner
Bob Colletti
Eddy Collyns
Brandon Colton
Patricia Conaway
Dana Congdon
David Cooney
Sharyn Cordice
Chris Cornell
Jenny Cottle
Patrick Cousins
Deborah Cowan
Byron Crystal
Delroy Dally
Shirley Davis
David C Dean
John Desmore
Marty Diamond
Paul Dibartolo
Paul Dibartolo
Samuel C. Dickerman
Naomi Donne
The Doors
Phil Downey
Ann Dubinet
William Duffy
John Dyzcko
Leon Dyzcko
Mark Egyud
Eric Eisenberg
Glen Engels
Lieutenant Anthony Falco
M Neil Fallon
Bruce Feinberg
Kerin Ferallo
David Filippi
Chuck Finance
Adam Flax
Scott Fleischer
Ralph Fratianni
Leigh French
Charlie Gambetta
Andrew Gangloff
Dan Genetti
Gary Gersh
Michele Giordano
Bryan Goluboff
Charlie Goodman
Billy Gottlieb
Jonathan Graham
Kennen E Gudjonsson
Mary Beth Hagner
Diane Hammond
Cassandra Han
P.j. Harvey
P.j. Harvey
Allison Hebble
Liz Heller
Kathie Hersch
Don Hewitt
Danny Higgenbottem
Jude Aubrey Hindle
Larry Hoki
Lys Hopper
David J Hudson
George A Hugel
Victor Iorillo
Victor Iorillo
Joseph Irwin
Jerry Jacobson
Hardwick Johnson
Jon Mark Johnson
Robert L Johnson
Jerry Kadar
Robert Kaiser
Sonia Kalvert
Lisa Katcher
Beth Katz
Joan Kauffman
Avy Kaufman
Daniel Kempthorne
Steve Kirshoff
William Klayer
Ivan Kral
Robby Krieger
Susan Kurtz
Susan Labunski
George Leong
Molly Lewis
Brian Linsley
Steve Linsley
Nancy Lund
Lt Maldonado
John Bard Manulis
Ray Manzarek
Charlie Marroquin
Rick Marroquin
Robert Martin
Gary Martone
Thomas Andrew Marzulli
Bob Mastronardi
Brian P Maxwell
Ricardo Mazal
Jim Mcconkey
Ivan Mcdonald
Jim W Mcfarland
Robert Mckenzie
Bill Mellow
Fred Merusi
Lenny Messitte
Larry Mestel
Todd Michael
Jon Miles
Ken Miller
Michael Mirkin
Monique Mitchell
Alberto Montano
Jim Morrison
Edgard Mourino
Karim Murad
Don Nace
George Nadramia
Johnette Napolitano
Peter Nichols
Christopher A. Nowak
Tom O'donnel
Patrick O'sullivan
Phil Oetiker
Carlos Oliver
Arne Olsen
Sina Oroomchi
Terri Ostrow
Matthew D Panepinto
Joseph Paprota
Alfred Pariser
Tom Penketh
John Penotti
Jeffrey Perkins
David Phillips
David Phillips
Erin C Quinn
Jane Raab
Cindy Rabideau
Karyn Rachtman
Lisa Rafel
Andrea Rapke
Michael Lee Reed
Graeme Revell
Terry Rhodes
Jim Richards
Edwin Rivera
David Carl Robinson
Jon Rothstein
Marcia Rutledge
William Sarokin
Andrew Saxe
Patricia Scanlon
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 17-28, 1995.
Shown at Deauville Film Festival (Panorama) September 1-10, 1995.
Jim Carroll's autobiographical "The Basketball Diaries" first appeared in book form in 1978. His first rock album, "Catholic Boy," was released in 1980.
Feature directorial debut for music video director Scott Kalvert.
Completed shooting May 20, 1994.
Began shooting March 23, 1994.
Released in United States Spring April 21, 1995
Released in United States on Video September 26, 1995
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.)
Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) in Park City, Utah January 19-29, 1995.)
Released in United States March 1995 (Shown at South By Southwest (SXSW) Film & Media Conference in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 1995.)
Released in United States Spring April 21, 1995
Released in United States on Video September 26, 1995
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States January 1995
Released in United States March 1995
Released in United States May 1995
Released in United States September 1995
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.
Shown at South By Southwest (SXSW) Film & Media Conference in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 1995.
Released in United States May 1995 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 17-28, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Deauville Film Festival (Panorama) September 1-10, 1995.)