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The Basketball Diaries: Full Cast & Crew 1995 Drama/Crime/Biography
Jim Carroll (Leonardo DiCaprio) is consumed by his life as a high school basketball star. Pressured by a wicked coach (Bruno Kirby) and a concerned mother (Lorraine Bracco), Jim develops an appetite for heroin. Soon, the mean streets of New York City have replaced the basketball court as his main destination. Jim and his friends scrounge, steal and prostitute themselves to score drugs. Jim's only chance to escape addiction may be Reggie (Ernie Hudson), a neighborhood friend and hoops companion. R Released (DVD): Oct 19, 2004 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Scott Kalvert Director Leonardo DiCaprio Jim Carroll Actor Bruno Kirby Swifty Actor Lorraine Bracco Jim's Mother Actor Ernie Hudson Reggie Actor Patrick McGaw Neutron Actor James Madio Pedro Actor Mark Wahlberg Mickey Actor Barton Heyman Confessional Priest Actor Roy Cooper Father McNulty Actor Josh Mostel Counterman Actor Juliette Lewis Diane Moody Actor Michael Rapaport Skinhead Actor Michael Imperioli Bobby Actor Manny Alfaro Manny Actor Liz Heller Producer John Bard Manulis Producer Bryan Goluboff Screenwriter Chris Blackwell Executive Producer Dan Genetti Executive Producer David Phillips Cinematographer Dana Congdon Film Editing Graeme Revell Original Music Christopher Nowak Production Design Harriet Zucker Set Decoration Avy Kaufman Casting