- Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, James Madio, Patrick McGaw
- Directors: Scott Kalvert
- Writers: Bryan Goluboff, Jim Carroll
- Producers: Chris Blackwell, Dan Genetti, John Bard Manulis, Kathie Hersch, Liz Heller
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Palm Pictures
- Release Date: Jun 30 1998
- Run Time: 102 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00049QQHI
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#3,688 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #3 in DVD > Special Interests > Sports > Basketball
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The pre-Titanic Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jim Carroll, the poet and musician who spent much of his adolescence addicted to heroin and shooting hoops with fellow Catholic high school kids. As a biography, the film doesn't amount to more than the sum of its gritty scenes of smack use, violence, perversions (poor Bruno Kirby plays a lecherous coach who comes on to young Jim), and the usual scream-and-puke dramas that go along with a cold-turkey session. Director Scott Kalvert doesn't seem to realize that most people don't know who Carroll is and therefore can't possibly understand why they should care about his gutterball youth. DiCaprio, having nowhere to go with his performance but maintain Carroll's tailspin, is boring and redundant. Some kind of allusion to the literary and rock & roll life that follows the mess we're watching might have been helpful. The DVD release offers the choice of a full or widescreen (letterbox) picture, plus interviews. --Tom Keogh
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Leo perfectly portrayed the truth of Jim Carroll's life.,
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It was great. I loved both the movie and the book. It's my favorite. Jim Carroll portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio was excellent. A lot of people loved it, and I thought it was great. I would also like to point out that Tracey S. is the biggest Leo fan in the world. Scott picked a great Jim.
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This review is from: The Basketball Diaries (DVD)
Jim Carroll's autobiographical life story is the basis for this cult classic of the early 90's. Leonardio DiCaprio plays Jim Carroll a poet writing basketball star at a Catholic prep school in Manhatten who's future comes tumbling down when he gets addicted from glue sniffing to heroin. Mark Wahlberg co stars as Mickey his partner in crime as they skip school and do drugs, Jim realizes his future of becoming a pro basketball player are gone when he sees a local kid that he used to run with that decided to stay clean makes it to college ball. Eventually his mother kicks him out and he is saved by a black preacher an ex drug user from the streets takes him in. A powerful story about addiction and the negative affects it has on one's dreams. Leonardo DiCaprio's performance was amazing & makes you wonder how accurate it was of Carroll. The soundtrack also is amazing, essential to collection & a must see film.
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