#55: The Basketball Diaries

You like drugs? Well you won’t enjoy them anymore after watching a young Leo deal with heroin addiction in this 90’s bummer.

From IMDB: “A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.”

Cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jim Carroll
Lorraine Bracco as Jim’s Mother
Mark Wahlberg as Mickey
Bruno Kirby as Swifty
Juliette Lewis as Diane Moody

Director:
Scott Kalvert

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May 29, 2019May 28, 2019 by Scene by Scene Tags: 1995, addict, addiction, analysis, Basketball Diaries, Bruno Kirby, cocaine, film, heroin, Jim Carroll, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Mark Wahlberg, movie, review, Scott Kalvert Leave a comment