The Basketball Diaries [DVD]

Based on the autobiographical journals of poet Jim Carroll, BASKETBALL DIARIES follows the descent of a Catholic high school student from star basketball player to drug addict. Jim (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his friends roam the streets of New York City as goof-offs, petty thieves, and junkies. Expelled from school for using drugs before a game, Jim is also thrown out of his house and takes up street hustling. A pre-superstardom DiCaprio gives a strong performance in this gritty and uncompromising look at being young and streetwise.
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 3100
Credits

Leonardo DiCaprio, Leonardo Di Caprio, Mark Wahlberg, Marky Mark, Lorraine Bracco, Bruno Kirby, B. Kirby, Bruce Kirby Jr., Juliette Lewis, Michael Imperioli, Ernie Hudson, Brittany Daniel
Critic Reviews

"...DiCaprio is electrifying....A wild ride fueled by profane wit and hallucinatory power..."
Rolling Stone
"...[The film] pulsates as an early-'60s time capsule..."
USA Today
"...Energetic....A glimpse of the great actor Leonardo DiCaprio is going to be."
Entertainment Weekly
"...[DiCaprio delivers] a game, highly emotional performance that further confirms previous indications of a major talent..."
Variety
"...[DiCaprio is] a stunning natural performer who hides nothing, with the wrenching expressions of a latter-day James Dean..."
New York Times