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Format: VHS
Sep 1995
Rated R
Recording Mode: Dolby Surround
Sound: HiFi, Surround, Stereo
Closed Captioned
102 min.
UPC: 780063589932 |
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Movie Description
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.
Synopsis
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 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. After a harrowing confrontation with his mother, Jim is found unconscious in the snow by an older basketball buddy who leads him through recovery.
Film Notes
Excerpts of Jim Carroll's book "The Basketball Diaries" first appeared in "The Paris Review" in 1970. The book was published in 1978.
Jim Carroll's song "People Who Died" was a New Wave hit in the early 1980s.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Additional credits: Kathie Hersch (line producer); Diana D. Schmidt (unit production manager); David C. Dean, Robert C. Albertell (assistant directors); David C. Robinson (costume design); Verne Caruso (hairstylist); Joshua Wingett (music editor); Billy Gottlieb (music co-ordinator).
Industry Reviews
"...DiCaprio is electrifying....A wild ride fueled by profane wit and hallucinatory power..."
Rolling Stone - p.127-8 - Peter Travers
"...[The film] pulsates as an early-'60s time capsule..."
USA Today - p.7D - Mike Clark
"...Energetic....A glimpse of the great actor Leonardo DiCaprio is going to be."
Entertainment Weekly - p.39 - Owen Gleiberman
"...[DiCaprio delivers] a game, highly emotional performance that further confirms previous indications of a major talent..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy
"...[DiCaprio is] a stunning natural performer who hides nothing, with the wrenching expressions of a latter-day James Dean..."
New York Times - p.C12 - Janet Maslin
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