The basketball diaries / a New Line Cinema release, Island Pictures presents a Liz Heller production, a Scott Kalvert film ; screenplay by Bryan Goluboff ; produced by Liz Heller and John Bard Manulis ; directed by Scott Kalvert.
Teamed with his friends Mickey, Neutron and Pedro, high school student Jim Carroll seems headed for a bright basketball career. But when pressures from his coach, his mom, and school seem to mount, Jim finds solace in all the wrong places, and the dark streets of New York begin to tear him apart.
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Language: | English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
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[New York] :
Distributed by Palm Pictures,
1998.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Teamed with his friends Mickey, Neutron and Pedro, high school student Jim Carroll seems headed for a bright basketball career. But when pressures from his coach, his mom, and school seem to mount, Jim finds solace in all the wrong places, and the dark streets of New York begin to tear him apart. |
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| Note: | Based on the novel by Jim Carroll. Special features: Interviews. Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | AF7 D0004976 VideoDVD CL6 D0042087 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: R. |
| Credits: | Music, Graeme Revell ; production designer, Christopher Nowak ; editor, Dana Congdon ; director of photography, David Phillips. |
| System Details: | DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital. |
| Cast: |
Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruno Kirby, Lorraine Bracco, Ernie Hudson, Patrick McGaw, James Madio, Mark Wahlberg. |