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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Revell, Graeme (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	New Line Cinema Corporation, Island Pictures, Palm Pictures
Other Authors:	Kalvert, Scott (Director), Heller, Liz (Producer), Manulis, John Bard (Producer), Goluboff, Bryan (Scenarist), DiCaprio, Leonardo (Actor), Kirby, Bruno, 1949-2006 (Actor), Bracco, Lorraine, 1955- (Actor), Hudson, Ernie (Actor), McGaw, Patrick (Actor), Madio, James (Actor), Wahlberg, Mark, 1971- (Actor), Carroll, Jim, 1950-2009
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[New York] : Distributed by Palm Pictures, 1998.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Carroll, Jim, > 1950-2009 > Drama. Basketball players > Drama. High school athletes > Drama. Feature films. Film adaptations. Sports films. Drama. Carroll, Jim, > 1950-2009. Basketball players. High school athletes.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Film adaptations. Sports films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD