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The Basketball Diaries | 
| Director: Scott Kalvert
Actors: Manny Alfaro, Lorraine Bracco, Leonardo Dicaprio, Doc Dougherty, Barton Heyman
Studio: Palm Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 10.99
Buy New: CDN$ 6.84
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 940
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: TM2604
UPC: 660200310028
EAN: 0660200310028
ASIN: B00049QQHI
Theatrical Release Date: April 21, 1995
Release Date: March 10, 2006
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Ships from the USA. ALL ITEMS ARE BRAND NEW! Delivery takes from 10-14 Working Days.
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The pre-Titanic Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jim Carroll, the poet and musician who spent much of his adolescence addicted to heroin and shooting hoops with fellow Catholic high school kids. As a biography, the film doesn't amount to more than the sum of its gritty scenes of smack use, violence, perversions (poor Bruno Kirby plays a lecherous coach who comes on to young Jim), and the usual scream-and-puke dramas that go along with a cold-turkey session. Director Scott Kalvert doesn't seem to realize that most people don't know who Carroll is and therefore can't possibly understand why they should care about his gutterball youth. DiCaprio, having nowhere to go with his performance but maintain Carroll's tailspin, is boring and redundant. Some kind of allusion to the literary and rock & roll life that follows the mess we're watching might have been helpful. The DVD release offers the choice of a full or widescreen (letterbox) picture, plus interviews. --Tom Keogh
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Those are the people who died....... May 4, 2004
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Jim Carroll's autobiographical life story is the basis for this cult classic of the early 90's. Leonardio DiCaprio plays Jim Carroll a poet writing basketball star at a Catholic prep school in Manhatten who's future comes tumbling down when he gets addicted from glue sniffing to heroin. Mark Wahlberg co stars as Mickey his partner in crime as they skip school and do drugs, Jim realizes his future of becoming a pro basketball player are gone when he sees a local kid that he used to run with that decided to stay clean makes it to college ball. Eventually his mother kicks him out and he is saved by a black preacher an ex drug user from the streets takes him in. A powerful story about addiction and the negative affects it has on one's dreams. Leonardo DiCaprio's performance was amazing & makes you wonder how accurate it was of Carroll. The soundtrack also is amazing, essential to collection & a must see film.
well done December 29, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the most accurate depiction of dope addiction I've seen (drugstore cowboy too). From sticking a cutoff straw in a bag for a toot in the highschool bathroom or lockerroom, to the sick daydreams, to the fiending, the pure exileration of copping bags, to the allure of the needle. I started doing dope at 15 (1994)and stopped at 19, 6 years ago in 3 days. I saw this movie in 97 and I havent seen it since. Definitly not a movie you will want to watch over and over.
diaries to life August 1, 2003
This movie is a tale of young man's struggle through his teen years. In the beginning, he has it all, but then starts using drugs for a thrill. When his habit becomes and addiction, this movie takes you on a ride that brings the dark side of drugs to life. DiCaprio's work in this movie is sheer genius.. A must see!
Basketball Diaries, Great Movie July 8, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great movie it has hot stars Leonardo Dicaprio, Mark Wahlberg, and James Madio. They are great together and this is a great movie. They show their hot bodies a lot in this movie...see for yourself. A must see for Leo, and Marky Mark fans!! It had good acting and lessons too, the hot actors was a added bonus. In one scene you can see all of their rear ends, and in another a great view of James'. Being a teenage guy I can relate to what the guys went through.
The Right Words July 10, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You know it's funny, it takes a movie like this to demonstrate what we already know. I'm gonna cut the legs on this review short. From experience, I can vouch for the movies message that the emotion is real. This has no correlation with the actors, nor' the directing, simply on the story, which in fact is derived from a true one. I'm a fan on the depiction of the human condition; and after watching this movie, I had to catch my breath. The Human suffering, the tragedy, it all comes full circle here, and you just want to reach out your hand, but then again it's just a movie. This movie grips you, and entangles you in a web of emotions, showing you the inner-workings, as though the human condition was an organ. I like the thought of that, indeed. So you have my opinion, that this movie is for any fan who likes to be knee deep in a gripping tale. But don't worry, you can't overdose on this, like I said, it's just a movie.
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