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. A pre-superstardom DiCaprio gives a strong performance in this gritty and uncompromising look at being young and streetwise.
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Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 01:43:00 Posted: 10/4/2008
