SFTH - Sports Movie Reviews - The Basketball Diaries 1995

The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 American biographical crime drama film. The film was directed by Scott Kalvert in his feature directorial debut. Based on an autobiographical novel of the same name written by Jim Carroll, it tells the story of Carroll's teenage years as a promising high school basketball player and writer who develops an addiction to heroin. Distributed by New Line Cinema, The Basketball Diaries stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll, with Bruno Kirby, Lorraine Bracco, Ernie Hudson, Patrick McGaw, James Madio, Michael Imperioli and Mark Wahlberg in supporting roles. 👍 Like & Subscribe for weekly sports takes and sports updates 🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple, iHeart or wherever you get your podcasts 💬 Drop your hottest take in the comments 👇 SFTH on Facebook:   / shotsfromthehippod   SFTH on Instagram:   / shotsfromthehippod   SFTH on TikTok:   / shotsfromthehippod   SFTH on Twitter (we will never call it X): https://x.com/sfthehippod Royal Retros - Visit https://royalretros.com?aff=77 & use code SFTH for 10% OFF great retro sports memorabilia like jerseys, hats, shorts, & more! Rampage Coffee - Visit https://rampagecoffee.com?sca_ref=107... & use code HIP10 for 10% OFF your next caffeine fix! #sports #movies #sportsmovie #sportsmovies #sportsmoviereview #sportsmoviereviews #moviereview #moviereviews #basketball #NewYork #DiCaprio #LoenardoDiCaprio #MarkWahlberg #Wahlberg #cinema #CFL #Canadian #football #WorldCup #FIFA #soccer #NBA #basketball #NHL #hockey #sports #SportsTalk #TSN #podcast #SportsPodcast #SportsPodcasts #podcasts #CFLPodcast #NBAPodcast #NHLPodcast #NFLPodcast