The Basketball Diaries
The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Basketball Diaries returned 1.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Apr 21, 1995
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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