The Basketball Diaries (1995) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Scott Kalvert.

Cast

• Leonardo DiCaprio as Jim Carroll
• Bruno Kirby as Swifty
• Lorraine Bracco as Jim's Mother
• Ernie Hudson as Reggie
• Patrick McGaw as Neutron
• James Madio as Pedro
• Mark Wahlberg as Mickey
• Barton Heyman as Confessional Priest
• Roy Cooper as Father McNulty
• Michael Imperioli as Bobby
• Juliette Lewis as Diane Moody
• Manny Alfaro as Manny
• Toby Huss as Kenny
• Cynthia Daniel as Winkie
• Brittany Daniel as Blinkie
• Michael Rapaport as Skinhead
• Josh Mostel as Counterman
• Marilyn Sokol as Chanting Woman
• Alexander Chaplin as Bobo
• Ben Jorgensen as Tommy
• Jimmy Papiris as Iggy
• Nick Gaetani as Referee #1
• Lawrence Barth as Referee #2
• Vincent Pastore as Construction Worker
• Akiko Ashley as Stripper
• Eric Betts as Drug Dealer #1
• Joyce R. Korbin as Mugging Victim
• Gary Iorio as Policeman
• Jim Carroll as Frankie Pinewater
• William Webb as JuJu Johnson
• John C. Vennema as Mr. Rubin
• Doc Dougherty as Policeman
• John Glenn Hoyt as Billy
• Manny Siverio as Pino
• Alex Ballar as Basketball Player (uncredited)
• Anthony DiMaria as Pool Hall Shark (uncredited)
• Patrick Coleman Duncan as Student (uncredited)
• Tom Fitzpatrick as The 'John' in the Subway (uncredited)
• Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas as Patron (uncredited)
• Kate Miller as Girl at Bar (uncredited)

Crew

• Bryan Goluboff — Screenplay
• John Bard Manulis — Producer
• David Phillips — Director of Photography
• Graeme Revell — Original Music Composer
• Liz Heller — Producer
• Scott Kalvert — Director
• Jim Carroll — Novel

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