The Basketball Diaries

Summary

The Basketball Diaries is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,470 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Basketball Diaries's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Basketball Diaries's director is recorded as Scott Kalvert^[4].
• The Basketball Diaries's screenwriter is recorded as Bryan Goluboff^[5].
• The Basketball Diaries's composer is recorded as Graeme Revell^[6].
• The Basketball Diaries's genre is recorded as teen film^[7].
• The Basketball Diaries's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film^[8].
• The Basketball Diaries's genre is recorded as drama film^[9].
• The Basketball Diaries's genre is recorded as crime film^[10].
• The Basketball Diaries's genre is recorded as biographical film^[11].
• The Basketball Diaries's genre is recorded as sport film^[12].
• The Basketball Diaries's based on is recorded as The Basketball Diaries^[13].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Leonardo DiCaprio^[14].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Lorraine Bracco^[15].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Mark Wahlberg^[16].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Bruno Kirby^[17].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as James Madio^[18].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Ernie Hudson^[19].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Juliette Lewis^[20].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Michael Imperioli^[21].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Cynthia Daniel^[22].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Brittany Daniel^[23].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Michael Rapaport^[24].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Josh Mostel^[25].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Toby Huss^[26].
• The Basketball Diaries's cast member is recorded as Vincent Pastore^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Basketball Diaries's producer is recorded as Liz Heller^[28]. Its director is recorded as Scott Kalvert^[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Bryan Goluboff^[5]. Cast members include Leonardo DiCaprio^[14], Lorraine Bracco^[15], Mark Wahlberg^[16], Bruno Kirby^[17], James Madio^[18], and Ernie Hudson^[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1995-01-27T00:00:00Z^[29], +1995-04-21T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1995-10-05T00:00:00Z^[31]. The Basketball Diaries's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[32]. Genres include teen film^[7], coming-of-age film^[8], drama film^[9], crime film^[10], biographical film^[11], and sport film^[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include heroin^[33] and non-controlled substance abuse^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 5.3/10^[35], 47%^[36], and 46/100^[37].

Why It Matters

The Basketball Diaries ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,470 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]