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The Basketball Diaries

1995 film by Scott Kalvert
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The Basketball Diaries

Summary

The Basketball Diaries is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,450 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

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

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Authorship and Creation

The Basketball Diaries was produced by Liz Heller[28]. It was directed by Scott Kalvert[4]. Bryan Goluboff wrote the screenplay for it[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 January 27, 1995[29], April 21, 1995[30], and October 5, 1995[31]. The original language of The Basketball Diaries was 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]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include heroin[34] and non-controlled substance abuse[35].

Reception

Reviews include 5.3/10[36], 47%[37], and 46/100[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Basketball Diaries's after a work by is recorded as Jim Carroll[39].

Why It Matters

The Basketball Diaries ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,450 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Related Entities

Brittany Daniel Bruno Kirby Ernie Hudson film Juliette Lewis Leonardo DiCaprio Lorraine Bracco Mark Wahlberg Michael Imperioli Michael Rapaport Netflix New York City Roy Cooper United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Jim Carroll
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  4. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1960s, 20th century
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  5. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Duration → {'amount': '+90'}
    Apple tv movie id → umc.cmc.1ijt0ulc2r4ebusipak0hnss4
    Instance of → film
    Publication date → +1995-01-27T00:00:00Z, +1995-04-21T00:00:00Z, +1995-10-05T00:00:00Z
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