
An autobiographical chronicle of the lives of five kids until they become youth. It is a picture of bad kids who start with small crimes and end up braking bones and more.
James MadioPedro
Michael RapaportSkinhead
Alex BallarBasketball Player (uncredited)
Michael ImperioliBobby
Vincent PastoreConstruction Worker (as Vinnie Pastore)After being nominated for an Oscar for Running on Empty (1988), MTV asked River Phoenix what he wanted to do next. He responded by pulling out a beat up paperback of "The Basketball Diaries" and stated "I wanted to play Jim Carroll." Later, the Los Angeles Times declared, "River Phoenix may have wanted it too much." Leonardo DiCaprio was a fan of Phoenix's.
Jim:
And in the next life, father, I'M gonna have the PADDLE.
Boom mic visible: Shadow on the bathroom door when Jim is talking to his mother.
Written by Jim Carroll
Performed by Jim Carroll with Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam appears courtesy of Epic Records
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