Movie Info: Basketball Diaries (1995)

Director: Scott Kalvert

Writer: Bryan Goluboff, Jim Carroll

Producer: Producer: Liz Heller, John Bard Manulis, Kathie Hersch
Executive_Producer: Chris Blackwell, Dan Genetti

Genre: Drama

In Basketball Diaries, a high school basketball player's life spirals out of control after becoming addicted to drugs. The story is based on Jim Carroll's memoir of the same name and explores themes of addiction, friendship, and the harsh realities of growing up in 1970s New York City.