A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Directed by Scott Kalvert
new york city
sports
heroin
addiction
basketball
friends
based on memoir or autobiography
drugs
1960s
school suspension
gay theme
teenager
Rank
#31 in 1995·#1638 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jim Carroll
Bruno Kirby
Swifty
Lorraine Bracco
Jim's Mother
Ernie Hudson
Reggie
Patrick McGaw
Neutron
James Madio
Pedro
Mark Wahlberg
Mickey
Barton Heyman
Confessional Priest
Roy Cooper
Father McNulty
Michael Imperioli
Bobby
Juliette Lewis
Diane Moody
Manny Alfaro
Manny
Crew
Scott Kalvert
Director
Graeme Revell
Original Music Composer
John Bard Manulis
Producer
Chris Blackwell
Executive Producer
Avy Kaufman
Casting
David Shumbris
Stunts
Jim Carroll
Novel
Popular Reviews
2495 reviews
Arsen morgan
10.0★ · 05/02/26
feels like i just relived my 9th grade
feels like i just relived my 9th grade
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qwexxr
6.0★ · 10/11/25
фильм нормас но посмотри я его года 3-4 назад it would hit harder
фильм нормас но посмотри я его года 3-4 назад it would hit harder
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Souljaboyy
6.0★ · 08/07/23
this film is 30% light hearted basketball games 20% somber emotional voiceover 49% Leo rolling around crying and screaming 1% traumatic ball sucking scene
this film is 30% light hearted basketball games 20% somber emotional voiceover 49% Leo rolling around crying and screaming 1% traumatic ball sucking scene
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ruby
7.0★ · 02/21/25
I saw this because my crush recommended it, I wasn't expecting to cry so much. HOW I HATE YOU MICKEY
- "you don't understand.. IT HURT, reggie!"
I saw this because my crush recommended it, I wasn't expecting to cry so much. HOW I HATE YOU MICKEY
