Basketball Player Diary is an American-made 1995 film directed by Scott Calvert. A sports drama with a timing of 102 minutes is included in the age limit of viewing 18+. The picture was viewed in the United States by more than 540 thousand viewers. The music for the film was written by composer Graham Revell. Actors "Diary of a basketball player": Leonardo DiCaprio, Ernie Hudson, Patrick McGaw, Mark Wahlberg, Lorraine Bracco, Bruno Kerby.
The film was shot in the USA, in the city of New York. The painting was produced by New Line Cinema and Island Pictures.
The plot of the "Diary of a basketball player", interesting facts
The film, based on the autobiographical work of writer Jim Carroll, introduces the young basketball player and poet Jim to the audience. The life of a teenager is in jeopardy after he, like many of his friends, became addicted to drugs.
It is known that this film is forbidden to be shown in the Republic of Belarus.
In one of the scenes of the film, you can see the writer Jim Carroll himself. In this project, he played a cameo role.
Actors "Diary of a Basketball Player"
The actor River Phoenix was supposed to play the main character in this tape, but the young man died before the first stage of production of the film began. The cause of his death is an overdose of drugs. As a result, it turned out that Jim played at that time a promising actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
A native of Hollywood (1974) today is acting in films, writes scripts, and is engaged in producing activities. His track record includes 184 cinematographic works. Heroes of Leonardo DiCaprio can be seen in such rating feature films as “Beginning”, “The Great Gatsby”, “Catch Me If You Can”, “Island of the Damned”.
In 2016, Leonardo DiCaprio won a gold Oscar in the Best Actor category. Then the work of the actor in the project "Survivor" was evaluated.
One of the friends of the protagonist was played by actor Mark Wahlberg. In the track record of a native of Boston 210 cinematic works. The actor, born in 1971, played in such famous films as The Italian Robbery, The Handsome, The Fighter, The Perfect Storm. He became a partner in the frame of Leonardo DiCaprio also in the popular project "Departed".
The screen mother of the hero DiCaprio was played by actress Lorraine Bracco. A native of the city of Brooklyn has 103 cinematographic works on her account. Lorraine Bracco played in such well-known projects as "Strong Woman", "Substitution", "Clan Soprano", "Crime Story".
The heroine Diana Moody was played by actress Juliette Lewis. The fame of a native of the city of Los Angeles brought the main role in the film "From Dusk Till Dawn." You can also see the heroines of the actress born in 1973 in such popular films as “Cape of Fear”, “Another Sister” and “Natural Born Killers”.