No pinholes or tape and has never been hung or displayed. The basketball diaries is a weaktea rendition of jim carrolls muchadmired cult tome about his teenage drug addiction. Save money on millions of top products at low prices, worldwide for over 10 years. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Wwii foundation to dedicate global education center nov. Financial analysis of the basketball diaries 1995 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The urban classic comingofage story about sex, drugs, and basketball.
In his teens, jim carroll roamed the streets of new york, shooting baskets with some of new yorks best playground stars, and shooting heroin with some of the citys most memorable street characters. The film boasts an allstar cast that includes michael imperoli, juliette lewis and oscarnominees mark wahlberg and lorraine bracco. The basketball diaries is his chronicle of those years. With the help of her and the lost boys, he must remember how to be peter pan again in order to save his children by battling with captain hook once again. On the set of hook, dustin hoffman was impressed enough with madios talent to suggest him for the role of his son in the film hero. An edited collection of the diaries jim carroll kept when he was a teenager, they detail his life growing up in mid60s new york city, shooting heroin, snatching purses and selling. Jim leonardo dicaprio and his friends roam the streets of new york city as goofoffs, petty thieves, and junkies. Teenager jim carroll is a high school basketball player who regularly gets into. He has often played unconventional parts, particularly in biopics and period films. Actor james madio in the basketball diaries create.
Willie pep movie team goes the distance in hartford. James madio earned his first acting credit for hook, playing lost boy dont ask. The basketball diaries is a 1995 american biographical crime drama film directed by scott. Leonardo dicaprio, mark wahlberg, james madio, and patrick mcgaw in the basketball diaries. Staring michael imperioli, james madio, patrick mcgaw and bruno kirby. At the age of thirteen with his very first audition, james landed a role in the ste. Basketball diaries is based on the autobiographical writings of jim carroll, who vividly chronicled his disintegration from new york city high school basketball star to bowery heroin addict and. James dennis jim carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction. Dicaprio, lorraine bracco, marilyn sokol, james madio.
Leonardo dicaprio, lorraine bracco, marilyn sokol, james madio, patrick mcgaw, mark wahlberg, roy cooper. A native of the bronx, madio was raised in morris park and pelham bay. Ct execs pony up for film about willie peps boxing comeback. The basketball diaries widescreen, dolby, ac3, digital.
The basketball diaries 1995 leonardo dicaprio as jim carroll. Order our the basketball diaries study guide jim carroll this study guide consists of approximately 85 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the basketball diaries. But in this memoir of the mid1960s, set during his comingofage from 12 to 15, he was a rebellious teenager making a place and a name for himself on the unforgiving streets of new york city. It is based on the autobiographical book of the same name by jim carroll. Captain james hook dustin hoffman kidnaps his children, jack charlie korsmo and maggie amber scott, and peter returns to neverland with tinkerbell julia roberts. Comingofage biopic set in new york in the early 1970s starring leonardo dicaprio and mark wahlberg. Watch the film adaptation of the basketball diaries and compare it to the book.
Apr 27, 2010 the basketball diaries was another opportunity for dicaprio to prove he could take on anything thrown at him, and his performance is the reason youll want to pick up this film. The acting is phenomenal, and the direction is superb. Although the language is fowl and includes blasphemy and cursing jesus name, it depicts the harsh world on the streets. The basketball diaries is an incredible dramatization of a teenagers life on the streets of new york city. You can also buy order purchase the basketball diaries by jim carroll theme.
The basketball diaries was another opportunity for dicaprio to prove he could take on anything thrown at him, and his performance is the reason. Madio was born as one of seven children in his family. The urban classic comingofage story about sex, drugs, and basketball jim carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker. The basketball diaries dvd snoisle libraries bibliocommons. The basketball diaries style c 1995 single sided, decorative wall poster print. The original book was written back in the 70s but i have not read it yet. However, when the jim carroll band released dry dreams in 1982, critics either damned the album with faint praise or slaughtered it.
James madio born november 22, 1975 is an american actor, known for his roles in usa high, hook and as technician fourth grade frank perconte in band of brothers. The basketball diaries is a 1995 american biographical crime drama film directed by scott kalvert and based on an autobiographical novel by the same name written by jim carroll. Ww2 docudrama miniseries band of brothers on hbo in 2001. Buy the basketball diaries bluray widescreen, dolby, ac3, digital theater system at. At the age of thirteen with his very first audition, james landed a role in the steven spielberg family adventure, hook 1991 and never looked back. The basketball diaries and the book of nods by jim carroll. With leonardo dicaprio, lorraine bracco, marilyn sokol, james madio.
It is a biographical film, in which dicaprio plays jim carroll in his teenage years as a promising high school basketball player and writer who developed an addiction to heroin with his misguided friends. The basketball diaries 1995 the basketball diaries. The condition of this item is brand new mint condition. The basketball diaries based on the autobiographical journals of poet jim carroll, basketball diaries follows the descent of a catholic high school student from star basketball player to drug addict. In 1992, carroll released a spokenword musical recording entitled praying mantis, and in 1999 he published a nonfiction book entitled permissive bargaining and congressional intent. The original classic story about growing up with drugs and sex and about learning to survive on the streets of new yorkonce again in print. The basketball diaries directed by scott kalvert available. Starring leonardo dicaprio, lorraine bracco, james madio, mark wahlberg. On the set of hook, dustin hoffman was impressed enough with madio s talent to suggest him for the role of his son in the film hero. See more ideas about basketball movies, movies and i movie. Certain download the basketball diaries ebook pdf free. The basketball diaries dvd 1995 dvd musicmagpie store. The basketball diaries the basketball diaries audiobook, by jim carroll.
Jim leonardo dicaprio and his catholic school chums are on. It is an edited collection of the diaries he kept between the ages of twelve and sixteen. Linking of basketball diaries, columbine shootings upsets author. Famed hartfordarea boxer willie pep won his first four featherweight title fights in the 1940s by going the full 15 rounds to a decision. The basketball diaries 19631966 book by jim carroll. It tells the story of carrolls teenage years as a promising high school basketball player and writer who develops an addiction to heroin. Find another region in the 1960s that experienced as much drug use, prostitution, and crime as new york. Teamed with his friends mickey, neutron and pedro, high school student jim carroll seems headed for a bright basketball career. The basketball diaries stock pictures, royaltyfree. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. As the leader of the jim carroll band he released three albums as well as several spoken word recordings. James madio born november 22, 1975 in the bronx, new york is an american. Distributed by new line cinema, the basketball diaries stars leonardo dicaprio. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the basketball diaries by jim carroll.
The basketball diaries movie poster style c 27 x 40. Very loosely based on the memoir of the same name, the basketball diaries transposes the late 60s adolescence of writerartist jim carroll to some unspecified time period at least 15 years later. His last film of the year 1995 was the basketball diaries, co starring lorraine bracco, james madio, and mark wahlberg. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Leonardo dicaprio, lorraine bracco, marilyn sokol, james madio, patrick mcgaw, mark wahlberg, roy cooper, vincent pastore, bruno kirby. This comingofage film based on the true story of writer jim carroll is available as a widescreen dvd from palm pictures.
Pressured by a wicked coach bruno kirby and a concerned mother lorraine. The basketball diaries 1978 is the memoir of jim carroll, who was both a famous. Jim carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker. Jim carrolls bestselling memoir the basketball diaries was first released in 1978 and adapted as a film in 1995. Carrolls work includes several collections of poetry as well as a asecond memoir, forces entries. But when pressures from his coach, his mom, and school seem to mount, jim finds solace in all the wrong places, and the dark streets of new york begin to tear him apart. James madio, patrick mcgaw, mark wahlberg, roy cooper, vincent pastore, bruno kirby. Although the disc lacks the original theatrical trailer, television spots are. The basketball diaries leonardo dicaprio booksamillion. Teenager jim dicaprio plays for his schools renowned basketball team and dreams of one day making a name for himself on the court. Actor james madio, who had roles in the 1995 film the basketball diaries, and the hbo miniseries band of brothers, has long been on board to play the lead role of willie pep, loff said. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the basketball diaries 1995. The basketball diaries 1995 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers.
Jim carrolls autobiographical cult favorite is the basis for this gritty film starring leonardo dicaprio as carroll, a basketball star at a catholic prep school whose promising future comes tumbling down when he gets addicted, first to gluesniffing, then heroin. Scott kalverts the basketball diaries, starring leonardodicaprio, opened friday, april 21, 1995, in selected cities. Jan 2, 2016 the best basketball movies of all time. Very loosely based on the memoir of the same name, the basketball diaries transposes the late 60s adolescence of writerartist jim carroll to some unspecified time period at least 15 years later, further confusing the timeframe with three decades of rock music, some by carroll himself. A novel is, according to holman and harmons handbook to literature, an extended fictional prose narrative. The subsequent years were busy for the young actor, filled with roles in doogie howser, m. Books similar to the basketball diaries the basketball diaries. The basketball diaries by jim carroll, paperback barnes. James madio leaning against wall in scene from the film the basketball diaries. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Fiction is narrative writing drawn from the imagination of the author rather than from history or fact. Frank perconte in hbos emmy awardwinning series band of brothers and for his work in the basketball diaries with leonardo dicaprio and mark wahlberg and his role as one of the lost boys in robin williams classic hook, will serve as the official host at the november 3 dedication of the new world war ii foundation global education center. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work the basketball diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the same name with leonardo dicaprio as carroll.
The basketball diaries is one of the most important movies ive seen, and the book is one of the best and also important ive read. Hoops on screen see more ideas about basketball movies, movies, sports movie. Jim leonardo dicaprio and his friends roam the streets of new york city as. The basketball diaries 1995 jim carroll leonardo dicaprio is consumed by his life as a high school basketball star. This is the classic addiction memoir, a nice antidote to the james freys and nikki sixxs pushing bathetic, cryptochristian lies about the evils of drugs. The basketball diaries, bluray, widescreen, dolby, ac3, digital theater system, drama, 660200316822. Write a twopage portrait of what life was like for individuals who grew up in this area during this time. The next generation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the basketball diaries. Neither of these books was as successful as the basketball diaries, which continued to be carrolls bestknown work. This film adaptation of the late poet jim carrolls the basketball diaries follows his tumultuous upbringing in new york city as a promising high school basketball player turned homeless junkie. The basketball diaries is a 1978 memoir written by author and musician jim carroll. Voices of second great white and hammerhead, shark tale animated, dreamworks, 2004. Sourced directly from the manufacturer or distributor of the original release. The basketball diaries dvd 1995 by leonardo dicaprio.
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