The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and overwhelming.
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- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprioJim Carroll
- Bruno KirbySwifty
- Lorraine BraccoJim's Mother
- Ernie HudsonReggie
- Patrick McGawNeutron
- James MadioPedro
- Mark WahlbergMickey
- Barton HeymanConfessional Priest
- Roy CooperFather McNulty
- Michael ImperioliBobby
Crew
- Scott KalvertDirector
- Bryan GoluboffScreenplay
- Jim CarrollNovel
- David PhillipsDirector of Photography
- Graeme RevellOriginal Music Composer
- Dana CongdonEditor
- Liz HellerProducer
- John Bard ManulisProducer
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