The Basketball Diaries Page #4

Synopsis: Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity.
Director(s): Scott Kalvert
Production: PolyGram Video
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
46%
R
Year:
1995
102 min
7,642 Views


- She's doing it with a donkey.

- Oh, Jesus!

326

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Look at that schlong.

Look at that one.

327

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16:20,346 -- 00:16:21,973

Oh, I beat your record.

328

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16:22,683 -- 00:16:24,142

How many times

you choke it?

329

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16:24,142 -- 00:16:25,435

Seven times.

330

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16:25,435 -- 00:16:26,521

Bullshit.

331

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16:26,521 -- 00:16:28,230

Seven times.

332

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16:28,230 -- 00:16:29,941

My mom thinks I have

a cold year-round

333

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16:29,941 -- 00:16:32,110

because of all the tissues

around the house.

334

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16:40,871 -- 00:16:42,748

You can keep those

if you want.

335

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16:43,665 -- 00:16:45,585

They're pumping

so much junk in me,

336

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16:45,585 -- 00:16:48,755

I can't even get

a decent chubby.

337

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16:54,386 -- 00:16:55,764

I got an idea.

338

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16:58,475 -- 00:17:00,102

Come on. Let's go.

339

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17:00,686 -- 00:17:01,770

Where we going?

340

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17:02,188 -- 00:17:03,564

I'm getting you out of

this place, man. C'mon!

341

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17:04,440 -- 00:17:06,902

What are you, crazy, man?

I can't go anywhere.

342

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17:06,902 -- 00:17:08,487

Here you go.

343

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17:08,904 -- 00:17:12,408

I've known Bobby since I was 3.

He's my best friend.

344

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17:13,243 -- 00:17:15,412

He was the best player

on our basketball team.

345

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17:15,412 -- 00:17:17,832

Two years ago,

he got leukemia.

346

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17:18,666 -- 00:17:20,377

He keeps fighting it off.

347

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17:21,086 -- 00:17:22,670

I know Bobby's

going to beat it.

348

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17:23,463 -- 00:17:25,215

He could beat anything.

349

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17:26,091 -- 00:17:27,302

Watch!

350

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17:29,387 -- 00:17:31,640

Jim, you're going

to kill me, man.

351

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17:31,640 -- 00:17:33,308

If you let go,

I swear...

352

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17:34,519 -- 00:17:36,270

I swear

I'll kill you, man.

353

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17:36,937 -- 00:17:38,148

Watch the bump!

354

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17:38,523 -- 00:17:40,567

What the hell happened

to forty deuce?

355

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17:40,567 -- 00:17:44,154

Last time I was here, that theater

was playing Sperminator II.

356

00:
17:44,154 -- 00:17:45,573

Oh, yeah.

I remember that.

357

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17:46,574 -- 00:17:49,620

No, man. This whole block has been

done over by all these new artists.

358

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17:50,245 -- 00:17:51,330

It's pretty cool, huh?

359

00:
17:51,330 -- 00:17:52,623

Yeah.

360

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17:55,042 -- 00:17:56,962

They should put

your stuff up there.

361

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17:58,463 -- 00:17:59,757

Yeah. Right.

362

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18:00,591 -- 00:18:03,470

Still scribbling stuff in that

notebook of yours, ain't you?

363

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18:04,095 -- 00:18:05,430

Of course.

364

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18:06,556 -- 00:18:08,058

You bring anything for me?

365

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18:08,892 -- 00:18:09,935

What, like to read?

366

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18:10,227 -- 00:18:11,604

No, like to eat.

367

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18:11,604 -- 00:18:13,231

What do you think?

368

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18:13,981 -- 00:18:17,736

Yeah. I mean, I got this,

but it's not a big deal.

369

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18:17,736 -- 00:18:20,322

I don't even remember writing it,

to tell you the truth.

370

00:
18:20,322 -- 00:18:23,118

Yeah, Yeah. I'll be

the judge of this.

371

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18:25,996 -- 00:18:27,915

"Little kids shoot marbles

372

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"where branches break the sun

373

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18:31,461 -- 00:18:33,338

"into graceful shafts of light.

374

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18:39,888 -- 00:18:41,807

I just want to be pure.

375

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18:49,149 -- 00:18:50,651

All right.

376

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18:52,569 -- 00:18:54,113

j& What a life j&

377

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18:55,865 -- 00:18:58,368

Nothing like the real thing to

float your boat, huh, Bobby?

378

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18:58,368 -- 00:18:59,411

j& What a life j&

379

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19:04,041 -- 00:19:06,461

j& Didn't know where,

didn't know when... j&

380

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19:07,420 -- 00:19:08,714

That's nice.

381

00:
19:09,256 -- 00:19:11,675

j& Said that I'll go...

go learn j&

382

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19:11,675 -- 00:19:14,429

j& Put up my hand,

wait my turn j&

383

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19:14,429 -- 00:19:16,557

j& But it never comes,

I have to shout out j&

384

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19:16,557 -- 00:19:17,891

j& That's life j&

385

00:
19:17,891 -- 00:19:19,269

j& And that's

what it's all about j&

386

00:
19:20,186 -- 00:19:22,438

j& So through the comfort

and the strife j&

387

00:
19:23,357 -- 00:19:25,775

j& What a life... j&

388

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19:32,367 -- 00:19:34,119

Get me out of here, Jim.

389

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19:34,119 -- 00:19:36,330

What are you talking

about, man?

390

00:
19:37,206 -- 00:19:38,958

This was a stupid idea.

391

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19:38,958 -- 00:19:40,418

I don't feel so good.

392

00:
19:44,256 -- 00:19:46,092

Well, can we wait

till the end of the show?

393

00:
19:46,092 -- 00:19:49,096

Did you hear what I said?

I said get me the hell out of here!

394

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20:17,421 -- 00:20:18,756

Hey, Bob, man...

395

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20:20,007 -- 00:20:22,677

I'm really sorry, you know?

Next time, we'll go somewhere...

396

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20:22,677 -- 00:20:24,388

Ain't gonna be

no next time, Jim.

397

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20:40,156 -- 00:20:41,658

I love it this way...

398

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20:41,991 -- 00:20:45,329

my feet against the tar,

which is soft from the spring heat,

399

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the slight breeze that runs

across your entire body,

400

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especially your crotch.

401

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20:51,461 -- 00:20:54,882

You feel an incredible power

being naked under a dome of stars

402

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while a giant city is dressed, dodging

cars all around you five flights down.

403

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21:01,098 -- 00:21:03,726

I don't think of anything

while I'm doing the actual tugging,

404

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21:03,726 -- 00:21:08,107

least of all the heavy sex fantasies

I have to resort to indoors.

405

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21:09,441 -- 00:21:12,278

Just my own naked self

and the stars breathing down,

406

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21:13,321 -- 00:21:14,865

and it's beautiful.

407

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21:15,741 -- 00:21:18,243

Time sure flies when you're young

and jerking off.

408

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21:20,663 -- 00:21:23,875

[Woman Reads With Difficulty]

"Camp summer position.

409

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21:23,875 -- 00:21:25,961

Driver... taxi."

410

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21:25,961 -- 00:21:30,049

Hey, that might be good.

You could get your license this summer.

411

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21:31,259 -- 00:21:32,970

Oh, yeah, Mom.

That sounds really great.

412

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21:32,970 -- 00:21:35,681

Hey, get your own job,

413

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21:36,014 -- 00:21:37,850

and if you don't

get it this summer,

414

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21:37,850 -- 00:21:40,353

you're coming to work

with me at the hotel.

415

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21:40,353 -- 00:21:42,647

Mom, please. Why are you

so worried about this?

416

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21:42,647 -- 00:21:43,941

Do I even ask you for money?

417

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21:43,941 -- 00:21:45,693

No. I'm not worried

about the money.

418

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21:45,693 -- 00:21:48,488

I want you to have

responsibility.

419

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21:48,488 -- 00:21:51,408

I don't want you running

around the streets of New York.

420

00:
21:51,408 -- 00:21:55,204

Idle time is

the devil's plaything, Jim.

421

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21:55,204 -- 00:21:56,956

The devil's plaything, huh?

422

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21:56,956 -- 00:21:58,542

Mm-hmm.

423

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21:58,542 -- 00:22:01,545

That might be a cool title

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