The Basketball Diaries Page #7

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
7,719 Views


634

00:
33:39,962 -- 00:33:42,047

I kept thinking

about his face...

635

00:
33:43,675 -- 00:33:44,967

and death...

636

00:
33:45,510 -- 00:33:48,096

what a cheat the

whole thing was.

637

00:
33:49,806 -- 00:33:51,100

Hey, you guys remember

that Halloween

638

00:
33:51,100 -- 00:33:53,729

when Bobby filled that

paper bag with dog sh*t,

639

00:
33:53,729 -- 00:33:56,106

lit it on fire and put it outside

Father Dunne's door,

640

00:
33:56,106 -- 00:33:57,900

and we all hid

behind the dumpster?

641

00:
33:57,900 -- 00:33:58,859

Yeah.

642

00:
33:59,735 -- 00:34:01,029

I could picture

Father Dunne

643

00:
34:01,029 -- 00:34:04,407

comming outside, stepping on that sh*t.

Picture him in the john--

644

00:
34:04,407 -- 00:34:06,076

scraping the sh*t

off his shoe like this.

645

00:
34:07,869 -- 00:34:09,497

You think that'll

keep him out of heaven?

646

00:
34:09,497 -- 00:34:11,917

Are you kidding?

Jesus Christ himself

647

00:
34:12,125 -- 00:34:14,836

would have laughed at that.

It was hilarious!

648

00:
34:14,836 -- 00:34:16,630

What about the time

at the formal

649

00:
34:16,630 -- 00:34:18,382

when Bobby got caught

in the bathroom

650

00:
34:18,382 -- 00:34:20,552

with Mary Ann Dugan

651

00:
34:20,552 -- 00:34:23,597

and McNulty came in

and busted him?

652

00:
34:23,597 -- 00:34:25,307

He was, like,

"Father, I swear.

653

00:
34:25,307 -- 00:34:26,309

We weren't

doing anything."

654

00:
34:26,309 -- 00:34:27,977

Meanwhile she's got

a giant wad of cum

655

00:
34:27,977 -- 00:34:29,813

hanging off her face.

656

00:
34:31,273 -- 00:34:33,943

I tell you, that kid

was definitely a pisser.

657

00:
34:36,195 -- 00:34:37,697

It was weird

seeing him today, man.

658

00:
34:37,697 -- 00:34:41,535

He was all shriveled up and wrinkled.

He looked like my grandfather.

659

00:
34:43,579 -- 00:34:44,706

I'll tell you what,

though.

660

00:
34:44,706 -- 00:34:46,916

That kid was

in so much pain,

661

00:
34:46,916 -- 00:34:49,002

it's better off

he died.

662

00:
34:52,590 -- 00:34:54,217

How the hell

would you know, Mickey?

663

00:
34:56,553 -- 00:34:58,054

Did you go

and visit him?

664

00:
34:58,973 -- 00:35:00,182

Huh?

665

00:
35:01,434 -- 00:35:03,228

Any of you guys

go and visit him?

666

00:
35:06,815 -- 00:35:08,776

All right.

Then shut the f*** up.

667

00:
35:09,359 -- 00:35:12,530

Hey, Jim. Look at my brother's

girlfriend in the park.

668

00:
35:12,530 -- 00:35:13,824

She's sitting there, eating a sandwich.

669

00:
35:13,824 -- 00:35:15,284

Next thing you know,

she's shot in the head.

670

00:
35:15,284 -- 00:35:17,036

She's dead.

It's over.

671

00:
35:17,286 -- 00:35:18,746

What about little Teddy Rayhill?

672

00:
35:18,746 -- 00:35:20,540

Perfect example.

673

00:
35:20,540 -- 00:35:22,209

Remember that night

he was up on the roof,

674

00:
35:22,209 -- 00:35:25,880

and he was doing poppers, having

a great time, laughing his ass off

675

00:
35:25,880 -- 00:35:27,131

He started

walking backwards...

676

00:
35:27,131 -- 00:35:30,260

Boom! He fell right off

the goddamn roof.

677

00:
35:31,219 -- 00:35:32,554

It was meant to be,

right?

678

00:
35:33,472 -- 00:35:35,892

F*** that, you guys!

679

00:
35:36,059 -- 00:35:38,979

Bobby was the best f***ing

guy around, you know that?

680

00:
35:40,397 -- 00:35:42,150

What are you,

a bunch of idiots?

681

00:
35:45,361 -- 00:35:47,364

You don't even understand,

do you?

682

00:
35:59,503 -- 00:36:01,130

Jim, you all right?

683

00:
36:02,507 -- 00:36:03,759

Huh?

684

00:
36:06,595 -- 00:36:10,057

Listen, maybe you should talk

to one of the priests.

685

00:
36:10,766 -- 00:36:13,478

I don't know. Maybe...

Maybe they can help you out.

686

00:
36:13,478 -- 00:36:14,980

Help me out?

687

00:
36:15,898 -- 00:36:18,651

I wouldn't ask one of those

cocksuckers for directions.

688

00:
36:20,611 -- 00:36:22,072

You know what?

689

00:
36:22,072 -- 00:36:24,574

You guys need to

lighten the f*** up, all right?

690

00:
36:24,574 -- 00:36:26,953

Let bygones

be f***ing bygones.

691

00:
36:26,953 -- 00:36:29,539

Shitty f***ing world.

692

00:
36:44,932 -- 00:36:47,686

Live life to the f***ing fullest.

You know what I mean?

693

00:
36:49,438 -- 00:36:50,605

Sh*t happens, man.

694

00:
36:50,605 -- 00:36:52,525

Sh*t f***ing happens.

695

00:
36:55,445 -- 00:36:56,946

[Thunder]

696

00:
36:57,238 -- 00:36:58,699

Come on.

Let's go.

697

00:
36:59,992 -- 00:37:01,285

Jim, come on.

698

00:
37:01,786 -- 00:37:03,288

You're growing up,

699

00:
37:03,288 -- 00:37:06,250

and rain sort of remains

on the branches of a tree

700

00:
37:06,250 -- 00:37:08,001

that will someday

rule the earth.

701

00:
37:10,171 -- 00:37:11,631

And that's good

that there's rain.

702

00:
37:12,632 -- 00:37:16,554

Clears the month of your

sorry rainbow expressions.

703

00:
37:18,889 -- 00:37:21,851

And it clears the streets

of the silent armies

704

00:
37:22,894 -- 00:37:24,521

so we can dance.

705

00:
37:26,815 -- 00:37:28,985

j& Ted sniffing glue

He was 12 years old j&

706

00:
37:29,026 -- 00:37:31,655

j& Fell from the roof on east 2-9 j&

707

00:
37:31,697 -- 00:37:34,242

j& Cathy was 11

when she pulled the plug j&

708

00:
37:34,283 -- 00:37:37,078

j& 26 reds and a bottle of wine j&

709

00:
37:37,286 -- 00:37:38,955

j& Bobby had leukemia,

14 years old j&

710

00:
37:38,955 -- 00:37:40,707

j& He looked like 65

when he died j&

711

00:
37:40,707 -- 00:37:42,251

j& He was a friend of mine j&

712

00:
37:42,251 -- 00:37:44,420

j& Those are people

who died, died j&

713

00:
37:44,586 -- 00:37:46,673

j& Those are people

who died, died j&

714

00:
37:47,632 -- 00:37:49,134

j& Those are people

who died, died j&

715

00:
37:49,843 -- 00:37:51,887

j& Those are people

who died, died j&

716

00:
37:51,887 -- 00:37:53,848

j& They were all my friends j&

717

00:
37:53,848 -- 00:37:55,308

j& They just died j&

718

00:
37:57,477 -- 00:37:59,689

j& Those are people

who died, died j&

719

00:
37:59,939 -- 00:38:02,274

j& Those are people

who died, died j&

720

00:
38:02,483 -- 00:38:04,527

j& Those are people

who died, died j&

721

00:
38:04,819 -- 00:38:07,323

j& Those are people

who died, died j&

722

00:
38:07,323 -- 00:38:13,246

j& They were all my friends

and they died j&#

723

00:
38:24,426 -- 00:38:27,304

Did I ever tell you about

the first time I did heroin?

724

00:
38:34,396 -- 00:38:36,274

I went down

to Pedro's basement.

725

00:
38:37,108 -- 00:38:40,237

All sorts of characters were in the

storage-room shooting gallery.

726

00:
38:41,571 -- 00:38:43,240

I was just going to

sniff a bag,

727

00:
38:44,408 -- 00:38:45,618

but a guy says,

728

00:
38:46,327 -- 00:38:50,207

"If you're going to sniff,

might as well pop it,

729

00:
38:51,417 -- 00:38:55,046

and if you're going to pop it,

might as well mainline."

730

00:
38:56,214 -- 00:38:57,299

I was scared of needles,

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