The Basketball Diaries Page #9

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


830

00:
44:50,553 -- 00:44:52,431

Quick to the ball.

Two hands. Two hands.

831

00:
45:20,590 -- 00:45:21,674

Jim?

832

00:
45:25,136 -- 00:45:26,638

I thought you were

taking a piss.

833

00:
45:26,638 -- 00:45:27,890

Oh.

834

00:
45:27,890 -- 00:45:29,475

What are you doing in here

every practice?

835

00:
45:36,024 -- 00:45:37,734

Have you been

waiting for me, Jim?

836

00:
45:38,778 -- 00:45:40,404

Giving me some kind

of a signal?

837

00:
45:42,449 -- 00:45:44,493

What are you

talking about, Swifty?

838

00:
45:45,703 -- 00:45:47,038

Don't act surprised.

839

00:
45:54,338 -- 00:45:55,839

Do we understand

each other?

840

00:
45:59,927 -- 00:46:02,139

It's not going to

happen, Swifty.

841

00:
46:02,139 -- 00:46:03,641

Put the money away.

842

00:
46:03,891 -- 00:46:05,142

You want more?

843

00:
46:06,936 -- 00:46:08,563

Here.

844

00:
46:09,731 -- 00:46:11,192

Just let me do it.

845

00:
46:11,192 -- 00:46:13,319

Get the f***

out of my face!

846

00:
46:14,654 -- 00:46:15,822

Take it easy, Jim.

847

00:
46:15,822 -- 00:46:17,740

You can't blame me

for trying.

848

00:
46:19,868 -- 00:46:21,036

I made a mistake,

all right?

849

00:
46:22,080 -- 00:46:24,207

Let's just pretend

it never happened.

850

00:
46:24,207 -- 00:46:26,668

Things will go back to exactly

how they were before.

851

00:
46:26,668 -- 00:46:27,919

Okay?

852

00:
46:28,295 -- 00:46:31,132

Okay? Here,

keep the money.

853

00:
46:31,882 -- 00:46:33,426

Keep the money.

854

00:
46:34,135 -- 00:46:36,138

Just don't tell anybody,

all right?

855

00:
46:39,016 -- 00:46:40,685

Good. Tell anybody

you want!

856

00:
46:40,685 -- 00:46:43,439

Nobody's going to believe

a drughead like you, anyway.

857

00:
46:43,439 -- 00:46:45,440

You think we don't know

what you've been doing?

858

00:
46:50,404 -- 00:46:51,531

Give me

the f***ing money

859

00:
46:51,531 -- 00:46:52,949

and get the f***

out of here.

860

00:
46:52,949 -- 00:46:54,910

Get the f***--

Get the f*** out here!

861

00:
46:55,119 -- 00:46:56,912

Come on!

Get out of here!

862

00:
47:04,213 -- 00:47:06,341

And you want to stop.

You really do.

863

00:
47:06,341 -- 00:47:08,134

But it's like a dream.

864

00:
47:08,134 -- 00:47:10,220

You can't stop dreams.

865

00:
47:10,220 -- 00:47:13,140

They move in crazy pieces,

any way they want to,

866

00:
47:13,140 -- 00:47:16,895

and suddenly,

you're capable of anything.

867

00:
47:57,902 -- 00:47:59,195

Ha ha ha!

868

00:
48:21,722 -- 00:48:23,891

No!

869

00:
48:39,160 -- 00:48:42,204

Wake up, Mr. Carroll!

It's later than you think.

870

00:
49:03,313 -- 00:49:04,565

Oh. All right!

871

00:
49:05,733 -- 00:49:07,401

- I need a lift.

- All right.

872

00:
49:07,401 -- 00:49:08,612

What do you got?

873

00:
49:09,529 -- 00:49:11,949

Three different pills.

Which are the ups?

874

00:
49:12,950 -- 00:49:14,952

I never asked. I thought

one of youse would know.

875

00:
49:14,952 -- 00:49:15,995

Oh, great.

876

00:
49:15,995 -- 00:49:17,789

We look like

pharmacists?

877

00:
49:17,789 -- 00:49:20,167

I don't know

what to take.

878

00:
49:20,167 -- 00:49:21,251

What do we take?

879

00:
49:21,251 -- 00:49:22,252

Let me see.

880

00:
49:22,252 -- 00:49:24,046

The blacks and the reds

are the ups.

881

00:
49:26,174 -- 00:49:28,093

I think the pink ones

are the ups.

882

00:
49:28,093 -- 00:49:29,219

Why?

883

00:
49:29,219 -- 00:49:31,764

'Cuz I associate pink

with lightness, you know?

884

00:
49:33,057 -- 00:49:35,351

The black ones seem like

they'd knock you on your ass.

885

00:
49:35,351 -- 00:49:37,146

They might be

faded seconals.

886

00:
49:38,105 -- 00:49:39,314

No, they're not faded.

887

00:
49:39,314 -- 00:49:40,775

They'd be sticky.

They're not.

888

00:
49:41,567 -- 00:49:42,944

That's bullshit.

889

00:
49:42,944 -- 00:49:44,780

- F*** your mother.

- My what?

890

00:
49:45,781 -- 00:49:47,157

All right!

Calm down.

891

00:
49:47,157 -- 00:49:48,451

Don't ever talk

about my mother.

892

00:
49:48,451 -- 00:49:50,786

Don't ever hit me

like that again.

893

00:
49:50,786 -- 00:49:53,665

Come on! Alright!

Give me your hat.

894

00:
49:53,665 -- 00:49:54,959

We got a game to play, alright?

895

00:
49:54,959 -- 00:49:56,543

Just give me something.

896

00:
49:57,294 -- 00:49:58,630

Hi, Neutron.

897

00:
49:58,630 -- 00:49:59,797

Let me ask him.

898

00:
50:00,423 -- 00:50:02,551

Neutron, you know

which ones are the ups?

899

00:
50:04,595 -- 00:50:07,348

I think you should put that sh*t away

before Swifty comes in here.

900

00:
50:08,182 -- 00:50:10,102

Why you acting like

such a square ass?

901

00:
50:10,102 -- 00:50:11,853

Screw you, Mickey.

902

00:
50:11,853 -- 00:50:14,690

Screw you, too,

Tough guy. Man.

903

00:
50:14,690 -- 00:50:18,528

I'm just going to

take the black.

904

00:
50:19,195 -- 00:50:20,197

You sure?

905

00:
50:20,197 -- 00:50:22,241

Mm-hmm.

You got a better idea?

906

00:
50:22,241 -- 00:50:25,411

Nope. Your guess

is as good as mine, Jimbo.

907

00:
50:27,706 -- 00:50:30,167

It's on today.

50 rebounds.

908

00:
50:30,751 -- 00:50:32,336

Good.

909

00:
50:32,336 -- 00:50:33,963

Come on.

Let's go.

910

00:
50:33,963 -- 00:50:36,758

I'm your friend now,

right?

911

00:
50:36,758 -- 00:50:38,260

What, I got to smack

you again, c'mon!

912

00:
50:43,641 -- 00:50:45,268

Yeah, take your

little rat with you.

913

00:
50:46,979 -- 00:50:48,480

- What's up, man?

- Hey, what's up?

914

00:
50:48,480 -- 00:50:49,857

Why are you

acting like that?

915

00:
50:49,857 -- 00:50:51,776

You know what's wrong.

916

00:
50:51,776 -- 00:50:54,529

Used to be about getting high

and playing basketball.

917

00:
50:54,529 -- 00:50:55,864

Now it's just about

getting high with you.

918

00:
50:55,864 -- 00:50:57,325

You're blowing it, Jim.

919

00:
50:57,325 -- 00:50:59,493

Oh, come on. I don't need to

hear this from you, Neutron.

920

00:
50:59,743 -- 00:51:03,832

Yeah, you do, Jim! Listen, no, Jim!

I'm really proud of you, man.

921

00:
51:03,832 -- 00:51:06,168

Everything's cool.

You look great.

922

00:
51:06,168 -- 00:51:08,129

I'll see you

in the NBA.

923

00:
51:17,306 -- 00:51:19,601

[Crowd Cheering]

924

00:
51:45,799 -- 00:51:47,718

j& Riders on the storm j&

925

00:
51:50,555 -- 00:51:52,724

j& Riders on the storm j&

926

00:
51:54,226 -- 00:51:57,270

j& Into this house

we're born j&

927

00:
51:59,106 -- 00:52:02,027

j& Into this world

we're thrown j&

928

00:
52:03,778 -- 00:52:06,574

j& Like a dog

without a bone j&

929

00:
52:06,574 -- 00:52:08,284

j& In fact we're all alone j&

930

00:
52:08,284 -- 00:52:11,538

j& Riders on the storm j&

931

00:
52:13,082 -- 00:52:15,877

j& There's a killer

on the road j&

932

00:
52:17,587 -- 00:52:20,841

j& His brain is squirming

like a toad j&

933

00:
52:22,843 -- 00:52:26,097

j& Take a long holiday j&

934

00:
52:27,807 -- 00:52:30,352

j& Let your children play j&

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