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Video ..............: NTSC
Stripped ...........: Nothing
Menu ...............: Untouched
Archive Type .......: RAR
Format .............: VIDEO_TS
Recovery Records ...: 3% RAR
5% PAR2

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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.

Directors ..........: Scott Kalvert
Writers ............: Jim Carroll
Bryan Goluboff

Cast ...............: Leonardo DiCaprio ... Jim Carroll
Lorraine Bracco ... Jim's Mother
Marilyn Sokol ... Chanting Woman
James Madio ... Pedro
Patrick McGaw ... Neutron
Mark Wahlberg ... Mickey
Roy Cooper ... Father McNulty
Bruno Kirby ... Swifty
Jimmy Papiris ... Iggy
Nick Gaetani ... Referee
Alexander Chaplin ... Bobo
Ben Jorgensen ... Tommy
Josh Mostel ... Counterman
Juliette Lewis ... Diane Moody
Michael Imperioli ... Bobby

Year ...............: 1995
Rated ..............: R
Runtime ............: 102mins
Genre ..............: Biography, Drama
Country ............: USA
IMDb Rating ........: 6.8


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