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21 April 1995 (USA)
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The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist more
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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...
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Best anti-drug movie I have ever seen
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Vincent Pastore | ... | Construction Worker (as Vinnie Pastore) | |
| Bruno Kirby | ... | Swifty | |
| Jimmy Papiris | ... | Iggy | |
| Nick Gaetani | ... | Referee #1 | |
| Alexander Chaplin | ... | Bobo (as Alexander Gaberman) | |
| Ben Jorgensen | ... | Tommy | |
| Josh Mostel | ... | Counterman | |
| Juliette Lewis | ... | Diane Moody |
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Also Known As:
Streets of New York (International: English title) (video title)
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Rated R for graphic depiction of drug addiction with related strong violence,sexuality and language.
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102 min
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Australia:MA (cable rating) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A (British Columbia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Finland:K-15 (video rating) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Canada:14A (DVD rating) |
Australia:R |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:R(A) |
South Korea:(Banned) (original rating) |
South Korea:18 (re-rating) (cut) |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R (NO. 33624) |
Iceland:16
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Stephen Lang was offered the role of Jim's Basketball Coach named Swifty in the script. Lang declined citing the misrepresentation of the book in the script. The part was subsequently toned down as a result.
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Revealing mistakes: When Jim's mother throws his trophy out of the window and the camera pans across to see it on the pavement, but you can see the actual one she threw behind Jim.
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Jim Carroll:
I saw this girl next to me who wasn't beautiful until she smiled.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Butterfly Effect (2004)
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Blind Dogs
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This is a very good depressing movie. But, you can't make a good anti-drug movie without making it depressing. DiCaprio is brilliant. Arnie from What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Richard from The Beach, and Jim Carroll from the Basketball Diaries are about Leo's deepest characters. He is an excellent actor. The scenes that get you the most are the withdrawal scenes, and everytime he confronts his mother in the movie. This movie deserves a 10