The Basketball Diaries (1995) dir. Scott Kalvert
“You’re growing up. And rain sort of remains on the branches of a tree that will someday rule the Earth. And it’s good that there is rain. It clears the month of your sorry rainbow expressions, and it clears the streets of the silent armies… so we can dance.” – Jim Carroll
EPISODE NOTES
We are finally talking one of my favorite films of the 90s, The Basketball Diaries. Based on the novel by Jim Carroll (which is amazing btw) and starring Leonardo DiCaprio in one of his best early performances. There are so many aspects that I love: the location, cinematography, and the voice overs blended into the story. (Movie discussion starts at the 15:00 mark)
Me and Jai get into chatting about Leo in the 90s, the forgotten fashion elements, and obsess about this soundtrack.
Off-topic rants include: Zombie movies, Brad Pitt, our Euphoria fatigue, thoughts on the new series Pam and Tommy, and Tom Hanks.
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