The Basketball Diaries (1995) – Filming Locations
Drama / Crime · Directed by Scott Kalvert · Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Where was The Basketball Diaries filmed?
- New York City, United States, New York City – Jim Carroll's life as a basketball player and teenager navigating the streets of Manhattan. The film's primary setting, with extensive on-location shooting throughout Manhattan capturing the urban landscape and street culture of 1970s New York
- New York City, United States, New York City – Jim Carroll encounters the darker elements of New York street life and hustling. Times Square serves as a backdrop for scenes depicting the seedy underbelly of 1970s Manhattan and Jim's descent into drug addiction and survival on the streets
- New York City, United States, New York City – Scenes depicting Jim's basketball games and street life in Harlem neighborhoods. Harlem and Upper Manhattan locations were used to film basketball court scenes and depict Jim's early life as a young athlete in his neighborhood