Jim Carroll is lid van het basketbalteam van een katholieke school in New York. Jim en zijn vrienden gedragen zich echter nauwelijks als vrome jongeren. De manager van het basketbalteam steelt uit de kastjes van de opponenten en het favoriete tijdverdrijf van de jongens is het experimenteren met pillen.
Nee, helaas is The Basketball Diaries nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Bryan Goluboff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jim Carroll | Author |
| Editing | Dana Congdon | Editor |
| Production | John Bard Manulis | Producer |
| Camera | David Phillips | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Graeme Revell | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Liz Heller | Producer |
| Directing | Scott Kalvert | Director |
| Directing | Lisa Katcher | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Sound | Jeffrey Perkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Kathie Hersch | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diane Hammond | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Victor Iorillo | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Victor Iorillo | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Daniel Tripoli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Larry Hoki | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Christopher Nowak | Production Design |
| Sound | David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Jacqueline Arnot | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Paul B. Clay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Chris Blackwell | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | David C. Robinson | Costume Design |
| Art | Harriet Zucker | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Susan Kurtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Dan Genetti | Executive Producer |
| Art | Jeffrey Rollins | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Edgard Mourino | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Bob Colletti | Stunts |
| Crew | David Shumbris | Stunts |
| Production | Diana Schmidt | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Robert C. Albertell | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jim McConkey | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jim McConkey | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Alan Wolfe | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Vince J. Vennitti | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | John Clifford | Still Photographer |
| Camera | K.C. Bailey | Still Photographer |
| Sound | William Sarokin | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | George Leong | Boom Operator |
| Art | David Cooney | Storyboard Artist |
| Production | Eddy Collyns | Location Manager |
| Production | Trish Adlesic | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Andrew Saxe | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Heidi Topper | Location Scout |
| Lighting | William Klayer | Gaffer |
| Camera | Gary Martone | Key Grip |
| Camera | Monique Mitchell | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Charlie Marroquin | Dolly Grip |
| Art | Timothy Metzger | Leadman |
| Art | James R. Bilz | Property Master |
| Art | Fred Merusi | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Arne Olsen | Key Construction Grip |
| Art | Ralph Fratianni | Construction Grip |
| Art | Glen Engels | Construction Grip |
| Crew | George Hugel | Carpenter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jill E. Anderson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wendy Van Dyke | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Verne Caruso | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Steve Kirshoff | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Michele Giordano | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Brian Maxwell | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | William Baker | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Production | Byron Crystal | Extras Casting |
| Production | Diane Silverstadt | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Pat Somerset | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jerry Jacobson | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Cindy Rabideau | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Patrick O'Sullivan | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Ken Miller | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Susan Kurtz | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Joshua Winget | Music Editor |
| Sound | Beau Biggart | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Sina Oroomchi | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Bill Mellow | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Billy Gottlieb | Music Coordinator |
| Crew | Sam Chwat | Dialogue Coach |
| Editing | Bob Kaiser | Color Timer |
| Editing | Boyd Steer | Negative Cutter |
