Playing a teenaged drug addict wasn't an easy thing for Leonardo DiCaprio to do, but he thought his role in 1995's "The Basketball Diaries" brought out the best in him.

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A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

''I just wanna be pure, I just wanna be pure.''

On September 14, 1995, The Basketball Diaries debuted in Australia. Here’s an original portrait of Leonardo DiCaprio!
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Writing about basketball in one's diary.
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