The Boost
19881h 35m5.6
Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genre
- Drama
- Certificate
- R
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Revenue
- $784,990
- Origin
- United States of America
About
Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them.
Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. When the federal government changes the tax laws, poor Lenny finds himself $700,000 in hock with nowhere to turn. His friend, Joel, introduces him to cocaine to give Lenny that needed "boost". What ensues next is a descent into drug addiction and insanity as Lenny tries to regain control of his life, all the while needing that extra "boost".
Where to watch
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Details
- Director
- Harold Becker
- Writing
- Darryl Ponicsan
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Dec 23, 1988
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $0.8M
- Studio
- Hemdale Film Corporation, Columbia Pictures
Cast
James Woods
Lenny Brown
Sean Young
Linda Brown
John Kapelos
Joel Miller
Steven Hill
Max Sherman
Kelle Kerr
Rochelle
John Rothman
Ned
Amanda Blake
Barbara
Grace Zabriskie
Sheryl
Marc Poppel
Mark
Fred McCarren
Tom
Suzanne Kent
Helen
Libby Boone
Delores
Greg Deason
Michael
David Preston
Surfer
June Chandler
Secretary
Edith Fields
Office Manager
Barry Jenner
Billy
David Tress
Dr. Shapiro
David Bantly
Dr. Bishop
John Philbin
Tim
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