The Boost

Name: The Boost
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1988-12-23
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, Kelle Kerr

Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them.

The Boost (1988)

Timing: 1:35 (95 min)

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Release date

1988-12-23

Country

United States

Production

Columbia Pictures, Hemdale Film Corporation

Genre

Drama, Romance

Budget

$8 000 000

Box office

$784 990

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Director

Harold Becker

Actors

James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, Kelle Kerr, John Rothman, Amanda Blake, Grace Zabriskie, Marc Poppel, Fred McCarren
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Producer

Daniel H. Blatt, John Daly, Derek Gibson, Julia Phillips

Camera operator

Howard Atherton

Composer

Stanley Myers

Artist

Waldemar Kalinowski

Audition

Ilene Starger

Editing

Maury Winetrobe
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Short description

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".