R1h 35m1988
The Boost
“Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them.”
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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".
- Director
- Harold Becker
- Writers
- Darryl Ponicsan, Ben Stein
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
- Release date
- 23 December 1988
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Box office
- $784,990
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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
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