The Boost (1988)
Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them.
95 min
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".
- Release date
- April 6, 1989
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Box office
- $784,990
Trailer
Cast
- James Woods as Lenny Brown
- Sean Young as Linda Brown
- John Kapelos as Joel Miller
- Steven Hill as Max Sherman
- Kelle Kerr as Rochelle
- John Rothman as Ned
- Amanda Blake as Barbara
- Grace Zabriskie as Sheryl
- Marc Poppel as Mark
- Fred McCarren as Tom
Crew
- Harold Becker · Director
- Ben Stein · Writer
- Darryl Ponicsan · Writer
- Daniel H. Blatt · Producer
- Stanley Myers · Composer
- Howard Atherton · Cinematographer
- Maury Winetrobe · Editor
- Ilene Starger · Casting director
- Waldemar Kalinowski · Production designer