The Boost
Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them.
19881h 35mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- Romance
Overview
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".
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 23, 1988
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Columbia Pictures,Hemdale Film Corporation
- Cast
- James Woods,John Rothman,June Chandler,Fred McCarren,Kelle Kerr,Marc Poppel,Sean Young,John Philbin,Barry Jenner,Edith Fieldsand 10 more
- Director
- Harold Becker
- Writer
- Ben Stein,Darryl Ponicsan
- Cinematography
- Howard Atherton
- Music
- Stanley Myers
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Revenue
- $784,990
- IMDb
- tt0094783