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The Boost

Release Date:December 23, 1988

Running Time:95 min

Genres:Drama, Romance

Director

Cast

James Woods Sean Young John Kapelos Steven Hill Kelle Kerr John Rothman Amanda Blake Grace Zabriskie Marc Poppel Fred McCarren Suzanne Kent Libby Boone

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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".

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