The Boost
1988·Movie
·1h 35min·
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Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them.
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".
Gritty Addiction DramaPsychological DescentCautionary TaleIntense Character StudyDownbeat & Bleak80s Social CommentaryMarital StrainFinancial RuinPowerful Performances
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Directed by:
Harold Becker
Written by:
Ben Stein, Darryl Ponicsan
Produced by:
Julia Phillips, Harold Becker, Ilene Starger
Composed by:
Stanley Myers
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