The Boost

Movie
TitleThe Boost
User score

5.5

Release dateDec 23, 1988
GenreDrama, Romance
DirectorHarold Becker
Production countryUnited States of America
Production companiesHemdale Film Corporation, Columbia Pictures
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue$784,990
Run time95 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".

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