The Boost (1988)
"Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them."
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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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Cast
James Woods
Lenny Brown
Sean Young
Linda Brown
John Kapelos
Joel Miller
Steven Hill
Max Sherman
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Kelle Kerr
Rochelle
John Rothman
Ned
Amanda Blake
Barbara
Grace Zabriskie
Sheryl
Marc Poppel
Mark
Fred McCarren
Tom
Suzanne Kent
Helen
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Libby Boone
Delores
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Greg Deason
Michael
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David Preston
Surfer
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June Chandler
Secretary