The Boost
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A California businessman loses everything when tax laws change, and his friend's introduction to cocaine as a 'boost' sends him spiraling into addiction.
Why watch: James Woods earned a Spirit Award nomination. Roger Ebert called it one of the most horrifying drug portraits ever.
Cast
James Woods as Lenny Brown
Sean Young as Linda Brown
John Kapelos as Joel Miller
Steven Hill as Max Sherman
Kelle Kerr as Rochelle
John Rothman as Ned
Amanda Blake as Barbara
Grace Zabriskie as Sheryl
Marc Poppel as Mark
Fred McCarren as Tom
Suzanne Kent as Helen
Libby Boone as Delores
Greg Deason as Michael
David Preston as Surfer
June Chandler as Secretary
Crew
Harold Becker — Director
Darryl Ponicsan — Screenplay
Ben Stein — Book
Julia Phillips — Executive Producer
Mel Howard — Co-Producer
Terry Carr — Co-Producer
Derek Gibson — Executive Producer
John Daly — Executive Producer
Daniel H. Blatt — Producer
Ilene Starger — Casting
Howard Atherton — Director of Photography
Maury Winetrobe — Editor
Waldemar Kalinowski — Production Design
Kenneth Hardy — Art Direction
Susan Becker — Costume Design
Stanley Myers — Original Music Composer
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