The Boost (1988) — drama, romance film. Directed by Harold Becker. Starring James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill. This page maps 4 characters and 6 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A real-estate salesman's rapid rise and catastrophic fall driven by greed and cocaine addiction.
Drama, Romance · 5.7/10 · 95 min · 1988
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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