The Boost

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The Boost

Release Date: December 23, 1988

Year	:	1988
Slogan	:	«Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them.»
Genres	:	Drama, Romance
Production Companies	:	Hemdale Film Corporation
Director	:	Harold Becker
Producers	:	John Daly, Harold Becker, Daniel H. Blatt, Terry Carr
Writers	:	Darryl Ponicsan, Ben Stein
RunTime	:	95 mins.
Budget	:	8000000
Revenue	:	784990

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".