The Boost
“Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them.”
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".
Genres
Drama, Romance
Studio
Hemdale Film Corporation
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Boost performed
Budget
$8.0M
Worldwide Gross
$784,990
Gross Profit
−$7.2M
Return
0.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$113K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Lenny Brown
James Woods
Lenny Brown
Linda Brown
Sean Young
Linda Brown
Joel Miller
John Kapelos
Joel Miller
Max Sherman
Steven Hill
Max Sherman
Rochelle
Kelle Kerr
Rochelle
Ned
John Rothman
Ned
Barbara
Amanda Blake
Barbara
Sheryl
Grace Zabriskie
Sheryl
Mark
Marc Poppel
Mark
Tom
Fred McCarren
Tom
Helen
Suzanne Kent
Helen
Delores
Libby Boone
Delores
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