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The Boost is a 1988 American drama film directed by Harold Becker and based on the book Ludes: A Ballad of the Drug and the Dream by Ben Stein. It stars James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, June Chandler and Amanda Blake.
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The Boost. 1988 · 1 hr 35 min. R. Drama · Romance. Down-on-his-luck Lenny Brown is finally on a roll. But when Lenny’s luck suddenly runs out, he indulges in a “boost” to regain his edge. Subtitles: English. Starring: James Woods Sean Young John Kapelos Steven Hill Kelle Kerr. Directed by: Harold Becker.
The movie is a modern-day version of “Death of a Salesman,” with James Woods selling leveraged tax shelters. He’s out there on a smile, a shoeshine and a line of cocaine. Woods is one of the most intense, unpredictable actors in the movies today.
Oct 5, 2012 · Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. Everything is suddenly first-class for Lenny and his beautiful wife, Linda. But when the tax laws abruptly change ...
A real estate developer who enjoyed short-lived success seeks to regain his edge by using cocaine, but takes himself to new lows as he gets lost in the downward spiral of drug addiction. Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments.
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".
Struggling salesman Lenny Brown (James Woods) gets his big break when real estate speculator Max Sherman (Steven Hill) offers him a prime sales position at his Los Angeles firm.
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An investment broker and his girlfriend who enjoyed short-lived success look to regain their winning edge with a boost from cocaine but instead their marriage goes on the rocks when they become lost in the downward spiral of drug addiction.
