Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/23/1988(USA)
Release Date: 09/16/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations
Distributor/Studio: MGM

James Woods and Sean Young were still "an item" when they costarred in The Boost. The stars play an investment broker and his girlfriend, who begin snorting cocaine on a recreational basis. Inevitably, the drug takes its toll, and soon Woods and Young have thrown away their lives in their desperate pursuit of their next fix.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
James Woods - Lenny Brown
Sean Young - Linda Brown
John Kapelos - Joel
Steven Hill - Max
Kelle Kerr - Rochelle
John Rothman - Ned Lewis
Amanda Blake - Barbara
Grace Zabriskie - Sheryl
Scott McGinnis -
Zina Bethune -

Production:
Harold Becker - Director
Daniel H. Blatt Terry Carr John Daly Derek Gibson - Producer
Mel Howard - Co Producer
Stanley Myers - Composer
Maury Winetrobe - Editor
Darryl Ponicsan - Screen Writer
Cindy Carr - Set Designer
Tom Mack - Associate Producer
Ben Stein - Book Author
Ilene Starger - Casting
Howard Atherton - Cinematographer
Lisa Lovas - Costume Designer
Susan Becker - Costume Designer
Derek Gibson - Executive Producer
John Daly - Executive Producer
Tom Mack - First Assistant Director
John Daly - Presented by
Waldemar Kalinowski - Production Designer
Walter Hoylman - Sound/Sound Designer
Ken Hardy - Art Director

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Owning Mahowny
    Philip Seymour Hoffman / R / 2003
Intoxicating
    Kirk Harris / NR / 2004
Bright Lights, Big City
    Michael J. Fox / R / 1988

1988 Independent Spirit Awards