- HD 1080
- Runtime: 95m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Harold Becker
- Stars: James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, Kelle Kerr
- Production_studio: Hemdale Film Corporation, Columbia Pictures
- Slogan: Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them.
- providers: MGM Plus, ScreenPix Apple TV Channel
- The The Boost is featured in the top rankings of 1988
- #49 in Top Romance Movies of 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".
