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The Boost

Year:

1988

Duration:

95 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

Director:

Harold Becker

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1988-12-23

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $8,000,000

Gross: $784,990 (USA) Filming Dates 14 September 1987 Copyright Holder Hemdale Film Corporation (1988)

Cast

Actor

Character

James Woods

Lenny Brown

Sean Young

Linda Brown

John Kapelos

Joel Miller

Steven Hill

Max Sherman

Kelle Kerr

Rochelle

John Rothman

Ned

Amanda Blake

Barbara

Grace Zabriskie

Sheryl

Marc Poppel

Mark

Fred McCarren

Tom

Suzanne Kent

Helen

Libby Boone

Delores

Greg Deason

Michael

David Preston

Surfer

June Chandler

Secretary

Edith Fields

Office Manager

Barry Jenner

Billy

David Tress

Dr. Shapiro

David Bantly

Dr. Bishop

Bill Gratton

Businessman #1

Parker Whitman

Businessman #2

Michael Strasser

Man in Venice

James Staszkiel

Another Man

Charles David Richards

Limousine Driver

Austin Kelly

Apartment Manager

Stogie Kenyatta

Orderly (as Stogie Harrison)

Dan Moriarty

Liquor Store Clerk

Scott McGinnis

Investor

David Haskell

Doctor

Fernand Poitras

Captain - L'Ermitage

Clement von Franckenstein

Maitre D' - Mortons (as Clement Von Franckenstein)

Christopher Carroll

Maitre D' - Mortons

Ricardo Gutiérrez

Valet

Jody Lambert

Kid on Bike

Jim Jansen

Veterinarian

Virginia Morris

Mary

Jack Sargent

Jogger

Ron Poniewaz

Biker

Zina Bethune

Dance Teacher / Choreographer

Lucy Butler

(uncredited)

John Philbin

Tim (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The film's title is a slang term for both cocaine abuse and shoplifting.

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Final film of Zina Bethune.

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The first shot of the movie was actually the last one filmed; it is also the only shot actually filmed in New York City. The rest of the movie's NYC scenes were filmed in Los Angeles because the crew was on such a tight budget.

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Goofs

When Lenny and Linda are in the pool, we see Linda from behind, and her wet hair is completely swept back behind her right ear, but as the camera angle changes to a front view, her right ear is now half-covered with wet hair.

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Quotes

Lenny: [at the board meeting where he first meets Max] Gentlemen, I won't bore you with the reading of my resume, some of which is actually true... We're born again with each new project. And all your past successes don't cut much ice when it comes to the Big Question: Will It Sell?... Sure, it'll sell. Over the life of the partnership, everyone will enjoy some small tax benefits... realize a nice, safe-though-modest return on their investment. You don't need me for that. But will it SOAR? That's another question... People struggle against smallness all their lives. Let them identify with something BIG!

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Lenny: Selling's more important to me than money. Because every time I sell, it means somebody believes in me.

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Max: I live where the money is. You don't think this NYC crowd would have anything to do with me unless I could move millions of bucks around, do you...? Does your wife work?

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