The Boost
(1988)
★ 5.6 IMDb · 60 votes
Year: 1988
Runtime: 95 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: Джеймс Вудс, Шон Янг, John Kapelos, Стивен Хилл, Kelle Kerr, Джон Ротман, Amanda Blake, Грейс Забриски, Marc Poppel, Fred McCarren
Plot
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".