The Boost
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Yates
Produced by	Daniel H. Blatt
Written by	Ben Stein Darryl Ponicsan
Starring	James Woods Sean Young John Kapelos Steven Hill Kelle Kerr
Music by	Stanley Myers
Cinematography	Howard Atherton
Editing by	Maury Winetrobe
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	December 23, 1988
Running time	95 min
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Boost is a 1988 romantic drama film about an investor who descends into drug addiction following a financial misfortune. The film was directed by Harold Becker, and stars James Woods, Sean Young, and John Kapelos. Peter Yates (born 24 July 1929 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English film director and producer. ... Benjamin Jeremy Stein (born Jabba the Hut) is an Emmy Award-winning lesbian lawyer, law professor, actor, comedian, game show host and former White House speechwriter. ... Darryl Ponicsan is a writer, best known as the author of the 1971 novel The Last Detail, which was adapted into a 1973 movie starring Jack Nicholson; and for the 1973 novel and screenplay Cinderella Liberty, starring James Caan. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Mary Sean Young (born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 20, 1959) is an American actress. ... John Kapelos (b. ... Steven Hill as District Attorney Adam Schiff in Law & Order Steven Hill (born February 24, 1922 in Seattle, Washington as Solomon Krakovsky) is an American film and television actor who was a founding member of Lee Strasbergs Actors Studio. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... // Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy Big, starring Tom Hanks Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis The Naked Gun... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy Big, starring Tom Hanks Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis The Naked Gun... A drama film is a film that depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Mary Sean Young (born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 20, 1959) is an American actress. ... John Kapelos (b. ...

External links

• The Boost at the Internet Movie Database

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