The Boost (1988)

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R | 1 hr 35 mins | Drama, Romance | Released: 12/23/1988 |Box Office Total: $0.7M

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Synopsis:

After moving to Los Angeles in the hopes of earning more money, a high-powered salesman and his wife turn to drugs when their dream fails to materialize.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/23/1988

Director	Credit
Harold Becker	Director
Cast	Credit
James Woods	Lenny Brown
Sean Young	Linda Brown
Steven Hill	Max
John Kapelos	Joel
Kelle Kerr	Rochelle
John Rothman	Ned Lewis
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	1st Businessman
Parker Whitman	2nd Businessman
Michael Strasser	Man in Venice
Jim Staskel	Another Man
Charles David Richards	Limo Driver
Austin Kelly	Apartment Manager
Stogie Harrison	Orderly
Daniel Moriarty	Liquor Store Clerk
Scott McGinnis	Investor
David Haskell	Doctor
Lucy Butler	Stewardess
Christopher Carroll	Captain--L'Ermitage
Fernand Poitras	Maitre d'--Mortons
Clement Von Franckenstein	Maitre d'--Mortons
Kate Zentall	Nurse
Ricardo Gutierrez	Valet
Jody Lambert	Kid on Bike
Jim Jansen	Veterinarian
Dan Peters	Hughes Aircraft Man
Virginia Morris	Mary
Jack Sargent	Jogger
Ron Poniewaz	Biker
Zina Bethune	Dance Teacher/Choreographer
John Sarviss	Helicopter Pilot
Production Credits	Credit
Mel Howard	Co-Producer
Daniel H Blatt	Producer
Tom Mack	Associate Producer
John Daly	Executive Producer
Derek Gibson	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Hemdale Presentations	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Cannon Tuschinski Film Distribution	Theatrical Distributor
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video/Epic Home Video	Foreign Video Distributor
Hemdale Releasing Corporation	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
20th Century Fox Studios	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
HBO Kids Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Hayakawa Agency	Theatrical Distributor
Hemdale Releasing Corporation	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York
Los Angeles and Santa Cruz, California
North Carolina
Writer	Credit
Darryl Ponicsan	Screenplay
Benjamin J. Stein	Book as Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Lydia Lipatan Sarmiento	Assistant Accountant - production auditor assistant
Catherine Webb	Production Auditor
Sheridan Liu	Assistant Accountant - production auditor assistant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Paul Callabria	Animal Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Waldemar Kalinowski	Production Designer
Cindy Carr	Set Decorator
Richard Gowdy	Set Dresser - on set dresser
Ken Hardy	Art Director - art direction
Gary Matteson	Scenic Artist
Nicholas Preovolos	Art Department Coordinator
Florence Fellman	Set Decorator - set decorator 1st assistant
Christy Addis	Set Decorator - set decorator 2nd assistant
Casting	Credit
Melanie Kagan	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Ilene Starger	Casting
Ivy Weiss	Casting
Magic Casting	Casting Agency casting
Craft Services	Credit
Gerald Barnes	Craft Service - craft services
Michael Schultz	Catering - caterer
Film Camera	Credit
Lee America West Inc	Lighting - location lighting and grip equipment
Alexander Witt	Camera Operator
Howard Atherton	Director of Photography
Ian Fox	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Deana Newcomb	Photography - stills
Dan Muscarella	Color Timer
Marc Brown	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Legal	Credit
Ame D Vaughan	Legal Services
Music	Credit
Stanley Myers	Orchestrations
Stanley Myers	Music
John Williams	Soloist - guitar soloist
Kenny Vance	Music Supervisor - source music supervisor
Ken Hall	Music Editor - music editor supervisor
Jules Chaikin	Music Contractor - orchestra contractor
Michael Dittrick	Music Editor
Reverend Dave Boruff	Music - saxophonist
Randy Waldman	Orchestrations
John Richards	Music - music scoring mixer
Physical Effects	Credit
Edward J Ulrich	Stunt Coordinator
Donna Evans Merlo	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Randy Thornton	Post-Production Supervisor
Terry Carr	Production Manager
Ross Taylor Fanger	Location Manager
Kristi Frankenheimer	Location Assistant - location manager assistant
Tom Mack	Assistant Director
Harriotte H Aaron	Script Supervisor
Patricia Bischetti	Production Coordinator
Mel Howard	Production Manager
Bruce Cohen	Assistant Director
George Parra	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Renee Furst	Publicity
Andrea Jaffe	Publicity - publicity consultant
Sound	Credit
Barney Cabral	ADR Editor
Barney Cabral	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
William Grigg	Boom Operator
Walter S Hoylman	Sound - sound recording mixer
John K Wilkinson ('Doc')	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Mark Hollingsworth	Sound Editor
Kelly Cabral	ADR Editor
Hector Gika	Sound Editor
Richard D Rogers	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Charles Bud Grenzbach	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Richard Dwan Jr	Sound Editor
Kelly Cabral	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Visual Effects	Credit
Larry Fioritto	Special Effects Coordinator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Deborah Figuly	Makeup - key makeup
Ricki Fournier	Costumes - costumer
Susan Becker	Costume Designer
Bill Myer	Special Makeup Effects
Lisa Lovaas	Costume Supervisor
Jeanne Townsend	Makeup
Deborah Hall	Costumes - costumer
Cinzai Zanatti	Makeup

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