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The Boost (1988)
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R
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1 hr 35 mins
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Drama
,
Romance
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Released: 12/23/1988
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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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