The Boost
Brief 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.
Cast & Crew
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Harold Becker
Director
James Woods
Sean Young
John Kapelos
Christopher Carroll
John Rothman
Film Details
Also Known As
Boost, Etat de choc
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
Hemdale Releasing Corporation
Location
North Carolina, USA; Santa Cruz, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
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.
Director
Harold Becker
Director
Cast
James Woods
Sean Young
John Kapelos
Christopher Carroll
John Rothman
Kelle Kerr
Suzanne Kent
Clement Von Franckenstein
Scott Mcginnis
Greg Deason
Jack Sargent
Libby Boone
Ron Poniewaz
Zina Bethune
David Tress
David Bantly
Lucy Butler
Fernand Poitras
Steven Hill
Marc Poppel
Charles David Richards
Edith Fields
Jody Lambert
Austin Kelly
Daniel Moriarty
Kate Zentall
Virginia Morris
Jim Jansen
Dan Peters
David Preston
Parker Whitman
Bill Gratton
Stogie Harrison
Grace Zabriskie
Fred Mccarren
Michael Strasser
Jim Staskel
Barry Jenner
David Haskell
John Sarviss
Amanda Blake
Ricardo Gutierrez
June Chandler
Crew
Harriotte H Aaron
Script Supervisor
Christy Addis
Set Decorator
Frans J Afman
Other
Howard Atherton
Director Of Photography
Gerald Barnes
Craft Service
Susan Becker
Costume Designer
Barry Beckerman
Technical Advisor
Barbara Benz
Property Master
Susan Biesack
Assistant
Patricia Bischetti
Production Coordinator
Daniel H. Blatt
Producer
Reverend Dave Boruff
Music
Tristan Brighty
Production Assistant
Marc Brown
Assistant Camera Operator
Juli Burkhart
Stand-In
Barney Cabral
Sound Editor
Barney Cabral
Adr Editor
Kelly Cabral
Sound Editor
Kelly Cabral
Adr Editor
Paul Callabria
Animal Wrangler
Cindy Carr
Set Decorator
Terry Carr
Production Manager
Jules Chaikin
Music Contractor
Peter Chrimes
Dolly Grip
Bruce Cohen
Assistant Director
John Daly
Executive Producer
Michael Dittrick
Music Editor
Richard Dwan
Sound Editor
Tyrrell Estes
Other
Donna Evans Merlo
Stunts
Ross Taylor Fanger
Location Manager
Florence Fellman
Set Decorator
Deborah Figuly
Makeup
David Fine
Stand-In
Larry Fioritto
Special Effects Coordinator
Christopher Forster
Construction Coordinator
Ricki Fournier
Costumes
Ian Fox
Assistant Camera Operator
Kristi Frankenheimer-davis
Location Assistant
Derek Gibson
Executive Producer
Hector Gika
Sound Editor
Richard Gowdy
On-Set Dresser
John Greene
Apprentice
Charles Grenzbach
Sound
William Grigg
Boom Operator
Joseph Guresky
Assistant Editor
Deborah A Hall
Costumes
Ken Hall
Music Editor
Ken Hardy
Art Director
Michael Hausman
Assistant
Gary Hellerstein
Transportation Coordinator
Marlo Hellerstein
Transportation Captain
Kelly Hennessy
Production Assistant
Mark Hollingsworth
Sound Editor
Mel Howard
Production Manager
Mel Howard
Coproducer
Walter S Hoylman
Sound
Melanie Kagan
Casting Associate
Waldemar Kalinowski
Production Designer
Anton Kaprow
Carpenter
Dwight Lavers
Dolly Grip
Sheridan Liu
Accounting Assistant
Frank Lloyd
Carpenter
Lisa Lovaas
Costume Supervisor
Tom Mack
Assistant Director
Tom Mack
Associate Producer
Gary Matteson
Scenic Artist
Robert Bruce Mccleery
Electrician
Jeffrey Lynn Moore
Property Master Assistant
Dan Muscarella
Color Timer
Bill Myer
Special Makeup Effects
Stanley Myers
Music
Stanley Myers
Original Music
Mary Nelson-duerrstein
Negative Cutting
Deana Newcomb
Photography
George Parra
Assistant Director
Perry Patterson
Production Assistant
Darryl Ponicsan
Screenplay
Nicholas Preovolos
Art Department Coordinator
Patrick Reddish
Gaffer
John Richards
Music
Richard D Rogers
Sound
Terri Rubenstein
Production Assistant
James Rynning
Carpenter
Randolph Sanchez
Other
Lydia Sarmiento
Accounting Assistant
Michael Schultz
Caterer
Elizabeth Seifer
Other
Melvin Shapiro
Associate Editor
Dr. William Skinner
Technical Advisor
Nicolas Spikings
Production Assistant
Ilene Starger
Casting
Ben Stein
Book As Source Material
Brian Steward
Production Assistant
Randy Thornton
Post-Production Supervisor
Jeanne Townsend
Makeup
Edward J Ulrich
Stunt Coordinator
Kenny Vance
Music Supervisor
Randy Waldman
Original Music
Catherine Webb
Production Auditor
Ivy Weiss
Casting
John Wilkinson
Sound
John Williams
Guitar Soloist
Dennis K Wilson
Key Grip
Maury Winetrobe
Editor
Alexander Witt
Camera Operator
Cinzai Zanatti
Makeup
Jeffrey Zucker
Rigging Gaffer
Film Details
Also Known As
Boost, Etat de choc
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
Hemdale Releasing Corporation
Location
North Carolina, USA; Santa Cruz, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video July 12, 1989
Released in United States Winter December 23, 1988
Began shooting September 21, 1987.
Released in United States on Video July 12, 1989
Released in United States Winter December 23, 1988
