The Boost (James Woods)

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The Boost Blu-ray PRE-ORDER



STREET DATE: MARCH 23. COURTESY OF OLIVE FILMS.

Directed by HAROLD BECKER (The Onion Field, Malice, Sea of Love).

James Woods (Best Seller) and Sean Young (Fatal Instinct) star in the dramatic cautionary tale The Boost. Living the high life – figuratively and literally – married couple Lenny and Linda Brown (Woods and Young) will see their fast lane L.A. lifestyle come crashing down around them when the real estate market takes a sudden downturn.

Unemployed and in debt, Lenny and Linda’s hedonistic lifestyle and casual drug use soon spiral out of control as they careen toward an abyss. The Boost, wrote film critic Roger Ebert, is “one of the most convincing and horrifying portraits of drug addiction I’ve ever seen.”

The Boost, directed by Harold Becker (The Onion Field) from a screenplay by Darryl Ponicsan (based on the Benjamin Stein book Ludes: A Ballad of the Drug and the Dream), features supporting performances by Steven Hill (TV’s Law & Order), John Kapelos (The Breakfast Club), Amanda Blake (TV’s Gunsmoke) and Grace Zabriskie (TV’s Twin Peaks).

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[Ruined]

Saw this last night, excellent movie - a must have for any collection!

[slasherdisc]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Saw this last night, excellent movie - a must have for any collection!

Agreed. I just re watched it again recently, It’s such a great film, but extremely unsettling. The ending will linger with you for days. One of James Woods best performances.

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by slasherdisc

Agreed. I just re watched it again recently, It’s such a great film, but extremely unsettling. The ending will linger with you for days. One of James Woods best performances.

Yeah surprised I had never heard of it, just picked it up on a whim when I bought the Blu ray as it sounded interesting.

Great movie!!

[Eschenpod]

Great flick. Drug and alcohol induced slow ride into hell.

[heineken]

Great movie, one of Woods' best performances. Such a shame this had to go to crappy Olive Films. I would not pay more than used dvd prices for their releases!

[GeorgeAtkinsSaxon]

Anyone have an idea if this film is likely to get another release? Kino? Shout? Indicator?

I’ve heard the Olive version is not great. Should I wait this out before buying?

[balthazar_bee]

I'd be surprised if it gets another one.