The Boost: Killing the old fireball

James Woods and Sean Young do a little white line fever in Harold Becker's "The Boost" (1988).

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Entertainment

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• the
• boost
• 1988
• 1980s
• harold
• becker
• james
• woods
• sean
• young
• drugs
• cocaine
• addiction
• camp

[ReturnofRetroBoy]

Woods' best scene ever is with the business associates at a dinner toward the end. The way he flames out on blow in the span of 60 seconds is amazing to watch.

[jayjohnstrick]

they made us watch this movie in county jail

[Leinster4life13]

just watched this,it starts out ok,but then it gets reeeal preachy and anti-drugs,like something theyd force you to watch in school.James Woods is good in it though

[MattFoleyMotivation]

Rick James: "Cocaine is a hell of a drug"

[graemeoliver84]

James Woods plays a cokehead... but he acts like this in most films he's in?

[AllanSexyGuy]

@juliabohemian Yeah, I was to young to remember that, however I admire the look of Sean Young more than anything, does not matter what she is wearing - anyway fact is i like 80s especially Miami Vice, so thats just me - however I didn't relies you were a chick so I apologize for calling you a moron, which I know you are not.

[juliabohemian]

@AllanSexyGuy Thank you for sharing your opinion. There were parts of the 80s that were nice, yes. Lots of wonderful things came from the 80s. But when examining the fashion of that decade as a whole, by comparison to other decades, I believe it was rather awful. (I am also assuming you are too young to remember the very "classy" harassment law suit filed against Miss Young following the release of this film by her co-star Woods.)

[AllanSexyGuy]

@Smithjgwhs3 Sean Young was way more attractive than J Roberts - please don't compare.

[AllanSexyGuy]

@juliabohemian yeah I was a baby and a kid during the 80s - however the fashion rocked then, and the women had class so did the men, yeah sure maybe some parts of the 80s was a fashion fail like the breakfast club era but Sean Young was beautiful in a classy and a natural beauty way, so was Donna Mills not like now where you have some women just to not know how to dress.

[juliabohemian]

@AllanSexyGuy LOL which you know because you were a toddler then? Give me a break, kid.

[AllanSexyGuy]

@juliabohemian What, 80s- was the fashion you no taste moron!

[barzouf94]

@swastikausa

Hello again! I would have to agree on that. I like rugged good looks but it seems a thing of the past now in the industry.