The Boost
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The Boost is a 1988 American drama film starring James Woods and Sean Young that explores the destructive impact of cocaine addiction on a once-successful salesman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Boost canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ludes: A Ballad of the Drug and the Dream by Ben Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robby Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| director | Harold Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | David Bretherton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
downward social mobility
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drug abuse ⓘ marital strain ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
James Woods
NERFINISHED
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John Kapelos NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelle Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American middle-class lifestyle
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substance dependence ⓘ |
| leadActor | James Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Sean Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | salesman ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
cocaine addiction
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self-destruction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | rise and fall of a successful salesman ⓘ |
| producer | Harold Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-12-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Darryl Ponicsan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
James Woods
NERFINISHED
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John Kapelos NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelle Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
| title | The Boost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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