The read
A Balasaur Score of 54 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 40%. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,309 1980s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. When the federal government changes the tax laws, poor Lenny finds himself $700,000 in hock with nowhere to turn. His friend, Joel, introduces him to cocaine to give Lenny that needed "boost". What ensues next is a descent into drug addiction and insanity as Lenny tries to regain control of his life, all the while needing that extra "boost".
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
59 audience votes
Key crew
- Harold BeckerDirector
- Darryl PonicsanScreenplay
- Stanley MyersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James WoodsLenny Brown
- Sean YoungLinda Brown
- John KapelosJoel Miller
- Steven HillMax Sherman
- Kelle KerrRochelle
- John RothmanNed
- Amanda BlakeBarbara
- Grace ZabriskieSheryl
- Marc PoppelMark
- Fred McCarrenTom
- Suzanne KentHelen
- Libby BooneDelores
