She supports him, while he tries to make a good score selling tax dodges. See more ideas about character design, character design references and sketches. In 1972 he won the theatre world award, for his performance in moonchildren. Lenny brown james woods is a realestate hustler looking to strike it rich. James woods the doctor georgia parkeraiken donna noble nadhia porcelli cassie mulford samuel turk malik kane connor mower alistair wiley. Not since reefer madness has there been a cautionary. The boost is one of best movie released on 23 december 1988 starring james woods, sean young, john kapelos, steven hill, kelle kerr. With james woods, sean young, john kapelos, steven hill. James howard woods born april 18, 1947 is an american actor, voice actor, and producer who is known for his work in theater, television, and film. Off screen, woods personal life has always seemed as intense as his roles. Sean young plays his loving wife, surprised by success. The boost trailer directed by harold becker and starring james woods, john kapelos, steven hill, john rothman, marc poppel. After moving to new york, he dabbled in stage work and debuted on broadway in a 1970 production of borstal boy.
A twicemarried ladies man, he engaged in a very public war with sean young, his exgirlfriend and costar in the boost, whom he accused of harassment. The boost though its a seemingly sincere attempt to chronicle the horrors of drug abuse, the boost is so haphazardly scripted and directed that the film becomes an inadvertent selfparody. Orders placed after 12pm local destination time will not be processed and shipped until the following business day monfri excluding holidays. He later finds himself in deep troubles when the federal government changes the tax laws. James woods, sean young, grace zabriskie, john kapelos, amanda blake, harold becker. Armed with a skinny frame, craggy features and explosive energy, this charismatic player dropped out of mit to pursue acting. Rent cop 1988 starring james woods and lesley ann warren on dvd and bluray.
Being an avid james woods fan, i searched for it and purchased it recently to add to my dvd collection. This movie directed by harold becker whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling. James woods new bidenhillary theory has everyone talking. James woods is a cocaine addict and will be for the rest of his life, this is a fact. He is married to linda, sean young a paralegal and amateur dancer. Woodsy has come a long way since his grom days on the soggy dry slope of sheffield ski village in england. James woods portrays lenny brown in the boost photo measures 8 x 10. James woods celebrity profile check out the latest james woods photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten. His father passed away following a surgery, when james was barely a teenager. James woods and sean young were still an item when they costarred in the boost.
Nov 15, 2017 james woods found himself in a twitter tussle tuesday night, after canadian poker pro daniel negreanu compared the once upon a time in america actor to scandalclouded senate candidate roy. James woods is excellent as lenny brown, a small time hustler who grabs at a chance for the big time. James woods, sean young, john kapelos, steven hill, kelle kerr, john rothman, amanda blake, grace zabriskie, marc poppel, fred. When jimmy finds a mysterious package in the trunk of his latest boost, he is thrust into a violent underworld of criminals, and a race against the clock to save a little girls life. The boost is a 1988 drama film directed by harold becker. The stars play an investment broker and his girlfriend, who begin snorting cocaine on a recreational basis. Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. The boost begins with a struggling couple james woods and sean young living in new york in near poverty. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from james woods at the discogs marketplace. James woods calls out cowardly piece of s who compared. Whether playing a hero or a villain, woods is a master at making sleaziness seem. James woods has 50 books on goodreads with 15026 ratings. The boost by harold becker harold becker, james woods, sean.
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Cleve drags the writer around the country presenting him with details and evidence of. Jul 30, 20 james woods and sean young were still an item when they costarred in the boost. James woods was born to gail peyton woods, an army intelligence officer, and martha woods. James woods james howard woods born april 18, 1947 is an american film, stage and television actor sierra nevada, spain. Ride in the whirlwind western starring jack nicholson, free full movie, english youtube movies duration. Inevitably, the drug takes its toll, and soon woods and young have thrown away their lives in. There will be an uproar in this country if they end up with an indictment against a trump family member just to get at potus pic. James woods has always been a good actor and the film itself is a great back. The boost 1988 james woods bkg3xa from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. James woods defends dolly parton over antitrump emmys joke add james woods to the list of men accused of chasing 16 year old girls, negreanu wrote. James woods gives an oustanding performance and his wife, played by sean young fulfills her role well as the doting, always supportive and never demanding wife. James woods the doctor georgia parkeraiken donna noble nadhia porcelli cassie mulford samuel turk malik kane connor mower alistair wiley malcolm raeburn dawson jeffries show less read more created playlists.
Boost chronicles the rise and fall of a headoverheelsinlove couple, woods and young. James woods has always been a good actor and the film itself is a great back down to earth story. The 24yearold has carved a serious name for himself in the slopestyle realm and is one of the strongest jumpers in skiing, announcing his arrival with a 20 x. James woods full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Add to watchlist a guy named lenny moves to california and lands a job dealing with real estate. James woodss best movies facebook to connect with james woods and others you may know. In 1972 he appeared in the trial of the catonsville nine alongside sam waterston and michael moriarty on broadway. Actor james woods and actress sean young on set of the.
The character in this,i think his name is lenny is basically a. You cannot cure an addiction, you can only modify your behavior to not use. Their lives change dramatically when he applies for a director of marketing job for a new shopping center. Released 1988, the boost stars jameswoods, seanyoung, johnkapelos, stevenhill the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which assembled. It is now a valuable resource for people who want to make the most of their mobile devices, from customizing the look and feel to adding new. James woods biography childhood, life achievements. With danny trejo, danay garcia, trent garrett, rob nagle. Actor james woods and actress sean young on set of the movie the boost, circa 1988. Shipments going to ak and hi will be shipped twoday service regardless of selected shipping method. This led to conservative actor james woods presenting a new theory about what could really be going on and it involves crooked hillary. The next dew tour event has been rescheduled to sept.
Lenny brown moves to california to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. So i pretty much predicted this, woods said in a tweet, speaking of biden ultimately winning the nomination. Salvaged only by an interesting if not completely successful performance from fine actor james woods, the. The economic boom of the mid1980s soon has lenny and his wife, linda sean young, living in the fast lane, but when a sudden taxlaw change causes the real estate bubble to burst, lenny finds himself unemployed and.
Inevitably, the drug takes its toll, and soon woods and young have thrown away their lives in their desperate pursuit of their next fix. His friend, joel, introduces him to cocaine to give lenny that needed boost. It stars james woods, sean young, john kapelos, steven hill, june chandler and amanda blake. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The boost 1988 james woods, sean young boos 008 bkg3xb from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock.
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