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".
| Directing | Harold Becker | Director |
| Camera | Howard Atherton | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Maury Winetrobe | Editor |
| Production | Daniel H. Blatt | Producer |
| Writing | Ben Stein | Book |
| Writing | Darryl Ponicsan | Screenplay |
| Production | Harold Becker | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Terry Carr | Co-Producer |
| Production | John Daly | Executive Producer |
| Production | Derek Gibson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mel Howard | Co-Producer |
| Production | Thomas J. Mack | Associate Producer |
| Production | Julia Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Production | Darryl Ponicsan | Co-Executive Producer |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ilene Starger | Casting |
| Art | Waldemar Kalinowski | Production Design |
| Art | Kenneth Hardy | Art Direction |
| Art | Cindy Carr | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Becker | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah Figuly | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Myer | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeanne Townsend | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cinzia Zanetti | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Donna Evans | Stunts |