The Boost Job 

Nate and the team infiltrate a crew of top-flight car thieves to bring down a greedy car dealer.

Director:

Marc Roskin

Writers:

John Rogers (creator), Chris Downey (creator)

Stars:

Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Hutton	...	Nathan Ford
Gina Bellman	...	Sophie Devereaux
Christian Kane	...	Eliot Spencer
Beth Riesgraf	...	Parker
Aldis Hodge	...	Alec Hardison
Melise	...	Josie (as Malese Jow)
Don Alder	...	Lefty
Casey McFeron	...	Kip
Christopher D. Harder	...	Paul Mantlo (as Chris Harder)
Bill Engvall	...	Duke Penzer
Jason Rouse	...	Todd Hertzberg
Edric Carter	...	Cop
David Bodin	...	Detective Gerard
Fayra Teeters	...	Mrs. Bauer
Shawn Telford	...	Mr. Carey

Storyline

Eliot has turned Hardison into a warrior; now, it is Parker's turn to teach him new skills. As a child in the foster system, Parker learned how to boost cars. This skill set is necessary to help a new client accused of stealing a used truck which, unbeknownst to the client, had been cloned. Bill Engvall plays Duke Penzer, rival of honest Art's Car Sales. Nate gets ready to make his opening gambit: to steal Penzer's baby, (racing car) Veronica. This prompts Duke to steal Nate's baby (Sophie) and the chess game begins. The fun-time car boost duo infiltrates Lefty's boost crew while Eliot introduces the Salvadorans. Parker's big heart wants to protect Lefty's mutt, the last vestige of who Parker used to be. Will the crew be able to play a few EMPs and pull off the con, while giving a young girl a new life?

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Plot Keywords:

stolen car | con man | car heist | chop shop | american flag | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

1 August 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Electric Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the side of the race car ("Veronica"), is a sign that reads "Powered by Ford." Though this obviously refers to the Ford Motor Company, it is interesting as most of what the Leverage team does is, in a manner of speaking, "Powered by [Nate] Ford."

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Goofs

When Elliot is delivering the load of cars, they say "Hand over the keys." Then when the alarms go off, Pinzer uses the keys to disarm the alarms. The cars were boosted, so there never should have been any keys.

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Quotes

Eliot Spencer: Damn it! Parker, where'd you learn to drive?
Parker: Before I stole cars, I was a getaway driver.
Alec Hardison: Before? You started stealing cars when you were 12!

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Connections

References The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)

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