Boushey went to England where he trained at the prestigious East 15 Acting School founded by the legendary Joan Littlewood (A Taste of Honey, and Oh What a Lovely War).
After two and a half years working with the likes of William Hobbs (The Three/Four Musketeers...1974) he returned home to Seattle where he founded the Society of American Fight Directors in 1977.
Boushey's film credits include Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, Drugstore Cowboy, Mad Love, and Northern Exposure.
Boushey's career from this point took him all over North America where he worked with George Abbott, Jon Jory, Milton Katsales, Daniel Sullivan, Duncan Ross and Meg Booker amongst others.
Some of the actors he worked with and coordinated are Drew Barrymore, Elijah Wood, Denzel Washington, Kyle MacLachlan, Brad Dourif, Dennis Hopper, Matt Dillon, Kiefer Sutherland, Annette Bening, William Hurt, Chris Cooper, Linda Evans, River Phoenix, Tommy Lee Jones, Jobeth Williams, Danny Glover, Mary Tyler Moore, Brendan Fraser and Heather Graham to name a few.