Between the Lines

The staff of the Back Bay Mainline, a Boston underground newspaper that rose to prominence in the 1960s, struggles with the shifting social climate of the '70s amid rumors that the paper is about to be sold to a media giant.

Genre : ComedyDrama

Runtime : 101 mins

Release Date : 1977-04-27

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The twenty-something staff of the erstwhile quite radical newspaper "Mainline" are struggling to keep their work relevant as the 1970s give way to the 1980s. I don't know if anyone remembers a television drama called the "Paper Chase" (1973) but a lot of the style and characterisations of that film...

Cast

John Heard

John Heard

(Harry)

Lindsay Crouse

Lindsay Crouse

(Abbie)

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

(Max)

Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry

(Lynn)

Bruno Kirby

Bruno Kirby

(David)

Gwen Welles

Gwen Welles

(Laura)

Stephen Collins

Stephen Collins

(Michael)

Lewis J. Stadlen

Lewis J. Stadlen

(Stanley)

Jon Korkes

(Frank)

Michael J. Pollard

Michael J. Pollard

(The Hawker)

Lane Smith

Lane Smith

(Roy Walsh)

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

(Ahmed)

Richard Cox

Richard Cox

(Wheeler)

Marilu Henner

Marilu Henner

(Danielle)

Raymond J. Barry

Raymond J. Barry

(Herbert Fisk)

Gary Springer

(Jason)

Susan Haskins

(Sarah)

Charles Levin

Charles Levin

(Paul)

Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd

(Austin)

Martha Deignan

(Cora)

Deborah Weems

(Annie One)

Ginny Scales-Medeiros

(Annie Two)

Deborah Margolis

(Susan)

Robert Costanzo

Robert Costanzo

(Austin's Man)

John H. Gartner

(Austin's Man)

Leo Grillo

(Car Owner)

Frank Licato

(Car Owner)

Allison Argo

Allison Argo

(Dancer)

Scott Evans

(Student)

Allen Day

(Cheapo's Mgr.)

Douglas Kenney

Douglas Kenney

(Doug Henkel)

Southside Johnny

(Self)

Adrienne King

Adrienne King

(Young Lady (uncredited))

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