Between the Lines

Between the Lines

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 27, 1977

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.

Between the Lines

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 27, 1977

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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Midwest Films
Original title Between the Lines
Directors Joan Micklin Silver, Michael Haley
Writers Fred Barron, David Helpern, Fred Barron

Cast

John Heard

as Harry

Lindsay Crouse

as Abbie

Jeff Goldblum

as Max

Jill Eikenberry

as Lynn

Bruno Kirby

as David

Gwen Welles

as Laura

Stephen Collins

as Michael

Lewis J. Stadlen

as Stanley

Jon Korkes

as Frank

Michael J. Pollard

as The Hawker

Lane Smith

as Roy Walsh

Joe Morton

as Ahmed

Richard Cox

as Wheeler

Marilu Henner

as Danielle

Raymond J. Barry

as Herbert Fisk

Gary Springer

as Jason

Susan Haskins

as Sarah

Charles Levin

as Paul

Guy Boyd

as Austin

Martha Deignan

as Cora

Deborah Weems

as Annie One

Ginny Scales-Medeiros

as Annie Two

Deborah Margolis

as Susan

Robert Costanzo

as Austin's Man

John H. Gartner

as Austin's Man

Leo Grillo

as Car Owner

Frank Licato

as Car Owner

Allison Argo

as Dancer

Scott Evans

as Student

Allen Day

as Cheapo's Mgr.

Douglas Kenney

as Doug Henkel

Adrienne King

as Young Lady (uncredited)