
101 minutes
4/27/1977
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.

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
Southside Johnny
as Self

Adrienne King
as Young Lady (uncredited)