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27/04/1977 Comedy, Drama 1h 41m
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Fun, Adventure, Romance on $75 a Week

Overview

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.

  1. Joan Micklin Silver

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Heard

    Harry

  2. Lindsay Crouse

    Abbie

  3. Jeff Goldblum

    Max

  4. Jill Eikenberry

    Lynn

  5. Bruno Kirby

    David

  6. Gwen Welles

    Laura

  7. Stephen Collins

    Michael

  8. Lewis J. Stadlen

    Stanley

  9. Jon Korkes

    Frank

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-04-20
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 are reminiscent here. Young people trying to make their own way, defiantly trying to hold on to values and commitments that may be largely on the wain. The thing with this, for me anyway, was I found them all rather shallow and selfish. The combination of their working and social lives are presented...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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