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.
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Crew
DirectorJoan Micklin Silver
WriterFred Barron
Cast
John Heard
Harry
Lindsay Crouse
Abbie
Jeff Goldblum
Max
Jill Eikenberry
Lynn
Bruno Kirby
David
Gwen Welles
Laura
Stephen Collins
Michael
Lewis J. Stadlen
Stanley
Jon Korkes
Frank
Michael J. Pollard
The Hawker
Lane Smith
Roy Walsh
Joe Morton
Ahmed
Richard Cox
Wheeler
Marilu Henner
Danielle
Raymond J. Barry
Herbert Fisk
Gary Springer
Jason
Susan Haskins
Sarah
Charles Levin
Paul
Guy Boyd
Austin
Martha Deignan
Cora
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Keywords
newspaperboston, massachusettsnewspaper officewoman director
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026