Story of an underground newspaper in Boston about to be taken over by big business.
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
John Heard | ... | Harry Lucas | |
Lindsay Crouse | ... | Abbie | |
Jeff Goldblum | ... | Max Arloft | |
Jill Eikenberry | ... | Lynn | |
Bruno Kirby | ... | David Entwhistle | |
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 |
Story of an underground newspaper in Boston about to be taken over by big business.
Between the Lines, and it's pleasant. BtL is one of those ensemble, renegade, rage-against-the-machine flicks that have always been with us, but were completely at home in Post-Watergate Land.
All I remember is that I enjoyed the actors (and if you look at the cast, it's an A-Team of talent), that Lindsey Crouse was really cute, and Jeff Goldblum insults some corporate suit or sell-out or whatever with "You pernicious eel-sh**!"
You can tell that Between the Lines didn't make much of a splash because--not counting mine--there are 9 reviews.
I saw the movie, I think, on HBO in something like 1978 or 1979, right about the time FM came out. FM was another ensemble, renegade ratm flick, but with great music and it was really dumb.
I don't remember Between the Lines being stupid.