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Between the Lines (1977)

R | | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 22 January 1979 (Sweden)
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Story of an underground newspaper in Boston about to be taken over by big business.

Director:

Joan Micklin Silver

Writers:

Fred Barron (screenplay), Fred Barron (story) | 1 more credit »

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John Heard, Lindsay Crouse, Jeff Goldblum | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

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 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
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Story of an underground newspaper in Boston about to be taken over by big business.

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underground newspaper | f rated | boston massachusetts | title directed by female | tycoon | See All (6) »

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The Comedy-Romance of the Year! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Certificate:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 1979 (Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Al otro lado de la noticia See more »

Filming Locations:

Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, USA See more »
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Box Office

Gross USA:

$15,383

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,383
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Production Co:

Midwest Films See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

First Cinema film of Raymond J Barry. See more »

Quotes

The Hawker: All the news behind the news... and some hippie smut.
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Max and Doug's conversation continues into the early end credits. See more »

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Disjointed comedy with some nice scenes
16 November 2016 | by IndustriousAngel – See all my reviews

"Between the Lines" works far better as a document of its time than as a comedy or drama. The interactions between the characters are what's best here, while the actual "plot" gets lost somewhere between maybe too many characters and too many side plots which do nothing but make the whole thing feel a bit disjointed. It's characteristic of the movie that the funniest scene (about a wannabe conceptual artist) comes out of nowhere and leads to nothing, a complete non sequitur. You might think that in a story about a newspaper there would be ample opportunity for a good plot, but very little of this potential is actually used.

Recommended for the nice performances and overall atmosphere, which I liked, but don't expect anything particularly gripping or hilarious.
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