"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
Leo Grillo
as Car Owner
Frank Licato
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)
Fred Barron
Screenplay
Joan Micklin Silver
Director
Kenneth Van Sickle
Director of Photography
Michael Haley
Assistant Director
Jon R. Tower
Grip
Laura Morgan
Production Assistant
Stephen A. Glanzrock
Michael Springer
Props
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist
Joe Gilford
Susan Zwerman
Production Coordinator
Tom Stern
Best Boy Grip
Janet Kern
Script Supervisor
Paul Ganapoler
Production Manager
Todd Crandall
Assistant Camera
Dustin Smith
Key Grip
Laurie B. Eichengreen
Second Assistant Director
Michael Kamen
Additional Music
Peter Stein
Camera Operator
Tom Hurwitz
Lighting Manager
Christian Kelly
Ruth Blakeslee
Assistant Sound Editor
Steve Gerbson
Electrician
Keith Gardner
Boom Operator
Jeremy Mitford
John Murray
Barbara Sizemore
Production Secretary
Jennifer Nichols
Wardrobe Supervisor
Mary F. Galloway
Location Coordinator
Dal LaMagna
Nigel Noble
Production Sound Mixer
Haddon Hufford
Dolly Grip
Lorey Sebastian
Still Photographer
Ron Lieberman
Graphic Designer
Steve Stone
Joseph E. Petruccio
Construction Manager
Lawrence Miller
Assistant Art Director
C. Vaughn Hazell
Assistant Editor
Alex Pfau
Sound Editor
Lee Dichter
Sound Mixer
Victor Kempster
John Newby
Raphael D. Silver
Producer
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Stuart Wurtzel
Production Design
John Carter
Editor
Patrizia von Brandenstein
Costume Design
Story
Rita Ogden
Makeup & Hair
David Helpern
Steve Atha
Hairstylist