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The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.

19756.42h 25m

Overview

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

Directed by John Schlesinger
Written by Nathanael West, Waldo Salt
Produced by Jerome Hellman
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Top Cast

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Homer Simpson

Karen Black

Karen Black

Faye Greener

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Harry Greener

William Atherton

William Atherton

Tod Hackett

Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

Big Sister

Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Claude Estee

Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins

Earle Shoop

Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna

Miguel

Lelia Goldoni

Lelia Goldoni

Mary Dove

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

Adore Loomis

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookcinema on cinemamovie businesssocial satirehollywoodlos angeles, californialynch mobdisturbedaccountantlonely man1930smovie mogulaspiring artistold hollywoodeve of world war iifilm industrybaffled

About The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust is a drama film released in 1975 exploring themes of based on novel or book, cinema on cinema, movie business, social satire, hollywood, los angeles, california. Directed by John Schlesinger, it stars Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith. Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

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