Drama
The Day of the Locust
“By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.”
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
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User score
113 votes
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Status
Released
Released
May 7, 1975
Runtime
2h 25m
Language
English
Top cast
Donald Sutherland
Homer Simpson
Karen Black
Faye Greener
Burgess Meredith
Harry Greener
William Atherton
Tod Hackett
Geraldine Page
Big Sister
Richard Dysart
Claude Estee
Bo Hopkins
Earle Shoop
Pepe Serna
Miguel
Lelia Goldoni
Mary Dove
Jackie Earle Haley
Adore Loomis
Billy Barty
Abe Kusich
Gloria LeRoy
Mrs. Loomis
Natalie Schafer
Audrey Jennings
Jane Hoffman
Mrs. Odlesh
Paul Stewart
Helverston
John Hillerman
Ned Grote
Paul Jabara
Nightclub Entertainer
Norman Leavitt
Mr. Odlesh
Madge Kennedy
Mrs. Johnson
Ina Gould
Lee Sister #1
