The Day of the Locust (1975)

  • R
  • 05/07/1975 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 25m

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

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.

Waldo Salt

Screenplay

John Schlesinger

Director

Nathanael West

Novel

Cast

Donald Sutherland's headshot

Donald Sutherland

Homer Simpson
Karen Black's headshot

Karen Black

Faye Greener
Burgess Meredith's headshot

Burgess Meredith

Harry Greener
William Atherton's headshot

William Atherton

Tod Hackett
Geraldine Page's headshot

Geraldine Page

Big Sister
Richard Dysart's headshot

Richard Dysart

Claude Estee
Bo Hopkins's headshot

Bo Hopkins

Earle Shoop
Pepe Serna's headshot

Pepe Serna

Miguel

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