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The Day of the Locust (1975)

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

  • May 7, 1975
  • 2h 25m
  • R
TMDB user score 6.4/10 114 votes on TMDB
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Story

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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The Day of the Locust Original Trailer (John Schlesinger, 1975) · plays from YouTube

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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

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