The Day of the Locust
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.

6.5(102 votes)
1975
2h 25m
Drama

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.

Production

Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions

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

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