The Day of the Locust

1975·145'

John Schlesinger

Drama

English

Letterboxd TMDB #5122

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.

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

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