The Day of the Locust
Also known as Day of the Locust
1975 film by John Schlesinger
Film · TMDB
6.4Hollywood, 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.
Released: 1975-05-07145 minDir: John SchlesingerDrama
Cast
- Donald Sutherland as Homer Simpson
- Karen Black as Faye Greener
- Burgess Meredith as Harry Greener
- William Atherton as Tod Hackett
- Geraldine Page as Big Sister
- Richard Dysart as Claude Estee
Themes
- based on novel or book
- cinema on cinema
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Categories
1970s satirical films1975 American films1975 drama films1975 English-language films1975 filmsAmerican drama filmsAmerican satirical filmsCockfighting in filmEnglish-language drama filmsFilms about actorsFilms about fictional paintersFilms about Hollywood, Los AngelesFilms about prostitution in the United States