The Day of the Locust
“By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.”
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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Cast
52 people
Donald Sutherland
Homer Simpson
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Undoing
Karen Black
Faye Greener
Known for
House of 1000 Corpses
Five Easy Pieces
Burgess Meredith
Harry Greener
Known for
Rocky
Clash of the Titans
William Atherton
Tod Hackett
Known for
Die Hard
Ghostbusters
Geraldine Page
Big Sister
Known for
The Rescuers
Interiors
Richard Dysart
Claude Estee
Known for
The Thing
Back to the Future Part III
Bo Hopkins
Earle Shoop
Known for
Midnight Express
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
Pepe Serna
Miguel
Known for
Scarface
American Me
Lelia Goldoni
Mary Dove
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Shadows
Jackie Earle Haley
Adore Loomis
Known for
Shutter Island
Watchmen
Billy Barty
Abe Kusich
Known for
Masters of the Universe
Legend
Gloria LeRoy
Mrs. Loomis
Known for
Barfly
Automan
John Schlesinger Director · Waldo Salt Screenplay Nathanael West Author
Worldwide gross $18M · United States release May 7, 1975 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$17,793,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Long Road Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 7, 1975
Theatrical
Argentina
October 9, 1975 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 6, 1975 · Theatrical
Finland
January 23, 1976 · Theatrical
France
August 22, 1975 · Theatrical
Germany
November 7, 1975 · Theatrical · CIC
Ireland
August 8, 1975 · Theatrical
Japan
February 7, 1976 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 15, 1976 · Theatrical
August 26, 2004 · Physical
Poland
September 27, 1976 · Theatrical
Spain
September 25, 1978 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 23, 1976 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 12, 1975 · Theatrical
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