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The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust (1975)

2h 25m | PG-13

⭐ 6.38 / 10

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.

Director: John Schlesinger

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

as Homer Simpson

Karen Black

Karen Black

as Faye Greener

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

as Harry Greener

William Atherton

William Atherton

as Tod Hackett

Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

as Big Sister

Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

as Claude Estee