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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The Day of the Locust
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Movie · Drama · R
1975 · 2h 25m · ★ 49% (14K)
By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith
Overview
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
Production
Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions
Cast
Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton, Geraldine Page, Richard Dysart, Bo Hopkins, Pepe Serna, Lelia Goldoni, Jackie Earle Haley, Billy Barty, Gloria LeRoy, Natalie Schafer, Jane Hoffman, Paul Stewart, John Hillerman, Paul Jabara, Norman Leavitt, Madge Kennedy, Ina Gould