The Day of the Locust

Where to Watch The Day of the Locust (1975) (Legally)

By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.
May 7, 1975 US 145 min 18
6.4 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
111 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (1975).

Genre-wise, it leans into Drama, with a runtime around 145 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 6.4/10 from about 111 votes.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

based on novel or book, cinema on cinema, movie business, social satire, hollywood, los angeles, california, lynch mob, disturbed, accountant, lonely man, 1930s, movie mogul

Official trailer

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Plot

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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Main 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
Bo Hopkins
as Earle Shoop
Pepe Serna
as Miguel
Lelia Goldoni
as Mary Dove
Jackie Earle Haley
as Adore Loomis