The Day of the Locust
1975 · Movie · R · 145 min · ★ 6.4 · 63% critics
In 1930s Hollywood, a young artist takes a studio job and is drawn into a rundown apartment community filled with dreamers chasing fame. As he becomes fixated on an ambitious would-be actress, he’s pulled between glamour and desperation, watching relationships fray under the pressure of money, status, and survival.
Based on The Day of the Locust
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Details
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-05-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (111 votes)
About
If you like bleak, satirical looks at Hollywood dreams curdling into desperation, this may land for you, especially if you enjoyed Midnight Cowboy; Not for you if you want likable characters, a tight plot, or an uplifting mood.
Pros: strong performances; vivid period Hollywood; unsettling atmosphere | Cons: meandering story; uneven tone; heavy-handed climax
Themes
- 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
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1976 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Directed by John Schlesinger