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The Day of the Locust (1975)
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An art director in the 1930's falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father. Director:John Schlesinger |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Cast
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| Donald Sutherland | ... | ||
| Karen Black | ... | ||
| Burgess Meredith | ... | ||
| William Atherton | ... | ||
| Geraldine Page | ... |
Big Sister
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Richard Dysart | ... |
Claude Estee
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| Bo Hopkins | ... |
Earle Shoop
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| Pepe Serna | ... |
Miguel
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Lelia Goldoni | ... |
Mary Dove
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| Billy Barty | ... |
Abe Kusich
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| Jackie Earle Haley | ... |
Adore
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Gloria LeRoy | ... |
Mrs. Loomis
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Jane Hoffman | ... |
Mrs. Odlesh
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| Norman Leavitt | ... |
Mr. Odlesh
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Madge Kennedy | ... |
Mrs. Johnson
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Storyline
Life's flotsam and jetsam turn up at late 1930's Holloywoodland's door, once more, in this insightful tale of wannabes and desperadoes. Tod Hackett, artist, has inspirations to become noticed until he meets Faye Greener, blonde bombshell, and is immediately smitten. She has other ideas. She has Homer Simpson, victim, in her sights and cruelty and loneliness takes new meaning as all three are slowly sucked into the Hollywood system of sycophants, liggers and parasites, sucking the life from others as the life, and soul, is slowly sucked from them. Written by Cinema_Fan
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By train. By car. By bus. They came to Hollywood... In search of a dream. See more »Parents Guide:
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Mrs. Odlesh: It isn't as splashy as some other places, but we pride ourselves on being a little classier.
Tod Hackett: [referring to a large crack in the plaster wall] Hmmm, the crack's real.
Mrs. Odlesh: Oh yes. We call this our earthquake cottage. Mrs. Porter had occupancy then. During the big one in '33. Property damage ran into the millions.
Tod Hackett: Will you fix it if I stayed for a while?
Mrs. Odlesh: Oh no! No! This is our showplace. Mrs. Porter wouldn't let us touch that wall. She worked that sampler herself to cover over the hole. Alrighty. I hope you'll be very happy here.
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Goofs
Errors in geography: In the first few minutes of the movie there is a drive up a road to the Hollywoodland sign. The road ends at a sightseeing/tourist spot and parking area at the foot of the "H." In reality the road passes behind the sign and above it on the hill. The hillside at the "H" is too steep for a road/parking area and there are no traces of one ever having been there. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mrs. Odlesh: It isn't as splashy as some other places, but we pride ourselves on being a little classier.
Tod Hackett: [referring to a large crack in the plaster wall] Hmmm, the crack's real.
Mrs. Odlesh: Oh yes. We call this our earthquake cottage. Mrs. Porter had occupancy then. During the big one in '33. Property damage ran into the millions.
Tod Hackett: Will you fix it if I stayed for a while?
Mrs. Odlesh: Oh no! No! This is our showplace. Mrs. Porter wouldn't let us touch that wall. She worked that sampler herself to cover over the hole. Alrighty. I hope you'll be very happy here.
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