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The Day of the Locust (1975) 7.0
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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Cast
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| Donald Sutherland | ... | ||
| Karen Black | ... | ||
| Burgess Meredith | ... | ||
| William Atherton | ... | ||
| Geraldine Page | ... |
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Claude Estee
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Earle Shoop
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| Pepe Serna | ... |
Miguel
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Lelia Goldoni | ... |
Mary Dove
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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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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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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
22 August 1975 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Como plaga de langosta See more »Company Credits
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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. ...
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by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Recorded by Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra
Courtesy of CBS Records
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Although Donald Sutherland is given top billing in this film, he does not appear for the first 42 minutes. See more »Goofs
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. ...
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Soundtracks
"EVERYTHING'S IN RHYTHM WITH MY HEART"by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Recorded by Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra
Courtesy of CBS Records
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The Day of the Locust takes place in one of the most bizarre settings to have ever existed in the real world. Hollywood in the 1930s was a place of grand illusions, with an incredible power to change people's lives for the better, or for the worse. The relics of that time are, for the most part, the films that were churned out on sound stages, generally very wholesome and carefree. The reality of what went on offstage is largely a mystery, although it is safe to assume it wasn't all glamor and good times. The Day of the Locust is dark historical fiction, and is utterly fascinating. It is a journey through Hollywood's golden age, guided by someone who comes to Hollywood a typical dream seeker, who finds himself helpless under the pressure of the industry and the misleading tactics of those who rule the screen. The characters that come in and out of his life are caricatures of the aspiring actresses, child stars, and crew members that help make Hollywood truly troubled and deeply strange.