The Day of the Locust (1975)
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- R
- 2h 24min
- Drama, Thriller
- 12 Jun 1975 (UK)
- Movie
An art director in the 1930s 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.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Donald Sutherland | ... |
Homer
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| Karen Black | ... |
Faye
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| Burgess Meredith | ... |
Harry
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| William Atherton | ... |
Tod
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| Geraldine Page | ... |
Big Sister
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| Richard Dysart | ... |
Claude Estee
(as Richard A. Dysart)
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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
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| Jackie Earle Haley | ... |
Adore
(as Jackie Haley)
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| Gloria LeRoy | ... |
Mrs. Loomis
(as Gloria Le Roy)
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Jane Hoffman | ... |
Mrs. Odlesh
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| Norman Leavitt | ... |
Mr. Odlesh
(as Norm Leavitt)
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| Madge Kennedy | ... |
Mrs. Johnson
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Ina Gould | ... |
Lee Sister
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| Florence Lake | ... |
Lee Sister
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Margaret Willey | ... |
Gingo
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| John War Eagle | ... |
Gingo
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| Natalie Schafer | ... |
Audrey
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| Gloria Stroock | ... |
Alice Estee
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| Nita Talbot | ... |
Joan
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Nicholas Cortland | ... |
Projectionist
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Alvin Childress | ... |
Butler
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Byron Paul | ... |
Guest
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Virginia Baker | ... |
Guest
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Roger Price | ... |
Guest
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| Angela Greene | ... |
Guest
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Robert O. Ragland | ... |
Guest
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Abbey Greshler | ... |
Guest
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Ann Coleman | ... |
Girl
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Gyl Roland | ... |
Girl
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| Paul Stewart | ... |
Helverston
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| John Hillerman | ... |
Ned Grote
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| William Castle | ... |
Director
(as William C. Castle)
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Fred Scheiwiller | ... |
1st Asst. Director
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| Wally Rose | ... |
2nd Asst. Director
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| Grainger Hines | ... |
French Lt.
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| DeForest Covan | ... |
Shoe Shine Boy
(as De Forest Covan)
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| Michael Quinn | ... |
Major Domo
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| Robert Pine | ... |
Apprentice
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| Jerry Fogel | ... |
Apprentice
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| Dennis Dugan | ... |
Apprentice
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| David Ladd | ... |
Apprentice
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| Bob Holt | ... |
Tour Guide
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| Paul Jabara | ... |
Nightclub Entertainer
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| Queenie Smith | ... |
Palsied Lady
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Margaret Jenkins | ... |
Choral Director
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Jonathan Kidd | ... |
Undertaker
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Kenny Solms | ... |
Boy in Chapel
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Wally K. Berns | ... |
Theatre Manager
(as Wally Berns)
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| Bill Baldwin | ... |
Announcer at Premiere
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| Richard Powell | ... |
Dick Powell
(as Dick Powell Jr.)
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Don Ames | ... |
Mover (uncredited)
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| Al Bain | ... |
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
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Benjie Bancroft | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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| Nick Borgani | ... |
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
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| Morgan Brittany | ... |
Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
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| Robert Buckingham | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Robert Jon Carlson | ... |
Actor (uncredited)
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| Ted Christy | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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Brent Dunsford | ... |
Fan (uncredited)
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| Duke Fishman | ... |
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
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Raven Grey Eagle | ... |
Indian (uncredited)
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| Bob Harks | ... |
Church Helper (uncredited)
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| Arlene Harris | ... |
Aging Bar Customer (uncredited)
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Harry Hollins | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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| George Holmes | ... |
Attendant (uncredited)
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Shep Houghton | ... |
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Eugene Jackson | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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| Alan Marston | ... |
Guest (uncredited)
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John Hugh McKnight | ... |
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Ray Pourchot | ... |
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Clark Ross | ... |
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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| June Smaney | ... |
Church Member (uncredited)
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Bob Templeton | ... |
Prince Karl (uncredited)
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Vince Trankina | ... |
Looter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Schlesinger | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Nathanael West | ... | (novel) |
| Waldo Salt | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Jerome Hellman | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Sheldon Schrager | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| John Barry | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
| Conrad L. Hall | ... | director of photography (as Conrad Hall) |
Editing by
| Jim Clark | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
| Don Beckwith | ... | assistant editor |
| Christopher Greenbury | ... | assistant editor |
| Mary Kessel | ... | assistant editor |
| Barry McCormick | ... | assistant editor |
| Alan L. Shefland | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Marion Dougherty | ... | (casting) |
Production Design by
| Richard Macdonald | ||
Art Direction by
| John J. Lloyd | ... | (as John Lloyd) |
Set Decoration by
| George James Hopkins | ... | (as George Hopkins) |
| Rick Simpson | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Ann Roth | ... | (costumes by) |
Makeup Department
| Del Armstrong | ... | makeup artist |
| Lynn Del | ... | hair stylist |
| Graham Meech-Burkestone | ... | hair stylist (as Graham M. Birkstone) |
| Pascal | ... | hair stylist |
| Marlene D. Williams | ... | hair stylist (as Marlene Williams) |
| Michael Hancock | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Sheldon Schrager | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Arne Schmidt | ... | second assistant director (as Arnie Schmidt) |
| Barry Stern | ... | second assistant director |
| Charles Ziarko | ... | second assistant director |
| Tim Zinnemann | ... | assistant director |
| Leslie Moulton | ... | dga trainee (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Allan Gordon | ... | property master |
| Peter Alexander | ... | artwork (uncredited) |
| Adam John Backauskas | ... | property maker (uncredited) |
| Gary Fettis | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
| L. David Gordon | ... | draper (uncredited) |
| Carl Hansen | ... | leadman (uncredited) |
| Roger Irvin | ... | construction foreman (uncredited) |
| Robert Krume | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
| Johnny Lattanzio | ... | stand-by painter (uncredited) |
| James F. McGuire | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| Harold Michelson | ... | illustrator (uncredited) |
| Dean Edward Mitzner | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| Ernie Sawyers | ... | assistant props (uncredited) |
| Rick Simpson | ... | leadman (uncredited) |
| Bill Sully | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
| Sig Tingloff | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| J. Dennis Washington | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| Ward Welton | ... | paint foreman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| David Campling | ... | sound editor |
| Gerry Humphreys | ... | sound mixer |
| Dennis Johns | ... | sound assistant |
| Tom Overton | ... | sound recordist (as Tommy Overton) |
| Tennyson | ... | sound assistant |
Special Effects by
| Tim Smyth | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Albert Whitlock | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
| Phil Adams | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Jeannie Epper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Lila Finn | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| James M. Halty | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tommy J. Huff | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gene LeBell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marks | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Joe Pronto | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Edesa | ... | assistant camera |
| Dave Friedman | ... | unit still photographer (as David Friedman) |
| Daniel R. Jordan | ... | key grip (as Danny Jordan) |
| Thomas Laughridge | ... | camera operator (as Tom Laughridge) |
| Rick Martens | ... | gaffer (as Richard Martens) |
| Danny Marzolo | ... | best boy |
| Ronald Vidor | ... | assistant camera (as Ron Vidor) |
| Thomas Del Ruth | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Don Farnsworth | ... | second grip (uncredited) |
| Robert Jason | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Robert Moore | ... | dolly grip (uncredited) |
| Ronald L. Vargas Jr. | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Dianne Crittenden | ... | additional casting (as Diane Crittenden) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Robert De Mora | ... | wardrobe (as Robert de Mora) |
| G. Tony Scarano | ... | wardrobe (as Tony Scarano) |
| Patrick Cummings | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
| Alan Hoffman | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
| Carol Lunsford | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
| Donna Roberts | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
| Bill Slattery | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
| Don Vargas | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Charles W. Geiger | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
| John Barry | ... | conductor |
| John Norman | ... | recording engineer |
| Robert O. Ragland | ... | composer: additional music |
| Laurindo Almeida | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Jim Atkinson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| John Barry | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Harry Bluestone | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Hoyt Bohannon | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Morty Corb | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Isabelle Daskoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| James Decker | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Christine Ermacoff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Richard Feves | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Dominic Fidelibus | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Norman Forrest | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Nathan Kaproff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Myra Kestenbaum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Pete King | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Jacob Krachmalnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Raphael Kramer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Michael Lang | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Sidney Lazar | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Cappy Lewis | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Peter Mercurio | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Todd Miller | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Abe Most | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| John Norman | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
| Jack Pepper | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Lou Raderman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Gale Robinson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Johnny Rotella | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
| Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Victor Sazer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| David Schwartz | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Sid Sharp | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ray Sherman | ... | musician: piano and organ (uncredited) |
| David Shostac | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Speltz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Albert Steinberg | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Manuel Stevens | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Linn Subotnick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Tony Terran | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Don Waldrop | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Graham Young | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Bob Zimmitti | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Karen Hale Wookey | ... | script supervisor (as Karen Wookey) |
Transportation Department
| Edward Baken | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| John Brumby | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Jerry Cipperly | ... | transportation co-captain (uncredited) |
| Alan Falco | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Bill Gray | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Ed Heboian | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Ben Reade | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Jean Spray | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| James Thornsberry | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
| Dennis Yank | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Marge Champion | ... | dance supervisor |
| Michael Childers | ... | production associate |
| Tom Greene | ... | historical Hollywood consultant |
| Michael Maslansky | ... | unit publicist |
| Dan Perri | ... | title designer |
| Ronald Shedlo | ... | presenter |
| Bruce Weintraub | ... | production assistant |
| Harry Winer | ... | observer: AFI |
| Noreen Beasley | ... | assistant: Dan Perri (uncredited) |
| Sam Bernstein | ... | controller (uncredited) |
| Melissa Clark | ... | secretary to producer (uncredited) |
| Joanie Laine | ... | accounting clerk (uncredited) |
| Ruben Martinez | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
| Jane Raglan | ... | secretary to director (uncredited) |
| Barbara Spitz | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
| Joanne W. Strangman | ... | teacher (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1975) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Finland) (theatrical)
- TV3 (1988) (Finland) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1999) (Finland) (tv)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Finnkino (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Imprint Films (2020) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2020) (Finland) (tv)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Arrow Films (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray) (2K remaster from camera negative)
- CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Freedom Service Company (production services)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Modern Film Effects (opticals)
- Movielab (prints)
- Panavision (filmed with Panavision equipment)
- Technicolor (color)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Life's flotsam and jetsam turn up at late 1930's Hollywoodland'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, diggers 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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| Taglines | Hollywood in the Golden Age See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Actress Peg Entwistle actually did commit suicide by jumping from the top of the "Hollywood" sign in the hills above Hollywood in 1932. She is being talked about by a Tour Guide while Tod Hackett (William Atherton) and Faye Greener (Karen Black) are on a date. See more » |
| Goofs | The film opens at a sightseeing/tourist spot and parking area at the foot of the "H" in the Hollywoodland sign. No such facility has ever existed as that part of the hill is too steep for road construction. The real road passes behind the sign and above it. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Give Me Your Answer True (1987). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Jeepers Creepers See more » |
| Quotes |
Homer Simpson:
[introducing himself]
Simpson, Homer Simpson. See more » |