The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust (1975)

By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1975-05-07
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 89 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Schlesinger
star 6.3/10
From 89 Ratings
6.9

Summary

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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  • 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

  • Billy Barty

    as Abe Kusich

  • Gloria LeRoy

    as Mrs. Loomis

  • Natalie Schafer

    as Audrey Jennings

  • Jane Hoffman

    as Mrs. Odlesh

  • Paul Stewart

    as Helverston

  • John Hillerman

    as Ned Grote

  • Paul Jabara

    as Nightclub Entertainer

  • Norman Leavitt

    as Mr. Odlesh

  • Madge Kennedy

    as Mrs. Johnson

  • Ina Gould

    as Lee Sister #1

  • Florence Lake

    as Lee Sister #2

  • Margaret Willey

    as Mrs. Gingo

  • John War Eagle

    as Mr. Gingo

  • Gloria Stroock

    as Alice Estee

  • Nita Talbot

    as Joan

  • Nicholas Cortland

    as Projectionist

  • Alvin Childress

    as Butler

  • Byron Paul

    as Guest #1

  • Virginia Baker

    as Guest #2

  • Roger Price

    as Guest #3

  • Angela Greene

    as Guest #4

  • Robert O. Ragland

    as Guest #5

  • Abbey Greshler

    as Guest #6

  • Ann Coleman

    as Girl #1

  • Gyl Roland

    as Girl #2

  • William Castle

    as Director

  • Fred Scheiwiller

    as 1st Asst. Director

  • Wally Rose

    as 2nd Asst. Director

  • Grainger Hines

    as French Lt.

  • DeForest Covan

    as Shoe Shine Boy

  • Michael Quinn

    as Major Domo

  • Robert Pine

    as Apprentice #1

  • Jerry Fogel

    as Apprentice #2

  • Dennis Dugan

    as Apprentice #3

  • David Ladd

    as Apprentice #4

  • Bob Holt

    as Tour Guide

  • Queenie Smith

    as Palsied Lady

  • Margaret Aikens Jenkins

    as Choral Director

  • Jonathan Kidd

    as Undertaker

  • Wally K. Berns

    as Theater Manager

  • Dick Powell Jr.

    as Dick Powell

  • Al Bain

    as Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
Writing Waldo Salt Screenplay
Directing John Schlesinger Director
Writing Nathanael West Novel
Camera Conrad L. Hall Director of Photography
Sound John Barry Original Music Composer
Crew Jeannie Epper Stunts
Production Marion Dougherty Casting
Editing Jim Clark Editor
Art John J. Lloyd Art Direction
Art George James Hopkins Set Decoration
Art Richard Macdonald Production Design
Crew Gene LeBell Stunts
Art Dan Perri Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up Del Armstrong Makeup Designer
Costume & Make-Up Lynn Del Kail Hair Designer
Directing Karen Hale Wookey Script Supervisor
Production Sheldon Schrager Unit Production Manager
Crew Tim Smyth Special Effects
Sound Gerry Humphreys Sound Mixer
Crew Marge Champion Choreographer
Production Jerome Hellman Producer
Camera Dave Friedman Still Photographer
Directing Tim Zinnemann Assistant Director
Crew Phil Adams Stunt Coordinator
Production Michael Childers Associate Producer
Costume & Make-Up Ann Roth Costume Designer
Production Dianne Crittenden Casting
Production Sheldon Schrager Associate Producer
Visual Effects Albert Whitlock Visual Effects
Sound David Campling Sound Editor
Lighting Richard Martens Gaffer
Camera Thomas Laughridge Camera Operator
Sound Tom Overton Sound Recordist
Art Allan Gordon Property Master
Crew Michael Maslansky Unit Publicist

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