The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

1975 · Movie · 2h 25m · R

Drama

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

Overview

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.

Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
61/100
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Themes
based on novel or bookcinema on cinemamovie businesssocial satirehollywoodlos angeles, californialynch mobdisturbedaccountantlonely man1930smovie mogul