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The Day of the Locust (1975)

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

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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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Cast

  • Donald Sutherland Donald Sutherland Homer Simpson
  • Karen Black Karen Black Faye Greener
  • Burgess Meredith Burgess Meredith Harry Greener
  • William Atherton William Atherton Tod Hackett
  • Geraldine Page Geraldine Page Big Sister
  • Richard Dysart Richard Dysart Claude Estee
  • Bo Hopkins Bo Hopkins Earle Shoop
  • Pepe Serna Pepe Serna Miguel
  • Lelia Goldoni Lelia Goldoni Mary Dove
  • Jackie Earle Haley Jackie Earle Haley Adore Loomis
  • Billy Barty Billy Barty Abe Kusich
  • Gloria LeRoy Gloria LeRoy Mrs. Loomis
  • Natalie Schafer Natalie Schafer Audrey Jennings
  • Jane Hoffman Jane Hoffman Mrs. Odlesh
  • Paul Stewart Paul Stewart Helverston
  • John Hillerman John Hillerman Ned Grote
  • Paul Jabara Paul Jabara Nightclub Entertainer
  • Norman Leavitt Norman Leavitt Mr. Odlesh

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