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The Day of the Locust, 1975

Starring: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton

Directed by: John Schlesinger

Written by: Waldo Salt

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 144 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.0

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The mood of The Day of the Locust is cynical, clever, and biting. The plot centers around showbiz, artists and showbiz, and parents and children. It features satire. The Day of the Locust is a drama movie. Stylistically, it is a film in a film and is surreal. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing of The Day of the Locust is slow. The setting is Hollywood. It happens in the 1930s. The Day of the Locust is based on a book. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed.

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Based on Nathanael West's satirical novel, John Schlesinger's The Day of the Locust is an absorbing look at the desperate characters who populate the Hollywood film industry. Idealistic young set designer Tod Hackett (William Atherton) travels to 1930s-era Hollywood to find fame and fortune but encounters a dismal world of broken people, shattered dreams, and phoney healers pandering to the lost. He soon falls in love with aspiring actress Faye Greener (Karen Black), a cruel, manipulative woman who lives with her drunken father (Burgess Meredith, in an Oscar-nominated performance) and loves the strange man-child Homer Simpson (Donald Sutherland). Their passions collide at a disastrous Hollywood premiere that remains one of the most horrifying and tragic climaxes in film history.