Movie · 1975
The Day of the Locust
“By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.”
Released 7 May 1975 145 min Drama More from 1975 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Madge Kennedy
as Mrs. Johnson
Natalie Schafer
as Audrey Jennings
Burgess Meredith
as Harry Greener
Paul Stewart
as Helverston
Jane Hoffman
as Mrs. Odlesh
Geraldine Page
as Big Sister
Billy Barty
as Abe Kusich
Gloria Stroock
as Alice Estee
Gloria LeRoy
as Mrs. Loomis
Richard Dysart
as Claude Estee
Nita Talbot
as Joan
Donald Sutherland
as Homer Simpson
Lelia Goldoni
as Mary Dove
Bo Hopkins
as Earle Shoop
Karen Black
as Faye Greener
Robert Pine
as Apprentice #1
Pepe Serna
as Miguel
Dennis Dugan
as Apprentice #3
William Atherton
as Tod Hackett
Jackie Earle Haley
as Adore Loomis
Ina Gould
as Lee Sister #1
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The numbers
71years between the oldest and youngest billed
84Madge Kennedy — oldest on the call sheet
13Jackie Earle Haley — youngest billed
46average age of the credited cast