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The Day of the Locust

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The Day of the Locust (1975)

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Reviews Counted: 8

Fresh: 5

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 6.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 24 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

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

Starring: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton, Geraldine Page, Richard A. Dysart, John Hillerman, Bo Hopkins, Pepe Serna, Lelia Goldoni, Billy Barty

Director: John Schlesinger

Director: John Schlesinger
Screenwriter: Waldo Salt
Producer: Jerome Hellman
Composer: John Barry

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Jun 8, 2004

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Restored Mono - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - English

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The casting choices are brilliant but the production is let down by a haphazard screenplay that misses the novel’s point, and weak direction.

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James Kendrick
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Much has been made of the climactic riot scene, which may have seemed novel when Nathanael West first wrote it back in the '30s, but it's just plain goofy when viewed today

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01/09/04
Robin Clifford
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Blistering film version of the novel. One of Schlesinger's best works.

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08/24/03
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