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The Day of the Locust

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

Released R 145 min 6.9/10 Votes: 6499

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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Movie

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Genre:

Drama, Thriller

Release:

1975-05-07

Year:

2024

Country:

United States of America

Language:

English

Companies:

Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions

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