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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792197126
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Surround Sound, Restored, Digital Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 0792197127
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 08, 2004
Running Time: 144 minutes
Sales Rank: 18608
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1975
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust is by consensus the great Hollywood novel, a poison-pen letter aimed squarely at the tinsel heart of the movie biz. Only in the 1970s could Hollywood actually hazard a film of this story, and the result is suitably corrosive. William Atherton is the observer Tod, Karen Black the blond starlet Faye, and Donald Sutherland the hulking Homer--but they are easily out-acted by the colorful supporting cast. In particular, Burgess Meredith's exhausted showbizzy salesman and Billy Barty's strutting dwarf are superbly crafted gargoyles in this Hollywood wax museum. Director John Schlesinger piles on the rancid atmosphere and rampant hypocrisy until the movie fairly drowns in its own grotesque vision. Long before the climactic apocalyptic riot, the film has torn itself up. There's no substitute for West's wicked prose, so the adaptation comes across as a literal-minded screech rather than a true bonfire of the vanities. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Horror in Hollyweird
[This review is part of my 31 Days of Hallowen series.]
I first saw this movie an aeon ago after reading the book. I don't think I appreciated it so much back then--but I do now. In order to really appreciate the ending, I suggest not reading the book first (if you haven't already.)
One of the reasons I appreciate the film more today is that at the time of the initial viewing, I hadn't seen Karen Black's work as an actor. In hindsight now I can really appreciate what a ... Read More
Rating: - Dark commentary on the Hollywood dream
Brilliant filmisation of a parallel universe resembling pre-WWII Hollywood. There are the desperate - a talentless wanna-be star and her has-been father who never made it in the first place, circled by a collection of losers. There is an ambitious art director who is prepared to sell his soul to a ruthless producer. The desperate behave like animals and the big shots exploit them. It all builds to a stunning climax on opening night. A surprisingly mature and sophisticated Hollywood film.
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Rating:  - Not THAT Homer Simpson
The Day of the Locust recounts the mundane events in the life of an unsuccessful Yale graduate (William Atherton) who attempts to nail his neighbor, a selfish extra starlett (Karen Black). Try as he might and despite her way with men, Faye only wants Tod to be her friend. She then uses him as she parties her way around town. She is horrible to her father (Burgess Meredith), a down and out "miracle drug" salesman, and the gentlehearted Homer Simpson (Donald Sutherland) who takes her in when she has ... Read More
Rating:  - Day of the Locust
It magnificently captures the early years of Hollywood. Everything is PERFECT... cast, story, dialog, action, background, and especially, Karen Black in her most sexy role.
Rating: - The Day of the Locust
A blistering adaptation of Nathanael West's novel, "Locust" might be the most audaciously cynical movie ever made about Tinseltown. Peopled with deranged healers, petulant dwarves, painted child stars, and washed-up never-weres, Schlesinger's film creates a stark divide between the pampered starlets and studio bosses of La La Land and the impoverished hangers-on and wannabes whose crushed desires fuel their fortunes. Black, Sutherland, and Meredith are mesmerizing in their respective roles, playing ... Read More
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