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The Day of the Locust (1975)
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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...
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| The Day of the Locust Movie Review by CowboyJunkie (11/22/2008) |
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IN THE HEY-DAY OF HOLLYWOOD DECADENCE........
If you are a true nostalgic and cling possessively to your romantic illusions about the 'Glory Days' of Hollywood back in the 30's, then THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (TDOTL) is definitely not the flick for you. But if you want your eyes opened to the vicious, dog-eat-dog reality of...
(complete The Day of the Locust review by CowboyJunkie)
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