The Day of the Locust Themes

If you really think about it, movie auditions are a lot like dog shows—a stodgy old man closely examines his subject, confirming that his or her appearance is perfect, and then awards some lucky...

Picture this: you're recently retired. Having fought tooth and nail to save enough money, you and your bae can finally fulfill your lifelong dream of moving to California. At first, it's amazing. B...

Who knew that actors had so many identity crises? In The Day of the Locust, we're introduced to a ramshackle group of weirdos with one thing in common: they were all drawn to Hollywood like broken,...

Tod Hackett is stuck in a classic artist's dilemma. Should he sell his soul and make a living selling the equivalent of those "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings? Or should he immerse himself in the dar...

Newsflash—Hollywood's a weird place filled with weird people. Some people come to fulfill their lifelong ambition of becoming movie stars. Some come to make a quick buck off some gullible suckers...

Pretty much every male character in The Day of Locust has a massive crush on seventeen-year-old wannabe starlet Faye Greener. Some of them, like Homer Simpson, express this desire in an innocent, i...

You've got to be ambitious if you want to make it in Hollywood. That's what Faye Greener believes, at least. Born into a family of actors, this seventeen-year-old mega-babe has everything it takes...

Homer Simpson—sorry, folks, that Homer Simpson—is more passive than a sea sponge. No matter what you do—yell at him, make fun of him, ignore him, or even slap him—the guy simply won't stand...