The Electric Horseman (1979)
Synopsis
A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.
Release Date: 1979-12-21
Runtime: 122 minutes
Director: Sydney Pollack
Budget: $12,500,000 USD
Revenue: $61,801,971 USD
Top Cast
- Robert Redford as Sonny
- Jane Fonda as Hallie
- Valerie Perrine as Charlotta
- Willie Nelson as Wendell
- John Saxon as Hunt Sears
- Nicolas Coster as Fitzgerald
- Allan Arbus as Danny
- Wilford Brimley as Farmer
- Will Hare as Gus
- Basil Hoffman as Toland
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