The Electric Horseman (1979)

He's a washed-up loser. But sometimes losers can be heroes...

Movie · Romance, Comedy, Western · 2h 2m · Rated 6.1/10 on TMDB · Released December 21, 1979

Overview

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.

Directed by Sydney Pollack

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
• Timothy Scott as Leroy
• James B. Sikking as Dietrich

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