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 class="h-100"2 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain… Read more
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The Electric Horseman
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Movie · Drama · Romance · PG
1979 · 2h 2m · ★ 45% (18K)
He's a washed-up loser. But sometimes losers can be heroes...
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine
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 class="h-100"2 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.
Director
Sydney Pollack
Production
Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions, Wildwood Enterprises
Cast
Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Nicolas Coster, Allan Arbus, Wilford Brimley, Will Hare, Basil Hoffman, Timothy Scott, James B. Sikking, James Kline, Frank Speiser, Quinn K. Redeker, Lois Hamilton, Sarah Harris, Tasha Zemrus, James Novak, Debra L. Maxwell