The read
A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 62%, Metacritic 64/100. Every source lands within 2 points of the others.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic64/100
173 audience votes
Key crew
- Sydney PollackDirector
- Robert GarlandScreenplay
- Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert RedfordSonny
- Jane FondaHallie
- Valerie PerrineCharlotta
- Willie NelsonWendell
- John SaxonHunt Sears
- Nicolas CosterFitzgerald
- Allan ArbusDanny
- Wilford BrimleyFarmer
- Will HareGus
- Basil HoffmanToland
- Timothy ScottLeroy
- James B. SikkingDietrich
Stills
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Themes
rodeohorsedopinglovecowboy