

The Electric Horseman
1979 · Movie · 2h 2m · PG
DramaRomanceComedyWestern
"He's a washed-up loser. But sometimes losers can be heroes..."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
62%
Metacritic
64/100
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
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