The Electric Horseman (1979)

6.1/10 122 min Drama Romance Comedy Western

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.

Cast

Robert Redford

Sonny

Jane Fonda

Hallie

Valerie Perrine

Charlotta

Willie Nelson

Wendell

John Saxon

Hunt Sears

Nicolas Coster

Fitzgerald

Allan Arbus

Danny

Wilford Brimley

Farmer

Will Hare

Gus

Basil Hoffman

Toland

Timothy Scott

Leroy

James B. Sikking

Dietrich

Quinn K. Redeker

Bud Broderick

Lois Hamilton

Joanna Camden

Tasha Zemrus

Louise

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