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Feature film — 1979

The Electric Horseman (1979)

6.12h 2mRomance — Comedy — Western

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.

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A high-signal pick with 175 votes.

Columbia Pictures / Universal Pictures / Rastar Productions / Wildwood Enterprises

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Director: Sydney Pollack

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Cast & crew

Robert Redford as Sonny

Robert Redford

Sonny

Jane Fonda as Hallie

Jane Fonda

Hallie

Valerie Perrine as Charlotta

Valerie Perrine

Charlotta

Willie Nelson as Wendell

Willie Nelson

Wendell

John Saxon as Hunt Sears

John Saxon

Hunt Sears

Nicolas Coster as Fitzgerald

Nicolas Coster

Fitzgerald

Allan Arbus as Danny

Allan Arbus

Danny

Wilford Brimley as Farmer

Wilford Brimley

Farmer

Will Hare as Gus

Will Hare

Gus

Basil Hoffman as Toland

Basil Hoffman

Toland

Timothy Scott as Leroy

Timothy Scott

Leroy

James B. Sikking as Dietrich

James B. Sikking

Dietrich

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