The Electric Horseman (1979)

He's a washed-up loser. But sometimes losers can be heroes...

★ 6.1 2h 2m Romance · 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.

Director

Sydney Pollack

Cast

Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Nicolas Coster, Allan Arbus, Wilford Brimley

Country

United States of America

Released

December 21, 1979