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61% Critic Match
The Electric Horseman
“He's a washed-up loser. But sometimes losers can be heroes...”
6.1 / 10• 1979• 2h 2m•PG• English
DramaRomanceComedyWestern
Storyline
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 & Crew
Robert Redford
Sonny
Lead
Jane Fonda
Hallie
Valerie Perrine
Charlotta
Willie Nelson
Wendell
John Saxon
Hunt Sears
Nicolas Coster
Fitzgerald
Allan Arbus
Danny
Wilford Brimley
Farmer
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sydney Pollack's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Electric Horseman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
