The Electric Horseman
The Electric Horseman
Release: 1979-12-21
·Runtime: 122m
·★ 6.1
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Universal Pictures
Rastar Productions
Wildwood Enterprises
Cast
Robert Redford
as Sonny
Jane Fonda
as Hallie
Valerie Perrine
as Charlotta
Willie Nelson
as Wendell
John Saxon
as Hunt Sears
Nicolas Coster
as Fitzgerald
Allan Arbus
as Danny
Wilford Brimley
as Farmer
Will Hare
as Gus
Basil Hoffman
as Toland
Timothy Scott
as Leroy
James B. Sikking
as Dietrich
Quinn K. Redeker
as Bud Broderick
Tasha Zemrus
as Louise
Patricia Blair
as Fashion Narrator
Brendan Kelly
as Grocer
Roger Lowe
as Reporter
Sydney Pollack
as Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited)
Tom Willett
as Pedestrian Walking Past Sonny's Cadillac (uncredited)
