The Electric Horseman (1979)
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 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