The Electric Horseman
He's a washed-up loser. But sometimes losers can be heroes...
December 21, 1979 2h 2m
★ 6.1 (162 votes)
DramaRomanceComedyWestern
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.
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Top Cast
Robert Redford
Sonny
Jane Fonda
Hallie
Valerie Perrine
Charlotta
Willie Nelson
Wendell
John Saxon
Hunt Sears
Nicolas Coster
Fitzgerald
Allan Arbus
Danny
Wilford Brimley
Farmer
Will Hare
Gus
Basil Hoffman
Toland
Timothy Scott
Leroy
James B. Sikking
Dietrich
James Kline
Tommy
Frank Speiser
Bernie
Quinn K. Redeker
Bud Broderick
Lois Hamilton
Joanna Camden
Status: Released
Budget: $12,500,000
Revenue: $61,801,971
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions, Wildwood Enterprises