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The Electric Horseman: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson. A rodeo star past his prime steals his company's horse and rides into the desert, accompanied by a feisty reporter.
- (10K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Sydney Pollack
- 1979-12-21
Comedy. 120 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1979. Roger Ebert. January 1, 1979. 4 min read. “The Electric Horseman” is the kind of movie they used to make. It’s an oddball love story about a guy and a girl and a prize racehorse, and it has a chase scene and some smooching and a happy ending.
A RomCom Adventure Road Movie about a cowboy looking to set a corporations horse free with a reporter looking for a story escaping the law and everyone.
- (22)
- Sydney Pollack
- PG
- Robert Redford
Cast. The Electric Horseman follows the story of a former rodeo champion turned modern-day cowboy, portrayed by Robert Redford, who steals a valuable horse to return it to the wild. Jane Fonda co-stars as a determined television reporter who documents his journey.
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.
The Electric Horseman is a 1979 American western comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda and directed by Sydney Pollack. The film is about a former rodeo champion who is hired by a cereal company to become its spokesperson and then runs away on a $12 million electric-lit horse and costume he is given to promote it in Las Vegas ...
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If you want to know why Robert Redford and/or Jane Fonda are considered by some to be great actors, rent this film. The story is not terribly complex, but the characters are. The life breathed into the Sonny and Alice by the stars of this film must be seen to be appreciated. Subtle, deep, perfect.
