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It’s not a message movie
- But although this is a movie filled with messages, it’s not a message movie. The characters and plot seem to tap-dance past the serious stuff and concentrate on the human relationships.
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But although this is a movie filled with messages, it’s not a message movie. The characters and plot seem to tap-dance past the serious stuff and concentrate on the human relationships.
- The Way We Were
Streisand plays Katie Morosky, and when we meet her in the...
- The Way We Were
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 after he finds that the horse has been abused.
May 5, 2024 · Directed by the esteemed filmmaker Sydney Pollack, The Electric Horseman is a “fish out of water” love story that places two unlikely heroes in a Western environment.
- Liam Gaughan
Apart from that, the movie is primarily imparting a message about commercialism in our modern society, especially the evils of using both people and animals for profit. I was interested to read that Robert Redford actually bought for himself the horse, Rising Star, that was used in this film.
When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse that he discovers is being doped to remain docile, he flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female ...
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- Sydney Pollack
- PG
- Robert Redford
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.
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.
