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The Electric Horseman (1979)

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User Rating: 5.9/10 (2,223 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Sydney Pollack
Writers:
Shelly Burton (story)
Paul Gaer (story)
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Release Date:
3 April 1980 (West Germany) more
Plot:
Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Horse | Blockbuster | Las Vegas Nevada
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
Absurd more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert Redford ... Norman 'Sonny' Steele

Jane Fonda ... Alice 'Hallie' Martin

Valerie Perrine ... Charlotta Steele
Willie Nelson ... Wendell Hickson
John Saxon ... Hunt Sears

Nicolas Coster ... Fitzgerald
Allan Arbus ... Danny Miles
Wilford Brimley ... Farmer
Will Hare ... Gus Atwater

Basil Hoffman ... Toland
Timothy Scott ... Leroy
James Sikking ... Dietrich (as James B. Sikking)
James Kline ... Tommy
Frank Speiser ... Bernie
Quinn K. Redeker ... Bud Broderick (as Quinn Rdeker)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Electric (USA) (trailer title)
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Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo
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Trivia:
Robert Redford did all of his own riding stunts in the film. more
Quotes:
Hallie Martin: You ride off with somebody else's twelve million dollar horse, did you think we wouldn't notice? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Absurd, 6 January 2008
3/10
Author: lutheranchick from United States

The best thing about this film is the light-up "electric horseman" outfit that Redford wears in the beginning of the film-- as I recall, it inspired many a Halloween costume when the film was released. Otherwise, this film is utterly ridiculous. We are supposed to believe a corporation spends million of dollars on a winning racehorse not to breed it, but to serve as a corporate mascot, despite the fact that most people can't tell one brown horse from another. We are supposed to believe that a rodeo champion would be a useful spokesman to sell cereal, even though almost no Americans can name a single rodeo champion from any point in history, five-time winner or not. We are supposed to believe that after days adventuring in the desert, neither Redford or Fonda looks like they've been more than three feet away from a blow-dryer and can of Final Net for touch-ups. This film was less inspiring than insulting.

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