The Electric Horseman

The Electric Horseman

122 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Western | Dec. 21, 1979

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 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 reporter gives chase.

The Electric Horseman

122 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Western | Dec. 21, 1979

The Electric Horseman
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 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 reporter gives chase.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises
Original title The Electric Horseman
Directors Sydney Pollack
Writers Robert Garland

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

Timothy Scott

as Leroy

James B. Sikking

as Dietrich

James Kline

as Tommy

Frank Speiser

as Bernie

Quinn K. Redeker

as Bud Broderick

Lois Hamilton

as Joanna Camden

Sarah Harris

as Lucinda

Tasha Zemrus

as Louise

James Novak

as Dennis

Debra L. Maxwell

as Convention Hostess

Michele Heyeden

as Sunny Angel

Robin Timm

as Model Narrator

Patricia Blair

as Fashion Narrator

Gary M. Fox

as Bellman

Richard Perlmutter

as Desk Clerk

Theresa Ann Dent

as Ranch Breakfast Model

Perry Sheehan

as Mrs. George Phillips

Sarge Allen

as Mr. Phillips

Sylvie Strause

as Matron

Richard Knoll

as Dealer

Angelo Giouzelis

as Maitre D'

Mark Jamison

as Major Domo

Brendan Kelly

as Grocer

Sheila B. Wakely

as Store Clerk

X.V. Kelly

as Sheriff

Gary Shermaine

as Trucker

Gary Liddiard

as Townsman

Jerry Kurland

as Ampco Personnel

J. Carlton Adair

as Ampco Personnel

Charles J. Monahan

as Ampco Personnel

George W. Etter

as Ampco Personnel

Raymond G. Maupin

as Ampco Personnel

Bob C. Barrett

as Ampco Personnel

Red McIlvaine

as Reporter

Frank Nicholas

as Reporter

Johnny Magnus

as Reporter

Vic Vallaro

as Reporter

Bob Bailey

as Reporter

Roger Lowe

as Reporter

E.P. King

as Pedestrian Walking Past Sonny's Cadillac (uncredited)

Bernie Pollack

as Blackjack Player Watching Sonny Ride (uncredited)

Sydney Pollack

as Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited)

Tom Willett

as Pedestrian Walking Past Sonny's Cadillac (uncredited)