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The Electric Horseman (1979)

Film · 1979 · 122 min · PG · Drama · Romance · Comedy

He's a washed-up loser. But sometimes losers can be heroes...

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.

Directed by Sydney Pollack

Starring Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Nicolas Coster, Allan Arbus, Wilford Brimley

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In cinemas21 December 1979
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First release anywhere21 December 1979

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