The Electric Horseman (1979)

12/21/1979 2h 2m

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

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Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Robert Redford

as Sonny

Born 08/18/1936, age

Jane Fonda

as Hallie

Born 12/21/1937, age

Valerie Perrine

as Charlotta

Born 09/03/1943, age

Willie Nelson

as Wendell

Born 04/30/1933, age

John Saxon

as Hunt Sears

Born 08/05/1935

Died 07/25/2020, age

Wilford Brimley

as Farmer

Born 09/27/1934

Died 08/01/2020, age

Basil Hoffman

as Toland

Born 01/18/1938

Died 09/17/2021, age

James B. Sikking

as Dietrich

Born 03/05/1934, age

Quinn K. Redeker

as Bud Broderick

Born 05/02/1936

Died 12/20/2022, age

Lois Hamilton

as Joanna Camden

Born 10/14/1943

Died 12/23/1999, age

Sydney Pollack

as Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited)

Born 07/01/1934

Died 05/26/2008, age