The Electric Horseman(Movie, 1979)

Name: The Electric Horseman
Genre: Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy, Western
Released: 1979
Duration: T02:2:00
Rating: 3.1

| 2h 2min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy, Western

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 60 votes)

The Electric Horseman is a 1979 American western comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda and directed by Sydney Pollack. 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. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Electric Horseman

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound

About 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.

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The Electric Horseman (1979) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 2:32)

The Electric Horseman (1979) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p] (Trailer) | Trailer 1 (Trailer)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Utah

Plays in: Las Vegas Valley

Made by: Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 19 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/21/1979

Cast: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, John Saxon, Willie Nelson, Allan Arbus, Timothy Scott, Wilford Brimley, Nicolas Coster, Sydney Pollack, James Sikking, Quinn Redeker, Basil Hoffman, Patricia Blair

Director: Sydney Pollack

Producer: Ray Stark

Screenwriter: David Rayfiel

Film Editor: Sheldon Kahn

Director of Photography: Owen Roizman

Composer: Dave Grusin

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Der elektrische Reiter"

Keywords: love, cowboy, doping, rodeo, horse

Revenue: 61,801,971 USD

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The Electric Horseman(Movie, 1979)

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Trailer for The Electric Horseman + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Electric Horseman (1979) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 2:32)

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