The Electric Horseman

Release Date: 1979-12-21

Rating: ⭐ 6.089/10 (152 votes)

Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy, Western

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.

Production: Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions, Wildwood Enterprises