The Electric Horseman

19792h 2min

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.

Storyline

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.

Released
December 21, 1979
Runtime
2h 2min
Budget
$12,500,000
Revenue
$61,801,971
Language
English
Production
Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions, Wildwood Enterprises