# The Electric Horseman (1979)

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**Runtime**: 122 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance, Comedy, Western
**Directed by**: Sydney Pollack
**Written by**: Robert Garland
**Starring**: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Nicolas Coster

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

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Some rodeo legend trades spurs for cereal endorsements in Vegas—then meets a horse worth more sedated than awake. Flying through the desert with a doped show pony becomes the world’s most expensive joyride. Next stop: tabloid immortality.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy, tender

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