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May 6, 2003 · I've used Electric Horseman to teach about symbolism -- Sonny and Rising Star parallel each other throughout the story. They each start out as drugged-out has-beens, struggle to regain some self-respect, and end up where we knew they belonged. When Sonny sets Rising Star free, he sets himself free. Perfection.
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The Electric Horseman. 64 Metascore. 1979. 2 hr 1 mins. Drama, Comedy. PG. Watchlist. Robert Redford and Jane Fonda as a retired rodeo champ and the reporter who's out to get his story. Charlotta ...
Sep 27, 2017 · In 1979, they reunited, with a touch more denim, in “The Electric Horseman. ...
A brassy reporter will do anything to find out why. Subtitles: English. Starring: Robert Redford Jane Fonda Willie Nelson John Saxon Valerie Perrine. Directed by: Sydney Pollack. A washed-up rodeo star gallops into the Las Vegas desert with his sponsor's prized racehorse. A brassy reporter will do anything to find out why.
Synopsis. 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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Sep 29, 2017 · The movie marks the fourth screen collaboration for Fonda and Redford—following 1966’s The Chase; 1967’s Barefoot in the Park; and 1979’s The Electric Horseman. Adapted from Kent Haruf’s ...