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The Electric Horseman

Year:
Duration:
121 min
Genres:
Comedy | Western | Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.2
Director:
Sydney Pollack
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1979-12-21
Filming Locations: Santa Clarita, California, USA
Earnings
Gross: $61,801,971 (USA) Rentals $30,283,000 (USA)
Cast
Actor
Character
Allan Arbus
Allan Arbus
The Electric Horseman
Robert Redford
Sonny
Jane Fonda
Hallie
Valerie Perrine
Charlotta
Willie Nelson
Wendell
John Saxon
Hunt Sears
Nicolas Coster
Fitzgerald
Wilford Brimley
Farmer
Will Hare
Gus
Basil Hoffman
Toland
Timothy Scott
Leroy
James Sikking
Dietrich
James Kline
Tommy
Frank Speiser
Bernie
Quinn K. Redeker
Bud Broderick
Lois Hamilton
Joanna Camden
Sarah Harris
Lucinda
Tasha Zemrus
Louise
James Novak
Dennis
Debra L. Maxwell
Convention Hostess
Michele Heyeden
Sunny Angel
Robin Timm
Model Narrator
Patricia Blair
Fashion Narrator
Gary M. Fox
Bellman
Richard Perlmutter
Desk Clerk
Carol Eileen Montgomery
Carol
Theresa Ann Dent
Ranch Breakfast Model
Perry Sheehan Adair
Mrs. George Phillips
Sarge Allen
Mr. Phillips
Sylvie Strause
Matron
Richard Knoll
Dealer
Angelo Giouzelis
Maitre D'
Mark Jamison
Major Domo
Brendan Kelly
Grocer
Sheila B. Wakely
Store Clerk
X.V. Kelly
Sheriff
Gary Shermaine
Trucker
Gary Liddiard
Townsman
Jerry Kurland
Ampco Personnel
J. Carlton Adair
Ampco Personnel
Charles J. Monahan
Ampco Personnel
George W. Etter
Ampco Personnel
Raymond G. Maupin
Ampco Personnel
Bob C. Barrett
Ampco Personnel
Red McIlvaine
Reporter
Frank Nicholas
Reporter
Johnny Magnus
Reporter
Vic Vallaro
Reporter
Bob Bailey
Reporter
Roger Lowe
Reporter
Rita Picking
Woman blowing kiss to Sonny at Caesar's Palace (uncredited)
Sydney Pollack
Man who makes pass at Alice
Did you know?
Trivia
First of three collaborations for actors Wilford Brimley and Robert Redford. Their subsequent pictures would be Brubaker (1980) and The Natural (1984).
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Some movie posters featured a long blurb that read: "Tell me Norman . . . did you think it was going to be this tough to get rid of a pain in the ass like me? . . . . . Ma'am, I had no idea".
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Most of the location shooting was done in Utah, USA near actor Robert Redford's home. This provided a tax break for Redford and also made things convenient for him as Redford had been living in seclusion in Utah for a few years.
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Goofs
When Sonny rides the horse out of Caesars Palace and up the Las Vegas strip past neighboring hotels, he passes at least one casino (famous Vegas Vic cowboy sign outside of Pioneer Club) that is miles away in downtown Las Vegas.
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The white splotch on Rising Star's face reverses itself in subsequent shots when Sonny releases him near the end of the movie. The splotch moves from Rising Star's right eye to left eye and then back again.
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After Hallie Martin tapes a statement by Sonny Steele in the great outdoors, she drives back to town, sees that it's crawling with cops and returns to warn Steele that he can't go back to town because it's crawling with cops. So what do they do? Ditch her car, get in the camper and drive right into town.
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Quotes
Sonny Steele: I ain't carrying it. And you can't carry it.
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Charlotta Steele: [commenting on Sonny Steele's condition] You look like shit... You're just walkin' around to save funeral expenses.
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Sonny Steele: I grew up gettin' up.
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Photos from cast
Allan Arbus
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