The Electric Horseman

The Electric Horseman
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySydney Pollack
Written by
Story byShelly Burton
Produced byRay Stark
Starring
CinematographyOwen Roizman
Edited bySheldon Kahn
Music byDave Grusin
Production
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Distributed by
Release date
  • December 21, 1979 (1979-12-21)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12.5 million
Box office$61.8 million

The Electric Horseman is a 1979 American western comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda and directed by Sydney Pollack. The film is about a former rodeo champion who is hired by a cereal company to become its spokesperson and then runs away on a $12 million electric-lit horse and costume he is given to promote it in Las Vegas after he finds that the horse has been abused.