The Electric Horseman

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The Electric Horseman

film by Pollack [1979]

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Sydney Pollack
Film directing
…he reteamed with Redford on The Electric Horseman. The actor was cast as Sonny Steele, an erstwhile rodeo champion reduced to being a spokesman for a breakfast cereal. When the disillusioned Steele learns that the company’s $12 million steed is being drugged because of an injury, he rides off with…
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…he reteamed with Redford on The Electric Horseman. The actor was cast as Sonny Steele, an erstwhile rodeo champion reduced to being a spokesman for a breakfast cereal. When the disillusioned Steele learns that the company’s $12 million steed is being drugged because of an injury, he rides off with…
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Willie Nelson
Outlaw country movement and mainstream success
…his film acting debut in The Electric Horseman (1979), Nelson appeared in such movies as Honeysuckle Rose (1980)—which introduced what would become his signature song, “On the Road Again”—and Red Headed Stranger (1986), a drama based on his album. In 1985 Nelson participated in the USA for Africa famine-relief charity…
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…his film acting debut in The Electric Horseman (1979), Nelson appeared in such movies as Honeysuckle Rose (1980)—which introduced what would become his signature song, “On the Road Again”—and Red Headed Stranger (1986), a drama based on his album. In 1985 Nelson participated in the USA for Africa famine-relief charity…
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