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13 March 1980 (UK)
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Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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Entertaining romance of a runaway cowboy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Redford | ... | Norman 'Sonny' Steele | |
| Jane Fonda | ... | Alice 'Hallie' Martin | |
| Valerie Perrine | ... | Charlotta Steele | |
| Willie Nelson | ... | Wendell Hickson | |
| John Saxon | ... | Hunt Sears | |
| Nicolas Coster | ... | Fitzgerald | |
| Allan Arbus | ... | Danny Miles | |
| Wilford Brimley | ... | Farmer | |
| Will Hare | ... | Gus Atwater | |
| Basil Hoffman | ... | Toland | |
| Timothy Scott | ... | Leroy | |
| James Sikking | ... | Dietrich (as James B. Sikking) | |
| James Kline | ... | Tommy | |
| Frank Speiser | ... | Bernie | |
| Quinn K. Redeker | ... | Bud Broderick (as Quinn Rdeker) |
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Electric (USA) (trailer title)
Den självlysande ryttaren (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Der elektrische Reiter (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
El jinete eléctrico (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Le cavalier électrique (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Den lysende rytter (Denmark) [da]
Elektryczny jezdziec (Poland) [pl]
Il cavaliere elettrico (Italy) [it]
Ilektrikos kavallaris (Greece) [el]
O Cavaleiro Elétrico (Brazil) [pt]
Valaistu ratsumies (Finland) [fi]
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Den självlysande ryttaren (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Der elektrische Reiter (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
El jinete eléctrico (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Le cavalier électrique (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Den lysende rytter (Denmark) [da]
Elektryczny jezdziec (Poland) [pl]
Il cavaliere elettrico (Italy) [it]
Ilektrikos kavallaris (Greece) [el]
O Cavaleiro Elétrico (Brazil) [pt]
Valaistu ratsumies (Finland) [fi]
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122 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Australia:PG |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:12 |
Argentina:Atp |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
USA:PG |
Singapore:PG |
UK:PG
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Director Sydney Pollack is also the voice of Les, Hallie Martin's boss, on the phone when she calls from the coffee shop to say that she's interviewed Sonny Steele.
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Continuity: The video footage shown on television of Sonny Steele's speech about the horse doesn't match what Alice would have actually shot. The camera movement, lighting and direction of where Steele was facing while talking is completely different.
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Quotes:
Sonny Steele:
I grew up gettin' up.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player (1981) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Midnight Rider
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Being a great fan of the film's stars, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, especially back when I first saw it, I found this an entertaining, if not memorable romance, western style.
The story revolves around a former rodeo star named Sonny Steele (Redford) who has been reduced to doing cereal commercials in Las Vegas, all the while lit up in a sort of electrified suit. When he discovers plans are afoot to drug his horse lest it become too adventurous, he rides off into the desert, followed closely by a reporter named Hallie Martin (Fonda). At first, Hallie is simply seeking an exclusive story, but as you can imagine, before too long, the sparks are flying. Meanwhile, other forces are also after the runaway horseman, who just wants to return the horse to nature and himself to a simpler life.
The chemistry here between Redford and Fonda is wonderful, as they share basically an outdoor camping trip. Apart from that, the movie is primarily imparting a message about commercialism in our modern society, especially the evils of using both people and animals for profit. I was interested to read that Robert Redford actually bought for himself the horse, Rising Star, that was used in this film. It isn't any masterpiece, but certainly an entertaining movie that points to the beauties of a simple country life.