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The Electric Horseman

film by Pollack [1979]

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In 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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In Willie Nelson
…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.
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