Willy Wonka
This fantasy musical movie is an origin story about the title character.
The Electric Horseman (1979)
A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.
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A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.
Rating:PG
Genre:Romance, Comedy, Western
Written By:Robert Garland
In Theaters:12/21/1979
Box Office:$61,801,971
Runtime:122 minutes
Studio:Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions, Wildwood Enterprises
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