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.
The Electric Horseman has generally received positive reviews.
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The Electric Horseman was released in 1979 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 49 reviews, giving The Electric Horseman (1979) an average rating of 62%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 71% and users giving an average score of 71%.
With a score of 62%, The Electric Horseman is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
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