Cinema: Call of the Wild

THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN Directed by Sydney Pollack Screenplay by Robert Garland

His name is Sonny Steele. He is played by Robert Redford. He is the ultimate Rhinestone Cowboy, a five-time world's champion rodeo rider now reduced morally, if not economically, by having to hustle Ranch Breakfast, a conglomerate's cereal. He is frequently obliged to ride out into darkened stadiums wearing a suitful of colored lights while carrying a snootful of whisky in order to dull the pain of exploitation.

Her name is Hallie Martin. She is played by Jane Fonda. She is a TV...

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