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The Electric Horseman
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy humane road stories pairing environmental conscience and anti-commercial sentiment with gentle romance and wide-open landscapes.
- Tone
- warm, romantic, bittersweet
- Payoff
- catharsis, swoon
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- authenticity, animal welfare, corporate exploitation, freedom, romance
- Setting
- late twentieth century, commercialized entertainment venues and Southwestern desert
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