He's a washed-up loser. But sometimes losers can be heroes...
6.1
122 min
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.
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Robert Redford | Sonny | Goutbreak |
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Jane Fonda | Hallie | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Valerie Perrine | Charlotta | Unowned |
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Willie Nelson | Wendell | Unowned |
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John Saxon | Hunt Sears | Unowned |
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Nicolas Coster | Fitzgerald | Unowned |
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Allan Arbus | Danny | Unowned |
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Wilford Brimley | Farmer | Unowned |
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Will Hare | Gus | Unowned |
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Basil Hoffman | Toland | Unowned |
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Timothy Scott | Leroy | Unowned |
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James B. Sikking | Dietrich | Unowned |
| James Kline | Tommy | Unowned | |
| Frank Speiser | Bernie | Unowned | |
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Quinn K. Redeker | Bud Broderick | Unowned |
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Lois Hamilton | Joanna Camden | Unowned |
| Sarah Harris | Lucinda | Unowned | |
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Tasha Zemrus | Louise | Unowned |
| James Novak | Dennis | Unowned | |
| Debra L. Maxwell | Convention Hostess | Unowned | |
| Michele Heyeden | Sunny Angel | Unowned | |
| Robin Timm | Model Narrator | Unowned | |
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Patricia Blair | Fashion Narrator | Unowned |
| Gary M. Fox | Bellman | Unowned | |
| Richard Perlmutter | Desk Clerk | Unowned | |
| Carol Eileen Montgomery | Carol | Unowned | |
| Theresa Ann Dent | Ranch Breakfast Model | Unowned | |
| Perry Sheehan | Mrs. George Phillips | Unowned | |
| Sarge Allen | Mr. Phillips | Unowned | |
| Sylvie Strause | Matron | Unowned | |
| Richard Knoll | Dealer | Unowned | |
| Angelo Giouzelis | Maitre D' | Unowned | |
| Mark Jamison | Major Domo | Unowned | |
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Brendan Kelly | Grocer | Unowned |
| Sheila B. Wakely | Store Clerk | Unowned | |
| X.V. Kelly | Sheriff | Unowned | |
| Gary Shermaine | Trucker | Unowned | |
| Gary Liddiard | Townsman | Unowned | |
| Jerry Kurland | Ampco Personnel | Unowned | |
| J. Carlton Adair | Ampco Personnel | Unowned | |
| Charles J. Monahan | Ampco Personnel | Unowned | |
| George W. Etter | Ampco Personnel | Unowned | |
| Raymond G. Maupin | Ampco Personnel | Unowned | |
| Bob C. Barrett | Ampco Personnel | Unowned | |
| Red McIlvaine | Reporter | Unowned | |
| Frank Nicholas | Reporter | Unowned | |
| Johnny Magnus | Reporter | Unowned | |
| Vic Vallaro | Reporter | Unowned | |
| Bob Bailey | Reporter | Unowned | |
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Roger Lowe | Reporter | Unowned |
| Bernie Pollack | Blackjack Player Watching Sonny Ride (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Sydney Pollack | Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom Willett | Pedestrian Walking Past Sonny's Cadillac (uncredited) | Unowned |