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Jane Fonda, John Saxon, Robert Redford

When this picture came out in 1979, both Robert Redford and Jane Fonda were at the height of their stardom; in fact, this movie was so big, it took two studios (Columbia and Universal) to make it. R...( read more  read more... )edford plays Sonny Steele, champion rodeo rider turned corporate spokesman (and perpetual drunk). When he discovers that another corporate asset, a racehorse, is just like him--dressed like a buffoon and doped up to the gills--he decides to liberate the animal. Redford's grumpy, wise, and funny performance demonstrates why he was (and is) such a big star (and why director Sydney Pollack made seven movies with him). Fonda is fine as the bright, ambitious, frightened TV reporter whose pursuit of a story pitches her headlong into love. The ending may seem anticlimatic (the big comedy chase comes in the middle of the film), but this is much more a romance story than a chase film. From the beginning, there's little doubt how the story will end (although even then, the movie throws us a little curve), but the movie compensates with sheer star power; Redford and Fonda are all that matter, and in this case they deliver, along with Willie Nelson's fine performance in a pivotal supporting role. --Geof Miller

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PG, 120 min.

Directed by: Sydney Pollack

Release Date: December 19, 1979

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DVD Release Date: October 10, 2000

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  • ileo
    January 10, 2008
    ileo
    definitely remember this from them younger years, hehehe
    cute.
  • dukeakasmudge
    October 20, 2009
    dukeakasmudge
    It was OK.Something to watch
  • clanoftorturers
    July 5, 2009
    clanoftorturers
    I will NOT see a Movie that has this Commie, Traitor, BITCH in it.
    They don't have a LOW enough rating for her.
    She can rot in the Hanoi Hilton, for what she did to Our troops during Vietnam.

    BURN BITCH, BURN
  • jjb3332003
    April 11, 2009
    jjb3332003
    The second half was better than the first. And it was good to see the horse let go.
  • laney33
    July 6, 2008
    laney33
    I saw a couple of minutes of this the other day, and I don't think I could take it.
  • janakic
    March 29, 2008
    janakic
    A great overlooked film by Sydney Pollack. This film is a great snapshot of the 70's and has a great Robert Redford performance in which we first see his good ole boy cowboy charm. Jane Fonda looked and acted great while proving she and Redford still had great chemistry together ...( read more)after they appeared together in 1967's "Barefoot in the Park." Willie Nelson has been reprising the role he played in this ever since, plus he launched his classic song "Mama Don't let your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys." The horse chase still holds up very well because it was expertly done.
  • thereeldeal
    August 8, 2007
    thereeldeal
    Plays like a tv movie...but it has charm.
  • flower2605
    July 5, 2007
    flower2605
    The horse wuz beautiful in this one..

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