Sonny — The Electric Horseman Character Profile

About Sonny

National spokesman for a cereal brand who steals his drugged champion racehorse, Rising Star, to free him. He goes on the run across the desert, detoxifying the animal and evading authorities while developing a romance with TV reporter Hallie Martin.

Sonny — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Robert Redford

Appears in

The Electric Horseman (1979)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Sonny — Professional Manager — Wendell (Willie Nelson)
• Sonny — Conflict Corporate Opponent — Hunt Sears (John Saxon)
• Sonny — Romantic Lovers — Hallie (Jane Fonda)
• Sonny — Social Friend — Gus (Will Hare)
• Sonny — Alliance Ally — Farmer (Wilford Brimley)

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• Hallie (Jane Fonda)
• Charlotta (Valerie Perrine)
• Wendell (Willie Nelson)
• Hunt Sears (John Saxon)
• Fitzgerald (Nicolas Coster)
• Danny (Allan Arbus)
• Farmer (Wilford Brimley)
• Leroy (Timothy Scott)
• Toland (Basil Hoffman)
• Gus (Will Hare)
• Dietrich (James B. Sikking)
• Bud Broderick (Quinn K. Redeker)