Sleepy Hollow
post #2596 by Antje on January 8th, 2010 and last updated January 27, 2011
Overview
Year: 1999
Directed by: Tim Burton
Written by: Washington Irving, Kevin Yagher
Music by: Danny Elfman
Johnny Depp playing: Constable Ichabod Crane
Runtime: 105 min.
Release Date: November 19th, 1999
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Plot Summary
The classic story of “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow” is brought to life by the gothic film maker Tim Burton. Johnny Depp plays Ichabod Crane, and to win the heart of Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) he will have to brave the nearby woods, even though several decapitated bodies have been found. And then the legend of the axe wielding headless horsemen come together to make this movie.
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UK Shivers Issue 73, 1999
post #12806 by Martina on June 1st, 1999 in Articles, Sleepy Hollow
JOHNNY DEPP DISCUSSES HIS LIFE AND WORK, AND HIS NEW MOVIE, SLEEPY HOLLOW JOHNNY DEPP has always chosen roles that are different, and his newest film Sleepy Hollow he displays his talent for humour and drama in a film reminiscent of the Horror films of the ’50s and ’60s. Depp has the starring role in … more »
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SLEEPY HOLLOW
post #12 by Martina on January 1st, 1999 in Reviews, Sleepy Hollow
What we have here is the product of two men. After his screenplay for “Seven” was produced, Andrew Kevin Walker’s retelling of this Washington Irving story was sold and promptly sat on the shelf for a few years. Director Tim Burton, after a long string of artistic and commercial successes, had a pair of setbacks. … more »
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DEPPTH PERCEPTION
post #11 by Martina on January 1st, 1999 in Interviews, Sleepy Hollow
Brooding Johnny muses on his motley career and reinventing Ichabod Crane for Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow – by Rob Blackwelder. Blackwelder: You’ve said you patterned the character after Roddy McDowell, Angela Lansbury in “Death On the Nile” and the old Sherlock Holmes. How did you use those influences to create Ichabod? Depp: It’s funny, because … more »
