The third film collaboration between johnny depp and burton, the film also features christina ricci, sir michael gambon, miranda richardson, casper van dien, jeffrey jones, ian mcdiarmid, michael. In a small town, a brewing romantic rivalry with a local tough and a schoolteacher culminates in a terrifying ride in the night. I shall make a list of every man and woman in sleepy hollow, starting with their chief citizen, baltus van tassel. The village is located on the east bank of the hudson river, about 30 miles 48 km north of new york city, and is served by the philipse manor stop on the metronorth hudson line. Ichabod crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers. The first season of the fox television series sleepy hollow premiered on september 16, 20, and concluded january 20, 2014, consisting of episodes.
The story is set circa 1790 in the dutch settlement of tarry town, in a secluded glen called sleepy hollow. The actor wanted ichabod to parallel irvings description of the character in the short story. I wish somebody would make a legend of sleepy hollow movie that is in keeping with washington irvings vision, historically accurate, but still has an interesting plot, suspense, and has more of the headless horseman in it. Thats because it requires two actors to portray one of the shows central villains the. Abraham van brunt, also known as the horseman of death, headless, death, the horseman and the headless horseman, is an undead man and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Sleepy hollow gives the headless horseman a voice screen rant. Executive producer charles sellier was nominated for an. With bing crosby, pinto colvig, jud conlons rhythmaires, clarence nash. It takes two actors to play sleepy hollow villain new york post.
Hessian horseman marc pickering masbeth lisa marie lady crane steven waddington killian claire skinner beth killian alun armstrong high constable mark spalding jonathan masbeth jessica oyelowo sarah ray park headless horseman stunts, fights choreographer peter guinness icahbods father orlando seale crew tim burton director adam schroeder. Sep 23, 2014 the headless horseman rides again in season 2 of sleepy hollow and fox8s shannon smith talked to neil jackson, the actor who plays the part of abraham van brunt, the character who became the. The court sends ichabod crane, a young police officer, to the foggy town of sleepy hollow to investigate a series of brutal murders that upset the inhabitants daily life. The horseman of death, also known as the headless horseman, is the first of the four horsemen of the apocalypse to appear in sleepy hollow. Sublime voice work from bing crosby, who also lends his voice to some songs. She is also a powerful pureblood witch in the coven the sisterhood of the radiant heart, in which she was the leader.
Sleepy hollow tv series 202017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cast johnny depp ichabod crane christina ricci katrina van tassel miranda richardson lady van tassel michael gambon baltus van tassel casper van dien brom van brunt jeffrey jones reverend steenwyck christopher lee burgomaster richard griffiths samuel philipse ian mcdiarmid dr. Johnny depp is an actor able to disappear into characters, never. The legend of sleepy hollow is a 1980 television film on nbc filmed in utah, loosely based on washington irvings short story. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 angered that katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster crane, brom bones determines to scare off the interloper by filling his head with spooky tales of a headless horseman. He is also known as the headless horseman, and is the secondary antagonist of the 1999 horror fantasy film sleepy hollow. The series is loosely based on the short story the legend of sleepy hollow by washington irving with added concepts from rip van winkle, also by irving. It is a film adaptation loosely inspired by the 1820 short story the legend of sleepy hollow by washington irving and stars johnny depp, christina ricci, miranda richardson, marc pickering, michael gambon, jeffrey jones, casper van dien, ian mcdiarmid, michael gough, and christopher walken. And with the film celebrating its twentieth anniversary just last year, i think. Its one of the classic disney cartoons that i remember most from my childhood. Watching it today its even better than i remembered. Sleepy hollow 910 movie clip safe in the church 1999 hd. Sleepy hollow is a 1999 period horror film directed by tim burton, interpreting the legend of the headless horseman and based loosely upon the washington irving story the legend of sleepy hollow.
Feb 16, 2009 trailer for tim burtons film starring johnny depp, christina ricci, christopher walken, miranda richardson, michael gambon, casper van dien, jeffrey jones. They are partially represented by four white trees and were written in the book of revelations, representing conquest, war, famine and death, riding atop horses that were black, red, pale and white, respectively. Tim burtons sleepy hollow may be nearing its 20th anniversary, but there. He was then portrayed by stuntman and actor ray park. With tom mison, lyndie greenwood, nicole beharie, orlando jones. Sleepy hollow 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In this version, ichabod johnny depp is a new york city. Neil jackson, 38, was cast as abraham, predecapitation. The headless horseman is a perfect portrayed villain for sleepy hollow. Schoolboy voice the night of the headless horseman. Jeremy crane is a main character and the son of ichabod and katrina crane. He is sent to the remote town of sleepy hollow to investigate a series of. Paramount pictures suggere a burton dengager mel gibson pour jouer le. Headless horseman abraham van brunt richard cetrone, jeremy owens, craig branham and neil jackson, a beheaded undead man later resurrected in the 21st century sleepy hollow with crane, where he was revealed to be the first of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
Lancaster michael gough james hardenbrook christopher walken hessian horseman. Washington irvings tale of ichabod crane and the headless horseman gets a few new twists in a screen adaptation directed by tim burton. They soon realize that someone is taking the original legend too far. Ichabod crane is sent to sleepy hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the headless horseman. Mar 06, 2018 washington irvings tale of ichabod crane and the headless horseman gets a few new twists in a screen adaptation directed by tim burton.
He was an englishman who fought alongside the american army. The four horsemen of the apocalypse are four unholy, supernatural entities, initially summoned by moloch, so as to bring about the apocalypse. Sleepy hollow movie facts that will make your head roll. Sleepy hollow 110 movie clip death of the hessian horseman. Lancaster michael gough james hardenbrook christopher walken hessian horseman marc pickering masbeth lisa marie lady crane steven waddington killian claire skinner beth killian. Sleepy hollow keeps the intensity high in this weeks episode, entitled necromancer. He eventually became war, the second of the four horsemen of the apocalypse while hiding under the pretense that he is the sin eater with the name henry parrish, who had broken the blood bond between.
Heads will roll based on washington irvings the legend of sleepy hollow, this 1999 motion picture is an absolute blast to watch. A richly designed, pervasively atmospheric, and, thanks to its leading man, somewhat whimsical horror film, tim burtons sleepy hollow is a blustery, gory, and entertaining piece of work. Tom mison, janina gavankar, lyndie greenwood, rachel melvin, jerry mackinnon, oona yaffe, jeremy davies, nicole beharie. Shawn pyfrom is the voice of schoolboy in the night of the headless horseman. Park appeared in the scene where walkens character, the headless horseman, murders the killian family and brom bones, among others. The hessian was a mercenary sent by german princes during the revolutionary war. The role of the hessian, in tim burtons 1999 gothic horror sleepy hollow, was played by christopher walken. Sleepy hollow gave us the gorgeous tim burton horror movie.
Sleepy hollow 1999 fullhd movie cast sleepy hollow 1999 fullhd movie english subtitle sleepy hollow 1999 fullhd movie release date. Created by phillip iscove, alex kurtzman, roberto orci. Wonderful support cast of brits, miranda richardson black adder, michael gambon singing detective, richard griffiths swelter in gormenghast. Sleepy hollow high 2000, a directtovideo horror film shot in maryland, in which a group of misbehaving high school students are sent to the sleepy hollow park grounds to clean up vandalism and graffiti. It is a film adaptation loosely based on washington irvings 1820 short story the legend of sleepy hollow, and stars johnny depp and christina ricci, with miranda richardson, michael gambon, casper van dien, and jeffrey jones in supporting roles. With johnny depp, christina ricci, miranda richardson, michael gambon. Sep 26, 2016 an indepth tour of one of the countrys most legendary hamlets, sleepy hollow, new york. Faithful to the dreamy custombound world that irving paints in his story, the film mixes. The first form of the gothic story was written by author washington irving and titled the legend of sleepy hollow. The entire movie is based on a legend which in and of itself is very good, and this is a great iteration. John carradine the night of the headless horseman tv movie 1999 animation horror in this classic tale based on the legend of sleepy hollow, ichabod crane, the towns new schoolmaster, is instantly enamored with katrina van tassel, but he must compete for her love with. In this classic tale based on the legend of sleepy hollow, ichabod crane, the towns new schoolmaster, is instantly enamored with katrina van tassel, but he must compete for her love with brom bones, who will stop at nothing to win her. Jul 30, 2016 explore kelposaurs board sleepy hollow tim burton movie, followed by. The story of sleepy hollow is a tale that has been around for almost two centuries.
Oct 26, 2019 its a wonder it took so long for tim burton to make his first proper horror movie sleepy hollow. Sleepy hollow, set in 1799 and based on washington irvings story the legend of sleepy hollow and adapted for the screen this time by kevin yagher and andrew kevin walker, is the story of new york city constable icabod crane johnny depp and his investigation into the stories about a headless horseman who is murdering people by. Ichabod johnny depp has a bloody face to face with the horseman which ends badly for van brunt casper van dien. Washington irvings tale of ichabod crane and the headless horseman gets a few new.
In addition to this acting work, he has also been christopher walkens fight stunt double for the film sleepy hollow. The headless horseman was a hessian mercenary who was sent by the german princes to brutally attack american soldiers. Not in this film, the heads look eerily similar to the actors, to the point where its. Wanting vengeance, he sold his soul to moloch after. The locals explain that the horsemans sword was forged in the fires below. The curse of the headless horseman christopher walken is the legacy of the small town of sleepy hollow. It was rereleased individually in 1958 as the legend of sleepy hollow. The plot follows police constable ichabod crane depp sent from new york city to investigate a series of murders in the village of sleepy hollow by a mysterious headless horseman. Ichabod was also a teacher in andrew kevin walkers original screenplay for this movie, but director tim burton brought in tom stoppard to rewrite and restructure the screenplay. Development began in 1993 at paramount pictures, with kevin yagher originally set to direct andrew kevin walker s script as a lowbudget slasher film.
Christopher walken as the headless horseman in sleepy hallow 1999. Johnny depp is ichabod crane, an eccentric investigator determined to stop the murderous headless. The headless horseman is also brilliantly realized. On foxs supernatural drama sleepy hollow, two heads are definitely better than one. The mantle of death is currently held by abraham van brunt. Sleepy hollow cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Sleepy hollow is an american supernatural drama television series that aired on fox from september 16, 20 to march 31, 2017. In the town of sleepy hollow in 1781, ichabod crane tom mison decapitates the headless horseman in battle, but is mortally wounded himself, and collapses. He was betrothed to katrina van tassel, who, at the time, left him for his best friend, ichabod crane. A lot of victims are found decapitated and some witnesses think the responsible is a mysterious headless horseman armed with a sharp sword, but crane thinks these are only. With jeff bennett, clancy brown, tia carrere, debi derryberry. In washington irvings original story, ichabod crane was a school teacher who came to sleepy hollow and ran afoul of its resident ghoul, the headless horseman. It is one thing to see a frightened lawyer being taken for a ride in a carriage by a driver who has lost his head along the way.
Four horsemen of the apocalypse sleepyhollow wiki fandom. Christopher walken the headless horseman played a schoolteacher in the dead zone 1983, in the beginning of which he tells his class to read the legend of sleepy hollow. Come along as i dive deep into the haunting sights, sounds and scents of this historic village. Sleepy hollow is a 1999 american gothic supernatural horror film directed by tim burton. The series is initially set in reallife sleepy hollow, new york, although it portrays the town as much larger. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980, a television film directed by henning schellerup and filmed in utah, starring jeff goldblum, meg foster, and dick butkus as brom bones. Neil jackson, on headless horseman actor jeremy owens. As the plot unfolds, the hessian loses his head and becomes the legendary headless horseman. His steed was named daredevil and he would chop the heads off of his victims. Executive producer charles sellier was nominated for an emmy award for his work on the movie. Sleepy hollow dvdanother great tim burton movie starring johnny depp so if youre a fan of the duo you are bound to enjoy sleepy hollow which is an expanded version of book the legend of sleepy hollow. The actor wanted ichabod to parallel irvings description of the character in the.
With its superbly rendered and shot sets and landscapes, the film is a finelooking chiller with an overarching sense of delightful wickedness. Who plays the headless horseman in sleepy hollow answers. Thats because it requires two actors to portray one of the shows central villains the headless horseman, a k a abraham van brunt, who lost his head at the hands of ichabod crane tom mison. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of sleepy hollow with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. A good portion of the film focuses on why exactly a headless horseman is taking out certain members of the sleepy hollow community, with johnny depps ichabod crane at the center of the investigation. He met his end in late 1779 and was beheaded, just as he had done so with his victims. He is brute, oversized, and roughly textured with outwear.
Headless horseman costume prop store ultimate movie. Some of the special effects were somewhat suspect but the headless horseman itself and the overall mood of the film dont suffer and remain brilliantly dark. Horsemans hollow at philipsburg manor in sleepy hollow. He is portrayed in the movie by ray park headless and christopher walken with head on. Nominated mtv movie award for best fight shared with liam neeson and ewan mcgregor nominated mtv movie award for best villain. The night of the headless horseman tv movie 1999 imdb. Sleepy hollow is a beautifully made film that should be loved by any fan of burtons films. He was betrothed to katrina van tassel, who, at the time.
The tale was first included in irvings book titled the sketch book of geoffrey crayon, gent since then, several filmmakers have adapted his story for featurelength movies and television shows. Sleepy hollow, new york tour cemetery headless horseman. Tim burtons sleepy hollow begins with a story that would not have distinguished one of the lesser films from the hammer horror franchise and elevates it by sheer style and acting into something entertaining and sometimes rather elegant. Sleepy hollow is a 1999 american period horror film directed by tim burton. Sleepy hollow s premiere haunted attraction, horseman s hollow, takes the tale of the legend of sleepy hollow to its darkest extremes. Although it has flown under the radar against the backdrop of the directors colorfully. Slate in the 2008 james bond film quantum of solace. Sleepy hollow 910 movie clip safe in the church 1999. Sleepy hollow is a village in the town of mount pleasant, in westchester county, new york. The entire movie is written and acted very poetically and methodically, almost as if reading an old folk tale. Philipsburg manor transforms into a terrifying landscape ruled by the undead, the evil, and the headless horseman. Sleepy hollow is a stunning visual achievement that looked great when it was released but looks even better today.
Set in 1799, sleepy hollow is based on washington irvings classic tale the legend of sleepy hollow. The actor claims that either an axe or a sword came down during a shot. When katrina had ichabods son, jeremy crane, she was banished from the sisterhood of the radiant heart. Sleepy hollow 1999 movie clip the horseman s story by. Headless himself is played by 36yearold stunt actor jeremy owens. Ichabod thinks that brom is his biggest obstacle, but to his. The allstar cast all give near perfect performances especially depp himself. Geissler, andrew kevin walker, kevin yagher, washington irving.
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