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Sleepy Hollow (1999)

R 105 min  -  Horror | Mystery  -   19 November 1999 (USA)
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Reviews: 954 user | 232 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com

Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Washington Irving (story), Kevin Yagher (screen story), and 2 more credits »
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Sleepy Hollow -- Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman. Sleepy Hollow -- Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Christina Ricci ...
Miranda Richardson ...
Michael Gambon ...
Casper Van Dien ...
Jeffrey Jones ...
Richard Griffiths ...
Ian McDiarmid ...
Michael Gough ...
Christopher Walken ...
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Lisa Marie ...
Steven Waddington ...
Claire Skinner ...
Christopher Lee ...
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Storyline

The curse of the headless horseman is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane and his new world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best forgotten and now reawakened, and he too, holding a dark secret of a past once gone. Written by Cinema_Fan  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Horseman | Head | Headless | Ghost | Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

You can lock the doors. You can bolt the windows. But can you survive the night? See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic horror violence and gore, and for a scene of sexuality See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Latin

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

La leyenda del jinete sin cabeza See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$30,060,467 (USA) (21 November 1999) (3064 Screens)

Gross:

$206,071,502 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Ichabod Crane and Katrina Van Tassel were, reportedly, real people See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Ichabod Crane performed autopsies on cadavers and these bleed in spurts. When a person dies, all the blood inside the body quickly coagulates. See more »

Quotes

Hessian Horseman: [Angry] YAHHH!
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Crazy Credits

The opening credits - shown over Ichabod's travel to Sleepy Hollow -
interact with the landscape: if Ichabod's coach is near a river, the words
are reflected on the surface of the water; if he's in a forest the letters
drift away like dead leaves, and so on. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Corpse Bride (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Argeers"
Performed and arranged by Hesperos
Courtesy of Maggie's Music, Inc. See more »