The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Pierre Gang

Writers:

Washington Irving (story)
Joe Wiesenfeld (written by)

Release Date:

23 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror | Mystery | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

Ichabod Crane, a Yankee wanderer, arrives in Sleepy Hollow and becomes the new schoolmaster. He is attracted...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Headless Horseman | 18th Century | Jack O Lantern | Classroom

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Brent Carver	...	Ichabod Crane
Rachelle Lefevre	...	Katrina Van Tassle
Vlasta Vrana	...	Mr. Van Tassle
Kathleen Fee	...	Mrs. Van Tassle
Paul Lemelin	...	Brom Bones
Michel Perron	...	Mr. Van Ripper
Dawn Ford	...	Mrs. Van Rinner
Lisa Bronwyn Moore	...	Mrs. Van Ecke
Richard Jutras	...	Mr. Van Ecke
Samuel Holden	...	Ernest Van Ecke
Michael Rudder	...	Pastor Van Der Veen
Danette Mackay	...	Mrs. Van Der Veen (as Danette MacKay)
Brendan McClarty	...	Brom Crony
Martin Kevan	...	Aaron
Paul Hopkins	...	Knickerbocker

Also Known As:

La légende de Sleepy Hollow (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

Brazil:105 min | Germany:94 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-7 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)

Quotes:

Katrina Van Tassle: There goes Brom Bones and his gang on another night of carousing.
Mrs. Van Tassle: Will that boy ever grow up?
Katrina Van Tassle: Not in my lifetime.

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Don't bother with this junk; watch Tim Burton's version instead

I saw this on TV, as I thought it was Tim Burton's version, which I've seen a year ago and was going to watch again sooner or later anyway; now I feel like watching it more than ever; this junk doesn't do the myth justice, it's way too slow and boring. I don't know how faithful it is to the original story, but Tim Burton's version of the story is a lot more entertaining, accurate or not. I think one of the main problems is, that the main character is not the least bit likable; he seems snobby, greedy and pretentious. Throughout the movie, he was the laughing stock of the town, and he's too stupid to notice it. I hated his character with a passion, and hoped he would be killed off by the headless horseman; I won't reveal here if I was that lucky or not. Overall, this is just your average, bad, made-for-TV movie version of a somewhat well-known story. I know I've praised Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow a lot in this review, but I just need to do so one more time; this movie is nowhere near as good, scary, atmospheric or entertaining as Tim Burton's version. Go watch that instead, and avoid this junk. 5/10