The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1999) (TV)

Director:

Pierre Gang

Writers:

Washington Irving (story)
Joe Wiesenfeld (written by)

Release Date:

23 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror | Mystery | Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

The headless horseman rides again.

Plot:

Ichabod Crane, a Yankee wanderer, arrives in Sleepy Hollow and becomes the new schoolmaster. He meets Katrina Van Tassel...

Plot Keywords:

Headless Horseman | Ghost | 18th Century | Romantic Rivalry | Based On Short Story

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 Ripper
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
John Dunn-Hill	...	Old Man, Tavern
Terrence Labrosse	...	Old Man, Tavern (as Terence La Brosse Ross)
Victor Knight	...	Old Man, Tavern
Norris Domingue	...	Old Man, Tavern
Elan Zafir	...	Linnart
Renee Madeline Le Guerrier	...	Innkeeper's Wife (as Renée-M. Le Guerrier)

Directed by
Pierre Gang

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Washington Irving		story
Joe Wiesenfeld		written by

Produced by
Steven Hewitt	....	executive producer
Michael Prupas	....	executive producer
Danièle Rohrbach	....	producer

Original Music by
Denis Larochelle

Cinematography by
Serge Ladouceur		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Debra Karen

Casting by
Lucie Robitaille

Production Design by
Normand Sarazin		(as Normand Sarrazin)

Set Decoration by
Kenneth Gagné

Costume Design by
Nicoletta Massone

Makeup Department
Réjean Forget	....	hair stylist
Ginette Lajeunesse	....	hairdresser
Félix Larivière	....	extras hairdresser
Joan Patricia Parris	....	makeup artist (as Joan-Patricia Parris)
Cécile Rigault	....	key makeup artist
Delphine Rigault-Noël	....	makeup artist: extras
Daniel Jacob	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Karl Archambault	....	unit manager
Ghislain Pensa	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Geneviéve Duguay	....	third assistant director (as Geneviève Duguay)
Sean Dwyer	....	first assistant director
Tanya van Blokland	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Francis Back	....	storyboard artist
Robert Bourdeau	....	scenic painter
Denis Caspar	....	graphic artist
Jean-Manuel Costella	....	sketch artist
Jean-Marie Francoeur	....	key set decorator
Michèle Gagnon	....	assistant props buyer
Patrice Gagné	....	props buyer
Louis Gascon	....	set props master
Oscar Lopez	....	scenic technician
Jean-Phillipe Marsan	....	scenic technician
Françoise Pauquet	....	art department coordinator
Régis Pelletier	....	scenic painter
Marianne Vézina-Méthé	....	assistant set props
Jean-Andre Carriere	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Pascal Beaudin	....	boom operator
Michel B. Bordeleau	....	sound
Diane Boucher	....	adr supervisor
Jocelyn Caron	....	sound recording engineer (as Jo Caron)
Michel Charron	....	sound
Michel Descombes	....	sound
Jérôme Décarie	....	foley artist
Gavin Fernandes	....	sound
Guy Francoeur	....	foley assistant
Marc Gagnon	....	sound effects editor
Daniel Lagacé	....	assistant sound
Sylvie Masse	....	sound effects editor
Mireille Morin	....	dialogue editor
Sylvain Richard	....	sound assistant
Bruno Ruffolo	....	sound re-recording engineer
Michel B. Bordeleau	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)
Michel Descombes	....	sound mixer: Covitec (uncredited)
Gavin Fernandes	....	sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Yvon Charbonneau	....	special effects technician
Pierre Côté	....	special effects technician
Pierre 'Bill' Rivard	....	special effects coordinator (as Pierre 'Bill' Rivard)
Philippe Roberge	....	special effects technician
Sebastien Roussel	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Yves Béland	....	visual effects
Frederic St-Arnaud	....	visual effects (as Frédéric St-Arnaud)

Stunts
Joel Belley	....	stunts
Ben Gauthier	....	stunts (as Benoit Gauthier)
François Gauthier	....	stunts (as Frank Gauthier)
Minor Mustain	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Baker	....	gaffer
Sebastien Cassou	....	clapper loader (as Sébastien Cassou)
Stephan Charron	....	best boy (as Stéphan Charron)
Ron Diamond	....	set photographer (as Ron S. Diamond)
Gilles Filion	....	Steadicam operator
Daniel Guy	....	focus puller
Normand Hamilton	....	generator operator (as Normen Hamilton)
John Harris	....	electrician (as John John Harris)
Edith Labbe	....	focus puller (as Edith Labbé)
Jan Mark Lapointe	....	key grip (as Jan-Mark Lapointe)
Denis-Noel Mostert	....	Steadicam operator
Richard Paré	....	electrician
William Ross	....	best boy (as William Ted Ross)
Maurice Roy	....	camera operator
Daniel Thivierge	....	grip
Danielle Turgeon	....	clapper loader
Christian Vezina	....	grip (as Christian Vézina)
Pierre Beaulieu	....	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Catherina Chamberland	....	assistant costume designer (as Caterina Chamberland)
Julie Chenard	....	assistant wardrobe (as Julie Chénard)
Catou Gelinas	....	key dresser (as Catou Gélinas)
Marie-Maude Grenier	....	dresser
Hélène Lussier	....	assistant wardrobe
Alice Mayeux	....	dresser: extras
Marie-Hélène Ménard	....	assistant wardrobe
Catherine Gélinas	....	key dresser (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Isabelle Bismuth	....	post-production coordinator
Jean-Sébastien Durocher	....	on-line editor
Paul Gagnon	....	post-production consultant
Michaël Karen	....	off-line assistant editor (as Michael Karen)
Marc Lussier	....	colorist
Martin Ross	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Marc Larochelle	....	additional music orchestrator
Luc Papineau	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Christian Biron	....	driver
René Brisson	....	driver
Patrice Bujold	....	driver
Marc Bélanger	....	driver
Bertrand Calmeau	....	driver
Nicola Corbo	....	office driver
Jean-Yves Dolbec	....	transportation coordinator
Massimo Gallizzi	....	driver
Jean Simard	....	driver
Jose Uria	....	driver captain (as José Uria)

Other crew
Helene Birade	....	production coordinator (as Hélène Birade)
Jesabelle Boileau	....	assistant craft service (as Jézabel Boileau)
Sylvie Boily	....	production coordinator
Diane Boisvert	....	location coordinator
Pascale Brault	....	production assistant
Daniel Charbonneau	....	production assistant
Christiane Charpentier	....	craft service
Danielle Delbecque	....	security
Stéphane Doyon	....	production assistant
Éric Fauteux	....	security
Irénée Gagné	....	security
Marie-Lynne Gleeson	....	receptionist
Patrick Lacerte	....	security
Sylvie Laurin	....	production accountant
Sophie Longpre	....	animal wrangler (as Sophie Longpré)
Brigitte Lévesque	....	location manager
Jim Lévesque	....	set production assistant
Claudette Messier	....	script supervisor
Betty Palik	....	unit publicist
Marjolaine Perron	....	assistant accountant
Manon Quenneville	....	set runner
Danny Raie	....	paramedic
Danette Smith	....	assistant accountant
Denis Veillette	....	assistant animal wrangler

Thanks
Geraldine McDonald	....	special thanks
John McDonald	....	special thanks
Kevin Tierney	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) (produced with the participation of) (as The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit)
• Hallmark Entertainment (presents)
• Muse Entertainment Enterprises (as a MUSE Entertainment Production)
• Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit (produced with the participation of) (as Québec Film and Television Tax Credit)

Distributors

• Alpha Filmes (Brazil) (video)
• Future Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Intrigue (special effects)

Other Companies

• Entertainment Partners Canada  payroll services (as Bulloch Entertainment Services)

Also Known As:

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: Episode #34.8" (2005)

Washington Irving's version.

Not as good as the Disney animated version, but much superior to both the Jeff Goldblum and Johnny Depp versions. What makes any live action adaptation of Washington Irving's classic is the choice of Ichabod Crane (The Disney version is judged based on it's narrator, Bing Crosby, who's self-mocking "hip" style, carries the story). Certainly Brent Carver dominates this role from the start when we see him perched upon a hill looking like a scarecrow, it is a startling shot by the director. In the early TV film version, Jeff Goldblum certainly looked the part, but he was too dull. In Tim Burton's spoofy version Johnny Depp (a favorite of mine, especially in Tim Burton films) is just poorly cast (as was Wednesday Adams as Katrina, give me a break puleeeze!). This version is the closest to capturing the flavor of the classic short story. If you want to see Disney's Sleepy Hollow or Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow then the choice is obvious, however, if you want to see Washington Irving's Sleepy Hollow check out this obscure cable channel version.