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Brent Carver | ... | Ichabod Crane |
Rachelle Lefevre | ... | Katrina Van Tassle | |
Vlasta Vrana | ... | Mr. Van Tassle | |
Kathleen Fee | ... | Mrs. Van Tassle | |
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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 | |
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Samuel Holden | ... | Ernest Van Ecke |
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Michael Rudder | ... | Pastor Van Der Veen |
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Danette Mackay | ... | Mrs. Van Der Veen (as Danette MacKay) |
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Brendan McClarty | ... | Brom Crony |
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Martin Kevan | ... | Aaron |
Paul Hopkins | ... | Knickerbocker |
Ichabod Crane, a Yankee wanderer, arrives in Sleepy Hollow and becomes the new schoolmaster. He meets Katrina Van Tassel, and blissfully fantasizes about how can marry her, ultimately, inherit her father's rich estate. Her suitor Brom Bones, the blacksmith, wants to scare him away and dresses up as the legendary Headless Horseman. During the prank, the real ghost appears and drives Ichabod off. Written by Betty Palik
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