Heads will roll.
Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.
Sleepy Hollow (1999) is a fantasy, thriller, mystery and horror film directed by Tim Burton, released on November 19, 1999 with a runtime of 1h 45m. It stars Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson and Michael Gambon. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 7,554 ratings.
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Johnny Depp
as Ichabod Crane
Christina Ricci
as Katrina Van Tassel
Miranda Richardson
as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
Michael Gambon
as Baltus Van Tassel
Casper Van Dien
as Brom Van Brunt
Jeffrey Jones
as Reverend Steenwyck
Richard Griffiths
as Bürgermeister Phillipse
Ian McDiarmid
as Dr. Lancaster
Michael Gough
as Notary Hardenbrook
Christopher Walken
as Hessian Horseman
Marc Pickering
as Young Masbath
Lisa Marie
as Lady Crane
Directed by Tim Burton, written by Andrew Kevin Walker, Kevin Yagher and Andrew Kevin Walker, produced by Adam Schroeder and Scott Rudin.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 7,554 ratings.
et us get this over with right away. I do not think Johnny Depp was the right person for playing Ichabod Crane. Maybe I am too influenced by seeing him in Pirates of The Caribbean but I just do not think he was the right person for this role. He really did not work for me. He is to whimsical and gesticulating to be taken seriously as a scientifically inclined crime investigator as far as I am concerned. Too bad…
Reviewed on May 27, 2014
It is you, Ichabod Crane, who is now put to the test. Sleepy Hollow is directed by Tim Burton and co-adapted to screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker and Kevin Yagher from the The Legend of Sleepy Hollow written by Washington Irving. It stars Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Marc Pickering, Michael Gambon, Jeffrey Jones and Casper Van Dien. Music is scored by Danny Elfman and cinematography by Emmanuel…
Reviewed on May 7, 2019
Decent watch, might watch again, and can recommend. While Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci do carry quite a bit of the movie, there is quite a lot else going on here. The horseman does tend to dominate much of this story as the original does. I don't feel there was much to the original fable of the Headless Horseman so pretty much any take you do on it seems fine: though maybe an Easter Bunny version would push some…
Reviewed on August 2, 2020
_**Great Spooky Flick for the Fall Season!**_ "Sleepy Hollow" is Tim Burton's stylish 1999 take on Washington Irving's classic tale about Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman starring Johnny Depp as Crane and Christopher Walken as the Hessian horseman. The story is set in 1799 and involves Crane, a constable from New York City, going to the Dutch hamlet of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of gruesome…
Reviewed on October 5, 2020
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The main cast of Sleepy Hollow (1999) includes Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon and Casper Van Dien. The film was directed by Tim Burton. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Sleepy Hollow was released on November 19, 1999 and runs for 1h 45m.
Sleepy Hollow (1999) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 7,554 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy fantasy, thriller and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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