Set in 1799 "Sleepy Hollow" is based on Washington Irving`s classic tale THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. Faithful to the dreamy custom-bound world that Irving paints in his story, the film mixes horror, fantasy and romance and features an extraordinary cast of characters who dabble in the supernatural.

Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is a squeamish, bookish 18th century New York City investigator sent to a small town in lower Westchester county to look into three mysterious decapitations. When the always rational Crane arrives at the little Dutch village, he finds that most of the townsfolk believe the culprit to be the Headless Horseman, the ghost of a monstrous Hessian soldier (Christopher Walken), who seems to be mysteriously tied in to one of the town's most prominent families. Burton's natural instincts for campy humor, combined with the hauntingly gorgeous technical work (Emmanuel Lubezki's cinematography and Danny Elfman's score included), collide to create a work of exhilarating entertainment and poetic storytelling. Miranda Richardson, Casper Van Dien and Christina Ricci help make up an ensemble cast that, combined with the historically accurate village sets and dreamlike magic of the haunted Western Woods--created on the largest sound stage in film history--makes SLEEPY HOLLOW a visually stunning, gripping, and, at times, chilling film.

SLEEPY HOLLOW grossed more than $100 million worldwide.

1999

R, Graphic violence and gore; sexuality

Starring         Christina Ricci
                     Johnny Depp
                     Christopher Walken
                     Casper Van Dien
                     Jeffrey Jones
                     Michael Gambon
                     Miranda Richardson

Directed by    Tim Burton

Written By      Andrew Kevin Walker
                      Washington Irving
                      Kevin Yagher

Soundtrack    Danny Elfman

Film Editors    Chris Lebenzon

Costume Designers Colleen Atwood

Director of Photography Emmanuel Lubezki

Production Designers Rick Heinrichs

Casting Directors    Susie Figgis
                              Ilene Starger

Producers     Andrew Kevin Walker
                    Celia D. Costas
                    Mark Roybal
                    Scott Rudin
                    Adam Schroeder
                    Kevin Yagher

Executive Producers  Larry J. Franco
                                Francis Ford Coppola

Shooting Draft 9/29/98
Screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker and Tom Stoppard

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