Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Sleepy Hollow (1999), directed by Tim Burton, is a dark and atmospheric retelling of Washington Irving’s classic story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” The film stars Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane, a New York City detective with a penchant for forensics and an aversion to the supernatural.
Christina Ricci co-stars as Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful and mysterious daughter of a wealthy landowner.
Christina Ricci co-stars as Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful and mysterious daughter of a wealthy landowner.The story is set in 1799, when Crane is sent to the small, eerie town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of gruesome murders. The victims have all been found decapitated, and the superstitious townsfolk believe the culprit to be the ghost of a Hessian mercenary known as the Headless Horseman.
As an Enlightenment man of science, Crane is initially skeptical of these supernatural claims and sets out to solve the mystery using logic and reason.
As an Enlightenment man of science, Crane is initially skeptical of these supernatural claims and sets out to solve the mystery using logic and reason.Upon arriving in Sleepy Hollow, Crane is met with suspicion and fear by the townspeople, who include Baltus Van Tassel (Michael Gambon), the town’s patriarch; Lady Van Tassel (Miranda Richardson), Baltus’s wife; and Brom Van Brunt (Casper Van Dien), Katrina’s suitor. Despite their wariness, they agree to help Crane in his investigation.
