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Rating: R (graphic horror violence and gore, and for a scene of sexuality) Length: 105 minutes |
Video |
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
Audio |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 2.0 FRENCH: Dolby Digital 2.0 |
Captions |
English |
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Plot |
It's the late 18th Century and a rather ambitious detective Ichabod Crane (Depp), wanting to use up-to-date scientific techniques to solve crimes, has become a thorn in the side of the local authorities. To get him out of their hair, they send him to a small village called Sleepy Hollow to solve numerous crimes involving beheading; ultimately putting him and his weird scientific ideas to test.
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Pros |
Look no further than the director (Burton) and the main star (Depp). Fortunately this wasn't turned into a movie for children; though it hardly seemed to earn an R rating. Depp does his normally outstanding job playing the quirky detective and having Christopher Walken as the horseman was a nice touch. |
Cons |
The video is very dark; you will not want to watch this in a bright room. And could someone please explain to me how a headless horseman can do everything he does without being able to see? |
Extras |
- Commentary With Director Tim Burton
- "Behind the Legend" Featurette
- Cast & Crew Interviews
- Photo Gallery
- Selected Cast Biographies
- Theatrical Trailers
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Recommendation |
If you're a fan of either Burton or Depp watching this is a no-brainer. This is a very clever retelling of the classic story that has a little bit of everything; horror, gore, comedy and romance. |
Director |
Tim Burton [Batman, Batman Returns, Beetle Juice, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factoy, Corpse Bride, Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands, Mars Attacks!, Planet of the Apes (2001), Sweeney Todd] |
Actors |
- Johnny Depp - Ichabod Crane
- [Blow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dead Man, Donnie Brasko, From Hell, The Ninth Gate, POTC: The Curse of the Black Pearl/Dead Man's Chest/At World's End, Platoon, Sweeney Todd]
- Michael Gambon - Baltus Van Tassel
- [Charlotte Gray, Gosford Park, The Insider, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Open Range, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow]
- Michael Gough - Notary Hardenbrook
- [Batman, Batman & Robin, Batman Forever, Batman Returns]
- Richard Griffiths - Magistrate Philipse
- [Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets/Prisoner of Azkaban/Sorcerer's Stone, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy]
- Jeffrey Jones - Reverend Steenwyck
- [Amadeus, Beetle Juice, The Devil's Advocate, Ed Wood, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Hunt for Red October]
- Christopher Lee - Burgomaster
- [The Golden Compass, LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring/The Two Towers/Return of the King, The Man With the Golden Gun, Satanic Rights of Dracula, Star Wars Episode II/III, Tale of the Mummy, Wicker Man (1973)]
- Lisa Marie - Lady Crane
- [Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!]
- Ian McDiarmid - Doctor Lancaster
- [Dragonslayer, Elizabeth I, Star Wars Episodes I/II/III/VI]
- Marc Pickering - Young Masbath
- Christina Ricci - Katrina Van Tassel
- [Cursed, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Monster]
- Miranda Richardson - Lady Van Tassel/Crone
- [Empire of the Sun, Merlin, The Phantom of the Opera (2004)]
- Claire Skinner - Beth Killian
- Casper Van Dien - Brom Van Brunt
- [Dracula 3000, Starship Troopers, Starship Troopers 3]
- Steven Waddington - Killian
- [The Last of the Mohicans]
- Christopher Walken - Hessian Horseman
- [A View to a Kill, Batman Returns, The Deer Hunter, King of New York, Man on Fire, Pulp Fiction, The Rundown, Suicide Kings, True Romance]
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