Johnny Depp - Ichabod Crane
Christina Ricci - Katrina Van Tassel
Miranda Richardson - Lady Van Tassel
Michael Gambon - Baltus Van Tassel
Jeffery Jones - Reverend Steenwyck
Casper Van Dein - Brom Van Brunt
Michael Gough - Notary Hardenbrook
Ian McDiarmind - Doctor Lancaster
Christopher Lee - Burgomaster
Richard Griffiths - Magistrate Phillips
Marc Pickering - Young Masbath
Lisa Marie - Lady Crane
Ray Park - The Headless Horseman
Christopher Walken - The Hessian
In Tim Burton's stylish, creepy retelling of the classic Washington Irving story, Sleepy Hollow, 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.
Directed by Tim Burton - Rated R
Burton has done it again. He has created a movie that is so dark and haunting that the real fear from this movie is the set itself. Not since Batman Returns has he made such a beautifully dark film. The actors added to the ferocity of the story that Burton adapted from Washington Irving's tale. Though it may not be accurate to the original, it has its own delightful twist to it. With really only about two references to the original tale (characters and the pumpkin), it provides eye popping excitement for anyone. "Head rolling fun!" "Burton is at it again!" "A masterpiece!" "Scary, chilling, and fun!" "A sight to behold!"
