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Sleepy Hollow

Original movie poster
Directed by Tim Burton
Produced by Scott Rudin
Adam Schroeder
Francis Ford Coppola
Larry J. Franco
Written by Washington Irving (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow)
Kevin Yagher (screen story)
Andrew Kevin Walker (screen story and screenplay)
Tom Stoppard (uncredited)
Starring Johnny Depp
Christina Ricci
Miranda Richardson
Michael Gambon
Casper Van Dien
Jeffrey Jones
Richard Griffiths
Ian McDiarmid
Michael Gough
Christopher Walken
Music by Danny Elfman
Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki
Editing by Chris Lebenzon
Joel Negron
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) November 19, 1999
Running time 105 min. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Film producer and a Tony Award -winning Adam Schroeder is a Hollywood Film producer. Selected works Rules of Engagement Sleepy Hollow Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Larry J Franco is an American Film producer. He has also served as a Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Washington Irving (April 3 1783 – November 28 1859 was an American Author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " is a Short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon Gent Kevin Troy Yagher (born June 23, 1962 in Illinois, US) is a Special effects technician known for Freddy Krueger 's Andrew Kevin Walker (born August 14, 1964) is an American BAFTA -nominated Screenwriter. Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE (born 3 July 1937 is a British Screenwriter playwright John Christina Ricci (born February 12 1980 is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Wednesday Addams in Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. Casper Robert Van Dien Jr (born December 18 1968) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Johnny Rico in Jeffrey Duncan Jones (born September 28, 1946 Jones went to London in 1969 to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, following that Richard Griffiths OBE (born July 31, 1947) is an English Tony award -winning Actor who has appeared on stage, Ian McDiarmid (born 11 August 1944 is a Scottish Tony Award -winning actor and Theatre director. Michael Gough (born November 23 1913) is an Academy Award -nominated British Character actor who has appeared in over 100 films Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American Musician, who is famous for composing scores and songs for Tim Burton Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC AMC (born Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern 1964 in Mexico City) is an award-winning Mexican Cinematographer, known Chris Lebenzon (born October 29 1953) is an American Film editor with more than 36 film credits dating from 1976 Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Latin
Budget $80,000,000[1]
Gross revenue $206,071,502
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Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 period horror film directed by Tim Burton, interpreting the legend of The Headless Horseman and based loosely around the Washington Irving story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s " Period piece " is phrase that is used to describe creative works Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Washington Irving (April 3 1783 – November 28 1859 was an American Author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " is a Short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon Gent The third film collaboration between Johnny Depp and Burton, the film also features Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Richard Griffiths and Christopher Walken. John Christina Ricci (born February 12 1980 is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Wednesday Addams in Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. Casper Robert Van Dien Jr (born December 18 1968) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Johnny Rico in Jeffrey Duncan Jones (born September 28, 1946 Jones went to London in 1969 to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, following that Ian McDiarmid (born 11 August 1944 is a Scottish Tony Award -winning actor and Theatre director. Michael Gough (born November 23 1913) is an Academy Award -nominated British Character actor who has appeared in over 100 films Richard Griffiths OBE (born July 31, 1947) is an English Tony award -winning Actor who has appeared on stage, Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. The story centers on police constable Ichabod Crane sent from New York City to investigate a series of murders in the village Sleepy Hollow by a mysterious Headless Horseman. Ichabod Crane is a Fictional character in Washington Irving 's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, first published in 1820 The City of New York For other uses see Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow, is a village in the Town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester The style and themes of the story take inspirations from the late Hammer Film Productions. Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom.

Sleepy Hollow had been in development since 1994 and was originally intended to be directed by Kevin Yagher. Kevin Troy Yagher (born June 23, 1962 in Illinois, US) is a Special effects technician known for Freddy Krueger 's The film labored into development far enough for Burton to direct, who had unsuccessfully worked on Superman Lives. The Superman Film series consists of five Superhero films based on the DC Comics character of the same name Filming took place entirely on location in England where the crew built an entire soundstage. Sleepy Hollow would be released with box office success and critical acclaim, grossing roughly $206 million worldwide and scoring a 73 percent approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies.

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Plot

In 1799, New York City police constable Ichabod Crane is dispatched by his superiors to the upstate hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, to investigate a series of brutal slayings in which the victims have been found decapitated with their heads missing. The City of New York Ichabod Crane is a Fictional character in Washington Irving 's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, first published in 1820 Decapitated is a Technical death metal band from Poland.They formed in 199 A frequent user of new, though so far unproven investigative techniques such as finger-printing and autopsies, Crane arrives in Sleepy Hollow armed with his bag of scientific tools only to be informed by the town's elders that the murderer is not of flesh and blood, rather a headless supernatural warrior from beyond the grave who rides at night on a massive black steed.

Ichabod Crane investigating the murders of The Headless Horseman with his distinctive technology
Ichabod Crane investigating the murders of The Headless Horseman with his distinctive technology

Crane does not believe them and begins his own investigation, until he comes face to face with the Headless Horseman. The Headless Horseman is a fictional character from the short story “ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " by American author Washington Irving. Boarding a room at the home of the town's richest family, the Van Tassels, Crane develops an attraction to their daughter, the mysterious Katrina, even as he's plagued by nightmares of his mother's horrific torture when he was a child.

Delving further into the mystery with the aid of the orphaned Young Masbeth, whose father was a victim of the Horseman, Crane discovers within the Western Woods both the Horseman's entry point between this world and the beyond, the gnarled Tree of the Dead, and his grave.

He finds the Horseman's skull is missing though the murders continue until Crane uncovers a murky plot revolving around revenge and land rights with the Horseman controlled by Katrina's stepmother, Lady Van Tassel, who sends the killer after her. Following a fight in the local windmill and a stagecoach chase through the woods, Crane eventually thwarts Lady Van Tassel by returning the skull to the Horseman, who regains his head and heads back to Hell along with her. His job in Sleepy Hollow over, Crane, Katrina and Young Masbeth return to New York, in time for the new century.

Cast

As was the case with Edward Scissorhands, Depp was Burton's first choice for the part, although Burton was still required to examine other options before casting him. Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American Fantasy film, written by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson, and directed by [2] Brad Pitt was offered the role while Liam Neeson and Daniel Day-Lewis were considered. William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys William John "Liam" Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Irish Actor. Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957 is an English actor [3] Burton was eventually able to persuade the studio to cast Depp. [2] Burton wanted to cast Ricci as Katrina, thinking that she reminded him to be a fictional daughter of Peter Lorre and Bette Davis. Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. [4]

Producer Scott Rudin once quoted, "Basically Johnny Depp is playing Tim Burton in all his movies,"[5] though Burton personally disapproved of the comment. Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Film producer and a Tony Award -winning Depp, however agrees with Rudin's statement. According to Depp, Edward Scissorhands represented Burton's inability to communicate as a teenager. Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American Fantasy film, written by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson, and directed by Ed Wood reflected Burton's relationship with Vincent Price (very similar with Edward D. Wood Jr. and Bela Lugosi). Ed Wood is a 1994 American comedic biopic directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as the cross-dressing Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered Ed Wood redirects here For the film see Ed Wood (film, and for the former British Foreign Secretary see E Béla Lugosi (October 20 1882 &ndash August 16 1956 was an iconic Hungarian stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American Sleepy Hollow showcased Ichabod's feelings that reflects Burton's battle with the Hollywood studio system. [6] For his performance, Depp took inspiration from Angela Lansbury, Roddy McDowell and Basil Rathbone. Angela Brigid Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is an English Golden Globe Award and Tony Award winning Actress Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall ( September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was an English -born Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967 was a South African-born English Actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock [5] Depp stated, "I always thought of Ichabod as a very delicate, fragile person who was maybe a little too in touch with his feminine side, like a frightened little girl. "[7] Depp initially wanted to play the character with a long prosthetic snipe nose, huge ears and elongated fingers, although his suggestions were turned down by Paramount Pictures as they felt the design to be too outrageous. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. [8]

Burton and Gough had previously worked together on Batman and Batman Returns, with Gough portraying Alfred Pennyworth. Batman is a 1989 Superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Batman Returns is a 1992 Superhero film directed by Tim Burton. Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (or simply Alfred) is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. During the casting phase of Sleepy Hollow, Gough was staying in retirement, though Burton persuaded him to join the cast. [4] Burton claims he based the character off Jon Peters, a film producer whom he personally dislikes as he had an unbearable experience with Peters on Batman and Superman Lives. For other uses see John Peters. Jon Pagano Peters (born on 2 June 1945 in Van Nuys California to Jack Peters The Superman Film series consists of five Superhero films based on the DC Comics character of the same name [6]

Christopher Lee, Martin Landau (previously won an Academy Award on Tim Burton's Ed Wood) and Burton's then fiancée Lisa Marie are all involved in cameos. Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922 is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated Saturn Award-winning English Actor Martin Landau (born June 20, 1931) is an Academy Award -winning American Film and television Actor. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Ed Wood is a 1994 American comedic biopic directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as the cross-dressing Lisa Marie Smith (born December 5, 1968) is an American model and actress who uses simply Lisa Marie as her stage name Lee is credited as "Burgomaster" and is seen in the beginning of the film as a city official who convinces Crane to transfer to the small village of Sleepy Hollow. Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Landau portrays Peter Van Garrett with no dialogue; and is murdered by The Headless Horseman in the opening scene. Marie is featured as "Lady Crane," Ichabod's mother in flashbacks who was involved in witchcraft and later painfully murdered by his strict religious father. Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers

Production

In 1994, make-up effects designer Kevin Yagher who had turned to directing with HBO's Tales from the Crypt had the notion to adapt Washington Irving's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow into a feature film. Kevin Troy Yagher (born June 23, 1962 in Illinois, US) is a Special effects technician known for Freddy Krueger 's Tales from the Crypt is a horror anthology American TV series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the Premium Cable channel Washington Irving (April 3 1783 – November 28 1859 was an American Author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " is a Short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon Gent Through his agent, Yagher was introduced to Andrew Kevin Walker, a young writer who spec script Se7en had recently been well received by film studios, although had yet to be produced. Andrew Kevin Walker (born August 14, 1964) is an American BAFTA -nominated Screenwriter. A spec script is a "speculative" Screenplay, one that the Variety Slanguage Dictionary defines as being "shopped or A movie studio (aka film studio) is in the established sense of the term a company that distributes films. Yagher and Walker spent several months working on a treatment which they subsequently pitched to various film studios. [9]

The two secured a deal with producer Scott Rudin, who sold the project to Paramount Pictures. Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Film producer and a Tony Award -winning Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. The deal called for Yagher to direct with Walker scripting; the pair would share story credit. For a variety of reasons, the project went through the development hell process and looked as if the film would never be produced, but in the summer of 1998 the film was brought back into Hollywood film circles. "Development hell" is media-industry Jargon for a Film, Television Screenplay, Computer program, Concept, or Tim Burton who had previously worked on the now canceled Superman Lives project was looking to direct a horror film for the first time in his career, as he was a high valued fan of the genre. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky The Superman Film series consists of five Superhero films based on the DC Comics character of the same name Rudin and his producing partner Adam Schroeder felt the script to be a perfect vehicle for Burton and the deal was signed, as Burton was very much impressed with the script,[9] and the characterization of Ichabod Crane. Adam Schroeder is a Hollywood Film producer. Selected works Rules of Engagement Sleepy Hollow Ichabod Crane is a Fictional character in Washington Irving 's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, first published in 1820 [10]

Burton was excited to be working with Rudin, a studio executive he first met when he brought Edward Scissorhands to 20th Century Fox. Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American Fantasy film, written by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson, and directed by Burton felt him to be "intelligent, eccentric and a good, strong producer that comes in handy". In popular usage eccentricity refers to unusual or odd Behavior on the part of an individual [11] Rudin stated the financial failure of Mars Attacks! never crossed his mind when considering Burton, commenting "Sometimes I think it's good to get someone whose last film didn't do well, because they're a little hungrier for a hit. Mars Attacks! is a 1996 Black comedy and Science fiction Movie by Tim Burton based on the popular card series Mars Although Sleepy Hollow is a big film, it doesn't need to be Batman or Superman; no one's life is going to be made or destroyed based on how well it does, which can be creatively freeing. "[1] Burton was looking forward to do the film in a manner of stop motion visual effects, rather than use an excessive amount of computer-generated imagery, which he had used for Mars Attacks![4]

For unknown reasons, Tom Stoppard was hired to write a "production polish" and would remain uncredited by the Writers Guild of America. Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) animation is an Animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own Visual effects (commonly shortened to Visual F/X or VFX) are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a Live Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE (born 3 July 1937 is a British Screenwriter playwright The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE representing [9] Stoppard's rewrite showcased more comedic aspects of Ichabod Crane and focused more on his romance with Katrina Van Tassel. [1] Walker's previous draft had Ichabod as a schoolteacher for his profession which was similar to Irving's original short story. [8] Although Francis Ford Coppola is credited as executive producer, Burton only became aware of Coppola's involvement during the editing process when he was sent a copy of the film's trailer and saw Coppola's name on it. Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production [11]

The original intention had been to shoot Sleepy Hollow predominantly on location, and towns were scouted throughout upstate New York and the Hudson Valley (including Sleepy Hollow itself), and Sturbridge, Massachusetts. For the Magazine, see Hudson Valley (magazine For other uses see Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow, is a village in the Town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester [12] According to production designer Rick Heinrichs, the film was to have a $30,000,000 production budget at the time. Production designer is a term used in the movie and Television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films Rich Heinrichs is a Production designer, Visual effects worker and animator The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The idea to film in these areas were dropped as the filmmakers felt "[the locations] were not expressive enough". [13] Using a number of Dutch colonial villages and period town recreations was considered as well. But when no suitable existing location could be found, coupled with a lack of readily available studio space in the New York area needed to house the production's large number of sets, they were forced to look elsewhere. Rudin said, "We came to England figuring we would find a perfect little town, and then we had to build it anyway. " Filming began on November 20, 1998 and lasted until April 1999. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) This included a month-long location shoot at Lime Tree Valley on the Hambleden estate near Marlow, Buckinghamshire, where the town of Sleepy Hollow was constructed around a small duck pond in a style production designer Rich Heinrichs termed "colonial expression by way of Dr. Seuss". Hambleden is a small Village and Civil parish within Wycombe district in the south of Buckinghamshire, England. Marlow (previously Great Marlow or Chipping Marlow) is a town and Civil parish within Wycombe district in south Buckinghamshire, England Theodor Seuss Geisel (ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl March 2 1904 – September 24 1991 was an American Writer and Cartoonist, better known by his pen name Burton took the idea of filming in Lime Tree Valley as it reminded him of Hudson Valley. [12]

Design

"One of the things we were trying to do was inspire a sense of scary portentousness in the village. I think it's different from Irving's Sleepy Hollow, which is described as a dozing Dutch farm community. Washington Irving (April 3 1783 – November 28 1859 was an American Author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " is a Short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon Gent If our Sleepy Hollow is asleep, it's a fitful sort of sleep, with nightmares. "
— Production designer Rick Heinrichs on the design of Sleepy Hollow[14]

The various Hammer Film Productions as viewed by Burton in his childhood were a key inspiration for the design of the film. Production designer is a term used in the movie and Television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films Rich Heinrichs is a Production designer, Visual effects worker and animator Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Mario Bava's Black Sunday also was looked upon as well. Mario Bava ( July 31 1914 – April 25 1980) was an Italian director, Screenwriter, and Cinematographer While the production team was always going to build a substantial number of sets, the decision was taken early on that to fulfill Burton's vision best would necessitate shooting the movie in a totally controlled environment, which meant that all the interiors and virtually all of the exteriors, other than those shot on location at Lime Tree Valley and a few other brief scenes, would be shot on stages at Leavesden. Some studio work took place at Shepperton Studios, where the "Tree of the Dead" set was built. Shepperton Studios, located in Shepperton, Surrey, England is a film studio with a long history of film making In total, 99% of the film was filmed on sets. [15]

The cast and crew often said "The feeling one had walking around Sleepy Hollow's sets, and in particular the town at Lime Tree, was almost as if you were walking around the inside of Burton's head. "[15] Most of the production and design crew on Sleepy Hollow previously worked with Burton on Batman. Batman is a 1989 Superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The director decided to use the same workers claiming "people from England are true artists who know what they are doing". [2] It was decided to use stop motion animation for most of the visual effects instead of relying upon computer generated imagery. Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) animation is an Animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics Burton recalled, "One day we wanted a shot of a figure going through the apple orchard. So we had somebody get a doll and the wardrobe department, in fifteen minutes, made up a little cape for the figure and we wried the little figure through the apple orchard. "[15]

The "Tree of the Dead" as designed by Keith Short
The "Tree of the Dead" as designed by Keith Short[16]

Burton hired Emmanuel Lubezki as the cinematographer upon viewing his work on A Little Princess. Keith Short (born March 8, 1941) is a sculptor in the British feature Film industry Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC AMC (born Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern 1964 in Mexico City) is an award-winning Mexican Cinematographer, known A Little Princess is a 1905 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Initially Burton and Lunezki contemplated shooting the film in black and white and in the old square Academy ratio. The Academy ratio of 1371 is the standard aspect ratio of a frame of 35mm film when used with 4-perf pulldown, and was standardized by When that proved unfeasible, they opted for an almost monochromatic effect which would enhance the fantasy aspect and make the "unreal believable". Monochrome comes from the Greek μονόχρωμος ( monochromos) meaning “of one color” which is a combination [2] Production designer Heinrichs had hoped to build the windmill set piece as a single practical structure that could supply both interior and exterior settings. But safety concerns and the desire to maintain a controlled theatrical environment made Heinrichs decide on a combination of several interior and exterior sets, full-scale and miniature. [14]

The crew built a 60-foot-tall forced-perspective exterior (visible to highway travelers miles away), a base and rooftop set and a quarter-scale miniature. The interior of the mill, which was about 30-feet high and 25-feet wide, featured wooden gears equipped with mechanisms for grinding flour. A wider view of the windmill was rendered on a Leavesden soundstage set with a quarter-scale windmill, complete with rotating vanes, painted sky backdrop and special-effects fire. The actors would literally have burning wood exploding towards them. The flight shed interior served as the staging ground for the chase sequence between Ichabod, Katrina and Masbath in pursuit of the Headless Horseman. The hangar's interior walls were knocked down to create a 450-foot run, with a 40-foot width still allowing for coach and cameras. Heinrichs tailored the sets so Lubezki could shoot from above without seeing the end of the stage. [14]

Themes

Ichabod Crane can be seen as an outsider to both the town of Sleepy Hollow, and his counterparts at his profession in New York City. Ichabod Crane is a Fictional character in Washington Irving 's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, first published in 1820 The City of New York Burton claimed this was another one of many influences to Hammer Film Productions with actors Vincent Price and Peter Cushing. Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913—11 August 1994 was an English actor known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein The director said, "You see that they're intelligent, but you don't really know what's going on with them. There's some mystery to who they really are. You feel their aloneness, you feel like they don't socialize much, that they're having some problems, are somewhat tormented, are somewhat living inside their own head. That's why you relate to them. "[10]

Reception

Sleepy Hollow opened on November 19, 1999 in the United States in 3,064 theaters, accumulating $30,060,467 over its opening weekend. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The film went on to gross $206,071,502 worldwide. [17] Sleepy Hollow was the twenty first highest grossing film of 1999 in the US. [18] Based on 102 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, Sleepy Hollow received an average 73% overall approval rating;[19] the film was more balanced with the 27 critics in Rotten Tomatoes' "Cream of the Crop", which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television and radio programs,[20] receiving a 70% approval rating. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [21] By comparison, Metacritic calculated an average score of 65 from 35 reviews. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. [22]

The film was so criticized for its amount of violence and bloodshed that Burton had to defend the film in a public interview. [23] To this day, Burton feels he received some of the best reviews of his career on Sleepy Hollow. [11] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a highly positive review, praising the amount of violence which he also felt perfectly suited Burton's style. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed He also felt the humor was delivered and written with good timing, and praised the production design and Emmanuel Lubezki's cinematography. Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC AMC (born Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern 1964 in Mexico City) is an award-winning Mexican Cinematographer, known [24]

Sleepy Hollow was nominated for three Academy Awards. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Rick Heinrichs and Peter Young won Best Art Direction-Set Decoration. The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. Emmanuel Lubezki lost Best Cinematography to Conrad Hall in American Beauty while Colleen Atwood lost Best Costume Design to Lindy Hemming's work on Topsy-Turvy. Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC AMC (born Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern 1964 in Mexico City) is an award-winning Mexican Cinematographer, known The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a Cinematographer for work in one particular Motion picture. Conrad L Hall, ASC ( June 21, 1926 &ndash January 4, 2003) was a top-billed Hollywood Cinematographer and three-time American Beauty is a 1999 Drama film set in modern American Suburbia. This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies Lindy Hemming is a Welsh Costume designer who won the Academy Award for Costume Design for Topsy-Turvy (1999 This article is about the 1999 film For the Sing-Along Songs video see Disney Sing Along Songs. [25] The film dominated its run with The Saturn Awards, while having Danny Elfman and Christina Ricci both winning respective categories. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American Musician, who is famous for composing scores and songs for Tim Burton Christina Ricci (born February 12 1980 is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Wednesday Addams in In addition Depp, Burton, Andrew Kevin Walker, Christopher Walken, Miranda Richardson, Atwood and the special effects and make-up departments were all given nominations for their work. Andrew Kevin Walker (born August 14, 1964) is an American BAFTA -nominated Screenwriter. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. The illusions used in the Film, Television, Theater, or Entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called There, the film was also nominated for Best Horror Film before losing to Final Destination. The following are a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Horror Film: See also Horror film Final Destination is a 2000 Supernatural thriller, about a group of teenagers who 'cheat death' by avoiding a plane crash when one of them [26]

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