Sleepy Hollow


1h 45m 1999

Brief Synopsis

Ichabod Crane, a discredited professor is exiled to Sleepy Hollow because of his outrageous theories. Once there he learns of a local myth and uncovers a headless horseman, who has killed four people in search of a suitable replacement for his own missing head.

Film Details

Also Known As
La Legende du cavalier sans tete, Legende du cavalier sans tete
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Fantasy
Horror
Period
Romance
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Synopsis

Ichabod Crane, a discredited professor is exiled to Sleepy Hollow because of his outrageous theories. Once there he learns of a local myth and uncovers a headless horseman, who has killed four people in search of a suitable replacement for his own missing head.

Crew

Eric Acosta

Production Assistant

Tony Acosta

Other

Glenn Allen

Assistant Editor

David Allum

Chief Modelmaker

Shadi Almassizadeh

Visual Effects

Gary Alper

Sound Mixer

Richard L Anderson

Sound Effects Editor

Jonathan Angell

Special Effects

Meredith Apel

Apprentice

Steve Aplin

Visual Effects

Terry Apsey

Construction Manager

Riky Ash

Stunt Player

Julian Ashby

Assistant Art Director

James Ashwill

Foley Artist

Colleen Atwood

Costume Designer

Trang Bach

Visual Effects

Ken Bacon

Propman

Declan Baldwin

Location Manager

Ravi Bansal

Visual Effects

Bob Baron

Adr Mixer

Steve Bartek

Original Music

Chris Bayz

Visual Effects

Randall K Bean

Other

Craig Berkey

Sound Effects Editor

Barry Best

Other

Brian Best

Other

Stephen Bettles

Film Lab

Samantha Helen Black

Assistant Production Coordinator

Rob Blue

Visual Effects

Sue Bodnar

Assistant Editor

Bill Boes

Assistant Art Director

Mauro Borrelli

Visual Effects

David Boulton

Adr Mixer

Daniel Boxer

Property Master

Evan Brainard

Mechanical Special Effects

Mariko Braswell

Other

Julian Bratolyubov

Original Music

Barbara Brennan

Visual Effects

Edward Brett

Assistant Director

Joanna Brett

Wardrobe Supervisor

Adam Brockbank

Visual Effects

Anthony Brookman

Wardrobe

Andy Brown

Music Contractor

John Brown

Special Effects

Sarah Brunsdon

Hair

Kate Bryden

Casting Associate

Simon Burgess

Assistant Location Manager

Cathy Burrow

Visual Effects

Colleen Callaghan

Hair Stylist

Patrick Capone

Camera Operator

Lawrence Carroll

Visual Effects

Tami Carter

Visual Effects

Marc Cass

Stunt Player

Lanny Cermak

3-D Artist

Martin Charles

Visual Effects

Kyle Clark

Cgi Artist

Richard Clarke

3-D Animator

Grady Cofer

Visual Effects

John A. Cohen

Assistant

Matt Cooke

Production Assistant

Natasha Coombs

Script Supervisor

Clive Coote

Photography

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive Producer

Theresa Corrao

Effects Coordinator

Tony Costanzo

Special Thanks To

Celia D. Costas

Line Producer

Mitchell Coughlin

Digital Effects Supervisor

Ken Court

Art Director

Tony Cridlin

Grip

Jill Crosby

Hair

Allan B Croucher

Other

John Cucci

Foley Artist

Mike Cullin

Animal Wrangler

Gail Currey

Other

Scott Curtis

Foley Editor

Pamela Cveticanin

Other

Zachariah Cveticanin

Other

Julie D'antoni

Effects Coordinator

Danielle Da Costa

Stunt Player

Peter Daulton

Cgi Artist

Scott David

Visual Effects

Eben Davidson

Assistant

Matt Davies

Graphics

Shirley Davis

Production Coordinator

Tony Dawe

Sound Mixer

Michael Dawson

Digital Effects Supervisor

Robert Dawson

Titles

Adrian De Wet

Visual Effects Designer

Claire Jane Deacon

Production Assistant

Tabitha Dean

Editor

Robert Dehaan

Graphics

Christi Dembrowski

Assistant

Kelly Dent

Stunt Player

Steve Dent

Other

John E. Dexter

Art Director

Ramona Diaz-sanchez

Production Supervisor

Lee Dichter

Rerecording

Michael Dicomo

Graphic Artist

Frank Diettinger

Other

Stephen Dobric

Assistant Art Director

Brandon Donnison

Voice Casting

Tamsin Dorling

Makeup Artist

David Dresher

Post-Production Supervisor

Michael Dressel

Foley Editor

Lou Durkin

Wardrobe

Deb Dyer

Production Accountant

Paddy Eason

Visual Effects Designer

Kevin Edland

Lighting

Manex Efrem

Special Effects

Danny Elfman

Music

Morgan Elliott

Assistant Costume Designer

Gene Engels

Lighting Technician

Raul Essig

Graphic Artist

Ben Famiglietti

Assistant

James Fanning

Transportation Captain

Tammy Fearing

Foley Editor

Sarah Feinberg

Assistant

Tom Fejes

Graphic Artist

Ian Fellows

Other

Lorraine Fennell

Production Coordinator

John Ferguson

Other

Robert Fernandez

Rerecording

Chris Fielder

Assistant Sound Editor

Susie Figgis

Casting

Rebecca Fisher

Production Assistant

Heather Fishlock

Other

Dave Flynch

Assistant Sound Editor

Jan Foster

Unit Production Manager

Sarah Franzl

Stunt Player

Kevin Fraser

Key Grip

Vic Fraser

Original Music

Derek Frey

Assistant

Richard Friedlander

Editor

Rodney Fuller

Special Effects

Sean Garnhart

Sound Effects Editor

Howard Gersh

Graphic Artist

Brian Gibbs

Production Accountant

Nick Gillard

Stunt Coordinator

Carmila Gittens

Special Effects Coordinator

Kenneth Gittens

Special Effects

Adam Glasman

Visual Effects

Dan Glass

Visual Effects Designer

Lavinia Glynn-jones

Art Department Coordinator

Edward Goemans

Assistant

Susan Goldsmith

Visual Effects

Lewis Goldstein

Sound Effects Editor

Philip Goldworthy

Costumes

Paul Gooch

Hairdresser

Caroleen Green

Matte Painter

Darrel Griffin

Other

Isobel Griffiths

Music Contractor

Chris Grottick

Other

Chris Gurney

Boom Operator

Conrad W. Hall

Director Of Photography

Conrad Hall

Director Of Photography

Rob Hall

Editor

Tamzine Hanks

Mechanical Special Effects

Peter Hannan

Director Of Photography

Jonathan Harb

Matte Painter

Robin Harlan

Foley Artist

Matthew Harrison

Foley Editor

Shaune Harrison

Art Department

Vicki Harvey-piper

Production Coordinator

Alix Harwood

Costumes

Keith Hatcher

Location Manager

Brian Hathaway

Transportation Manager

Libby Hazell

Line Producer

Paul Hearn

Props

Rick Heinrichs

Production Designer

Paul Herbert

Stunt Player

Ruth Hernandez

Assistant Sound Editor

Christophe Hery

Graphic Artist

Jeff Hewitt-davis

Stunt Player

Kela Hicks

Conceptual Illustrator

Harry Higgins

Other

John Higgins

Lighting Technician

Graham High

Art Department

Kate Hill

Art Department

Robert Hill

Props

William Hines

Rigging Gaffer

Andrea Hochgatterer-rowland

Hair

Jan Hogevold

Visual Effects

Bradford L Hohle

Consultant

Sy Hollands

Stunt Player

John Holmes

Special Effects

Nathan Holmes

Production Assistant

Tracey Holmes

Other

Richard Hooper

Other

Mark N Hopkins

Assistant

John Horn

Other

David Horsley

Graphic Artist

Mathew Horton

Special Effects

Christopher Horvath

Graphic Artist

Ben Howarth

Assistant Director

James Hunt

Scenic Artist

Rob Inch

Stunt Player

Polly Ing

Graphic Artist

Rowley Irlam

Stunt Player

Washington Irving

From Story

Michael Anthony Jackson

Storyboard Artist

Film Details

Also Known As
La Legende du cavalier sans tete, Legende du cavalier sans tete
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Fantasy
Horror
Period
Romance
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Award Wins

Set Decoration

1999

Award Nominations

Best Cinematography

1999

Best Costume Design

1999

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Emmanuel Lubeski was nominated in the feature film category for the 1999 Outstanding Achievement Award sponsored by the American Society of Cinematographers.

Winner of four 1999 Golden Satellites, including Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki), Best Original Score (Danny Elfman), Best Costume Design (Colleen Atwood) and Best Art Direction (Rick Heinrichs, Ken Court, John Dexter, Andrew Nicolson and Leslie Tomkins) from the International Press Academy.

Winner of the 1999 award for Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki) from the Boston Society of Film Critics.

Winner of the 1999 award for Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki) from the Online Film Critics Society.

Winner of the 1999 award for Best Production Design from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

Winner of the 1999 award for Excellence in Period/Fantasy Costume Design for Film by the Costume Designers Guild (CDG).

Released in United States Fall November 19, 1999

Re-released in United States March 10, 2000

Released in United States on Video May 23, 2000

Released in United States on Video May 26, 2000

Released in United States 2000

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Closing Night) January 26 - February 6, 2000.

Tom Stoppard did a rewrite but went uncredited. Kevin Yagher was previously attached to direct this project.

Washington Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" has been adapted numerous times for television and for the screen. The film adaptations include director Edward D. Venturini's "The Headless Horseman" (USA/1922) starring Will Rogers.

Completed shooting May 10, 1999.

Began shooting November 27, 1998.

Released in United States Fall November 19, 1999

Re-released in United States March 10, 2000

Released in United States on Video May 23, 2000

Released in United States on Video May 26, 2000

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Closing Night) January 26 - February 6, 2000.)