The legend of sleepy hollow has been tackled by filmmakers since, well, practically the beginning. Ebook the legend of sleepy hollow scholastic junior classics full online. Mythic movies the legend of sleepy hollow 1980 facebook. The legend of sleepy hollow tv movie 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jeff goldblum was pretty great as an all armslegsgiant brain ichabod crane but this tvmovie also starring meg foster is a total fucking bore as most of it is a. Jeff goldblums ichabod is a skeptic when it comes to matters of the supernatural. Rare 1980 tv version of the classic halloween story. Brom bones, played by dick butkus, is quite angered that his love katrina, played by meg foster, has grown very fond of the new schoolmaster ichabod crane. And i would really love to see the television broadcast from that halloween night back in 1980 hosted by steve allen and gary coleman who performed skits at the commercial breaks. Weak comedy and a light touch are just about the only negatives in this swelllooking tv movie based on the washington irving classic.
The networks evening programming featured segments between the shows and at commercial break hosted by television legend steve allen and gary coleman, who was still at that time one of the networks biggest. The 1980 version of washington irvings the legend of sleepy hollow is a great version to watch if you are in the mood for a light halloween tale. The legend of sleepy hollow tv movie 1980 full cast. Crane disparages the legends, until one fateful ride home in the dark. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 angered that katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster crane, brom. The legend of sleepy hollow, told by glenn close with music by tim story. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 wjeff goldblum dvd. The legend of sleepy hollow dvd 1980 jeff goldblum. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with jeff goldblum a nerdish ichabod crane, dick butkus an appropriately nasty brom. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 angered that katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster crane, brom bones determines to scare off the interloper by filling his head with spooky tales of a headless horseman. The legend of sleepy hollow audiobook full cast audio drama. You can watch the legend of sleepy hollow online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english.
Ironically, its the disney cartoon thats the most faithful to irvings story. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 halloween specials wiki. Father rupert mayer full movie, history drama, english, ww2, naziresistance watchfree. The legend of sleepy hollow movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Its about the last living relative of ichabod crane, it was pretty spooky. The legend of sleepy hollow tv movie 1980 connections on imdb. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 vhs jeff goldblum paul. Cheese, notsocheesy, full horror and sci fi movies from the 80s.
A schoolteacher has a frightening encounter with a legendary headless ghost. The legend of sleepy hollow pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the legend of sleepy hollow pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. Based on a wellknown legend, this story tells the tale of the disappearance of the main character, ichabod crane. It is a film adaptation loosely based on washington irvings 1820 short story the legend of sleepy hollow, and stars johnny depp and christina ricci, with miranda richardson, michael gambon, casper van dien, and jeffrey jones in supporting. Sleepy hollow is a 1999 american gothic supernatural horror film directed by tim burton. The legend of sleepy hollow is a 1979 madefortv adaptation of washington irvings classic ghost story. A tv adaptation of washington irvings classic ghost story. Of course there was tim burtons version sleepy hollow with johnny depp that was pretty good. Legend of sleepy hollow 1980 wjeff goldblum facebook. The legend of sleepy hollow is a 1980 television film on nbc filmed in utah, loosely based on. Jeff goldblum shines as icabod and the cast are all favorites, including mr. The legend of sleepy hollow tv is a film directed by henning schellerup with jeff goldblum, paul sand, meg foster, laura campbell, year. The legend of sleepy hollow 1979 jeff goldblum as ichabod crane.
Executive producer charles sellier was nominated for an emmy award for his work on the movie. Dvd talk the legend of sleepy hollow 1980 wjeff goldblum im reading the washington irving short story now, and its conjuring up images of the 1980 tv movie starring jeff goldblum as ichabod crane. Crane disparages the legends, until one fateful ride home in the dark of night. The legend of sleepy hollow also known informally and somewhat incorrectly as the headless horseman is a short story by american author washington irving, first published in february 1820 as part of a series of stories later collected as the sketchbook of geoffrey crayon, gent. The legend of sleepy hollow, full movie full movie 1980. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 halloween specials. View all photos 1 the legend of sleepy hollow quotes. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1980 movies 1980. Snowbound utah does not really properly translate autumnintowinter hudson hamlet, and the pratfallladen genial humors of the legend of sleepy hollow madefor 1980 tv make not for a transfixing halloweentime watch although it might make for an excellent thanksgiving film when multiple courses and chatter would complement this well on the tv. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with jeff goldblum a nerdish ichabod crane, dick butkus an appropriately nasty brom bones, and meg foster as spirited katrina van tassel. Leonhardt finds a small box with a map to the treasures of the pharaoh ramessess ii.
The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 cast and crew moviefone. Comparing washington irvings sleepy hollow the movie to the book. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with jeff goldblum a delightfully nerdish ichabod crane, dick butkus an appropriately nasty brom bones, and meg foster as spirited katrina van tassel. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with jeff goldblum a nerdish ichabod. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 scarinas scary vault of. It was rereleased individually in 1958 as the legend of sleepy hollow. The hollow 2004 restless spirits stir this hollow s eve, beckoning ian cranston, the last blood relative of ichabod crane, back to sleepy hollow. The legend of sleepy hollow is a 1980 television film on nbc filmed in utah, loosely based on washington irvings short story.
It is a film adaptation loosely based on washington irving s 1820 short story the legend of sleepy hollow, and stars johnny depp and christina ricci, with miranda richardson, michael gambon, casper van dien, and jeffrey jones in supporting roles. Sep 18, 2019 on october 31, 1980, the legend of sleepy hollow aired on the nbc network as part of the networks scheduled halloween programming. Jeff goldblum 1980 version of the legend of sleepy hollow discussion in tv on dvd and bluray started by chriscook, jul 30, 2011. The legend of sleepy hollow tv movie 1980 plot summary. See more of legend of sleepy hollow 1980 wjeff goldblum on facebook. The legend of sleepy hollow is a 1980 movie filmed in utah, loosely based on washington irvings short story. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 vhs jeff goldblum paul sand. The legend of sleepy hollow tv movie 1980 plot summary imdb. Woodman from welcome back kotter as the elderly helper who looks after the school building. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 directed by henning. The legend of sleepy hollow dvd is a terrific 80s throwback and a perfect halloween movie for the entire family. Gallery of 3 movie poster and cover images for the legend of sleepy hollow 1980.
The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 rotten tomatoes upset that schoolteacher ichabod crane has attracted the attentions of beautiful katrina van tassel, rival brom bones attempts to scare crane. May 05, 2014 this film has the same setup as irvings story such as crane arrives at the town of sleepy hollow to begin his new teaching job, his attraction to beautiful katrina van tassel angers muscular brom bones which prompts him to plot driving crane from sleepy hollow with the legend of the headless horseman. Legend of sleepy hollow is as clear to washington irvings story as i can tell and they kept it in tact without this sdfx mess that so many newer films use now. Movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight. The legend of sleepy hollow all the tropes wiki fandom. Executive producer charles sellier won an emmy award for his work on the movie. The legend of sleepy hollow 1979 jeff goldblum as ichabod. If youre looking for a more faithful adaptation, check out bing crosbys 1949 animated version, the legend of sleepy hollow.
The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 the movie database tmdb. The legend of sleepy hollow tv movie 1980 connections. The legend of sleepy hollow jeff goldblum should be on any halloween lovers list to watch in october. Dracula frankenstein the legend of sleepy hollow jekyll and. When we compare washington irvings the legend of sleepy hollow to the 1980 television movie the legend of sleepy hollow starring meg foster, dick butkus, and jeff goldblum, we find that while there are several similarities between the two, there are also some key differences. Executive producer charles sellier was nominated for an emmy award for his work on the movie in a departure from the original story, the film. It is a film adaptation loosely based on washington irvings 1820 short story the legend of sleepy hollow, and stars johnny depp and christina ricci, with miranda richardson, michael gambon, casper van dien, and jeffrey jones in supporting roles. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 cast and crew a schoolteacher has a frightening encounter with a legendary headless ghost. In 1922, the late, great will rogers played ichabod crane in a silent version of the story called the headless horseman. The hollow 2004 was a tv movie, starring kaley cuoco as a teenage descendant of ichabod crane, that premiered on the abc family channel. The legend of sleepy hollow 1 980 dvd is filled with atmosphere and a terrific cast and will entertain for years to come. In this 1980 made for tv classic adaptation of the legend of sleepy hollow jeff goldblum delivers a fine performance as ichabod crane. Main characters in washington irvings the legend of.
Washington irvings classic short story the legend of sleepy hollow, published in 1820, may have been the first american ghost story. It starred jeff goldblum as ichabod crane, meg foster as. The legend of sleepy hollow has been ranked 325 times, wins 35. Angered that katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster crane, brom bones determines to scare off the interloper by filling his head with spooky tales of a headless horseman. The writers stay somewhat close to the original text except in the end katrina and ichabod do fall in love and it is implied that they will get married and live happily ever after. Comparing washington irvings sleepy hollow the movie to. The bestknown film versions of the story are undoubtedly the disney cartoon from 1949 and tim burtons sleepy hollow 1999. Angered that katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster crane, brom bones determines to scare off the interloper by filling his head with spooky tales of a. Pg 1h 44min comedy, fantasy, horror tv movie 31 october 1980. The legend of sleepy hollow,the legend of sleepy hollow. The legend of sleepy hollow is a 1980 television movie loosely based on washington irvings novel of the same name and starred jeff goldblum as ichabod crane.
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