Sleepy Hollow (film)
A 1999 Gothic horror film based on Washington Irving's story.
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The film transforms Ichabod Crane from a schoolmaster into a banished New York City detective investigating a series of beheadings.[1] It earned a worldwide total of $206,068,340 at the box office.[2]
Making and release
Kevin Yagher conceived the idea of adapting Washington Irving's story into a feature film in 1993.[1] Yagher and Andrew Kevin Walker spent months developing a treatment that turned Ichabod Crane into a detective.[1] Depp modeled Ichabod's detective personality from Basil Rathbone's 1939 Sherlock Holmes.[3] Principal photography began November 20, 1998 at Leavesden Film Studios in Britain.[4]
The production built the town of Sleepy Hollow at the Culden Faw Estate in Hambleden.[4] A remastered 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version was released on September 5, 2023.[5] In 1998, Paramount CEO Sherry Lansing revived the project, and Tim Burton was brought on as director in June of that year.[6] Johnny Depp joined the project as Ichabod Crane in July 1998, marking his third film collaboration with Burton.[7]
What the cited sources add
McFarlane Toys released several Sleepy Hollow action figures to coincide with the film's release.[8] The prequel comic explores Mary Van Tassel's backstory as a young girl named Sarah Archer.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "Sleepy Hollow (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Burton 2006; Shapera, "The Legend Continues; In a Cluster of New Films This Fall, Washington Irving's Classic Rides Again", The New York Times, October 24, 1999; Burton 2006; Nashawaty, "Sleepy Hollow: A Head of Its Time", November 19, 1999; Burton 2006; Newman, "The Cage of Reason", Sight and Sound, January 2000 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sleepy Hollow (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sleepy Hollow (1999)", Box Office Mojo; Hayes, "B.O. shaken, stirred by Bond", Variety, November 21, 1999; DiOrio, "Disney parlays ride stuff", Variety, July 13, 2003; Lyman, "Those Toys Are Leaders In Box-Office Stampede", The New York Times, November 29, 1999; "Sleepy Hollow (1999)", The Numbers (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sleepy Hollow (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nashawaty, "Sleepy Hollow: A Head of Its Time", November 19, 1999; Nashawaty, "Sleepy Hollow: A Head of Its Time", November 19, 1999; Burton 2006 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sleepy Hollow (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wolf, "'Sleepy Hollow,' on the Thames", The New York Times, April 11, 1999; Burton 2006; Hindes, "Mandalay's 'Sleepy'", Variety, November 11, 1998; Calhoun, "Headless in Sleepy Hollow", Entertainment Design, November 1999; Burton 2006; Nashawaty, "Sleepy Hollow: A Head of Its Time", November 19, 1999; "TV & Film Locations", Culden Faw Estate; Burton 2006; Burton 2006; Shapera, "The Legend Continues; In a Cluster of New Films This Fall, Washington Irving's Classic Rides Again", The New York Times, October 24, 1999; "Shooting in town en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sleepy Hollow (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sleepy Hollow", Amazon, May 23, 2000; "Sleepy Hollow (HD DVD)", Amazon, July 25, 2006; "Sleepy Hollow (Blu-ray)", Amazon, June 3, 2008; Fenomen Games, "Cursed Fates: The Headless Horseman Collector's Edition", Big Fish Games; "Watch Sleepy Hollow DVD/Blu-ray or Streaming", Paramount Movies; "Sleepy Hollow 4K Blu-ray" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sleepy Hollow (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nashawaty, "Sleepy Hollow: A Head of Its Time", November 19, 1999; Burton 2006; Burton 2006; "Burton eyes 'Hollow'; Rodman wrestles", Variety, June 17, 1998; Salisbury, "Graveyard Shift", Fangoria, November 1999 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sleepy Hollow (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Salisbury, "Graveyard Shift", Fangoria, November 1999; Hochman, "Brad Pitt may star in the new Tim Burton film", July 9, 1998; Hindes, "Depp to ride in 'Hollow'", Variety, July 15, 1998 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Kilmer, "McFarlane Toys releases Sleepy Hollow figures", Animation World Network, November 19, 1999. facts only, no text reused. awn.com
- "Comics‘Sleepy Hollow: The Witches of the Western Wood’ Comic Serves As a Prequel to Tim Burton’s Film". facts only, no text reused. bloody-disgusting.com
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