
While this is a fair adaptation for picture book readers, it emphasizes Ichabod Crane's faults and pretensions rather than portraying him as a charmingly oblivious doofus from Disney's animated film, and the illustrations are deliberately distorted and grotesque. You can picture Tim Burton ticking off all the reasons why he should make Sleepy Hollow: creepy storyline, a choice misfit outsider role for Johnny Depp, gothic designs. But my high expectations were quickly dashed. Since the cover art reminded me so much of the Disney animated adaptation from my childhood, I had expected something more like Walt Disney's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Crane a police constable is sent to the small town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of murders.
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While this is a fair adaptation for picture book readers, it emphasizes Ichabod Crane's faults and pretensions rather than portraying him Superstitious schoolmaster Ichabod Crane's ill-fated courtship of the local heiress leads him to a run-in with the ghost of the Headless Horseman. Check out Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie review, rating & box Office.

Since the cover art reminded me so much of the Disney animated adaptation from my childhood, I had expected something more like Walt Disney's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Parents Guide Sex & Nudity (5) Violence & Gore (26) Profanity (1) Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (2) Frightening & Intense Scenes (1) Certification. The story of Sleepy Hollow is a tale that has been around for almost two centuries.The first form of the gothic story was written by author Washington Irving and titled The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.The tale was first included in Irving’s book titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

Superstitious schoolmaster Ichabod Crane's ill-fated courtship of the local heiress leads him to a run-in with the ghost of the Headless Horseman. Sleepy Hollow will resume airing on Fox in the fall.
