Sleepy Hollow

"Heads will roll."

Nov 19 1999 R 1h 45m
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.

Plot

The curse of The Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken) is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) and his new world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best forgotten and now reawakened, and he too, holding a dark secret of a past once gone.

Written by

Washington Irving, Kevin Yagher, Andrew Kevin Walker

Directed by

Tim Burton

Production Countries

United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Scott Rudin Productions, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Adam Schroeder Entertainment, Karol Film Productions, Tim Burton Productions, American Zoetrope, Mandalay Pictures, Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 28 wins & 44 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
396,970
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
65
Popularity
NA