The headless horseman is a fictional character from the short story the legend of sleepy hollow by american author washington irving. Legend of sleepy hollow, dvd 1980 tv sumogorilla dvd. The legend of sleepy hollow wikimili, the best wikipedia. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 dvd jeff goldblum makes for a wonderful family halloween tv movie. The legend of sleepy hollow walt disney miniclassics vhs, 1993 new. The legend of sleepy hollow jeff goldblum dvd is still a marvelous production of this literary classic that was adapted for tv in 1980. Dexter king jeff goldblum plays straight man to unpleasant comedian ron anderson rowan atkinson. The legend of sleepy hollow has been tackled by filmmakers since, well, practically the beginning. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 sleepy hollow on film pt. Magnum entertainment, inc starmaker entertainment inc adaptation of the original washington irving work about a gangly schoolmaster and a headless ghost who haunts the hudson river region.
Jeff goldblum plays the bumbling, skeptical schoolteacher ichabod crane in this faithful adaptation of washington irvings most popular tale. The horsemans swiftness, frequency and precision in washington irvings floridly fantastic the legend of sleepy hollow were squirminducing, but the five previous film versions never amounted. The horseman was the first feature film from writer and director steven kastrissios. The legend of sleepy hollow mystery horror vhs tape jeff goldblum. Been a big time fan since early childhood of anything sleepy hollow, ichabod crane, and the headless horseman. Jeff goldblum once starred in the legend of sleepy hollow. The many adaptations of the legend of sleepy hollow. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980, a television film directed by henning schellerup and filmed in utah, starring jeff goldblum, meg foster, and dick butkus as brom bones. Jeff goldblum is the best ichabod crane i have ever seen.
Jeff goldblum is an enduring internet zaddy and style icon, a man. Unfortunately, i have only seen it maybe every other halloween, shown on various local stations that dont advertise their lineups in the tv guide. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 wjeff goldblum dvd. The visual look of the whole thing is very bland, having ichabod end up with katrina just doesnt work, the. Jeff goldblum 1980 version of the legend of sleepy hollow. 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 starring jeff goldblum on dvd. As with a number of irvings stories, the plot is based on german legend particularly in the retold versions. Sleepy hollow 1999 headless horseman johnny depp best movie by imazing clips. From sleepy hollow to game of thrones, the fear of decapitation says much about our views on power, sexuality and the self, writes roger luckhurst. This gothic ghost story has been adapted many times, including 1980s the legend of sleepy hollow starring jeff goldblum. A schoolteacher has a frightening encounter with a legendary headless ghost.
Sleepy hollows season 4 ending explained screen rant. Oh my story of intrigue and danger when the legend comes alive and the ghost from the past starts tonight the headless horseman how much couldnt be why not the ghost was the one who chased all palmer over the cliff and into the river. Legend of sleepy hollow the guardian vhs horror jeff. The night of the headless horseman is a computer animated onehour tv special that aired on fox on october 28, 1999. The legend of sleepy hollow vhs starmaker 1980 1988 horror bmovie jeff goldblum. This story has been told countless times, from the animation artists of walt disney to the peculiar style of tim burton. Overall, the film is fairly entertaining, bolstered by goldblums well, being jeff goldblum. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with jeff goldblum a nerdish. The legend of sleepy hollow tv movie with jeff goldblum 1979 jeff goldblum as ichabod sounds like a very good idea but, well, it isnt.
Legend of sleepy hollow 1949 a disneyanimation, narrated by bing crosby. This page is a tribute to nbcs the big event broadcast of the legend of sleepy hollow, first aired on october 31, 1980. Upset that schoolteacher ichabod crane has attracted the attentions of beautiful katrina van tassel, rival brom bones attempts to scare crane with stories of a headless horseman which may be. The legend of sleepy hollow 1979 jeff goldblum plays. In actuality, i probably only watched it a couple times, and. The legend of sleepy hollow tv movie 1980 the legend. Loved just about every incarnation in which its appeared. See more ideas about headless horseman, sleepy hollow and legend of sleepy hollow. As in the 1922 headless horseman, his position as a connecticut.
The legend of sleepy hollow 103180 starring jeff goldblum. The best spooky laugh by crazy exschool teacher winthrop palmer character, and the best line, to current schoolmaster ichabod crane, i sense that you are a fellow pedagogue, an illtreated disciminator of learning among the ignorant and barbarous. The story, from irvings collection of short stories entitled the sketch book of geoffrey crayon, gent. 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. 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. A tv adaptation of washington irvings classic ghost story. Sleepy hollow 510 movie clip the tree of the dead 1999 hd. Seven college kids take a shortcut on their way to a party and unfortunately end up in wormwood, where the spirit of the headless horseman hunts them one by one. When crane arrives in the quaint town of sleepy hollow, he discovers his predecessor was driven mad by evil spirits.
The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 directed by henning. The legend of sleepy hollow is a 1980 movie filmed in utah, loosely based on washington irvings short story. Executive producer charles sellier was nominated for an emmy award for his work on the movie. That one time jeff goldblum was ichabod crane in a lowbudget, 1980s sleepy hollow tv movie. The legend of sleepy hollow 1979 jeff goldblum as ichabod crane. In 1980, a tv version of the story starring jeff goldblum in the role of ichabod crane hit the air. Birds have parties, there are squadrons of farm animals, and like any good friend, nature is. If any actor in the world was born to play ichabod crane, it would be jeff goldblum. Made for television, this adaptation of washington irvings famed story. The story also leans more heavily on being a love story, and ichabod does indeed end up with katrina in the end.
It was rereleased individually in 1958 as the legend of sleepy hollow. So thank god someone thought to cast him in just that role. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with jeff goldblum a nerdish ichabod crane, dick butkus an appropriately nasty brom bones. It told the story the same way, but at the end, it is revealed that brom actually made a deal with the headless horseman to take his place to get ichabod out of the way. He falls in love with kate dame emma thompson, a pretty nurse he meets when he is receiving injections for hay fever. Nature is like another character here, and man is it chatty.
If youre looking for a more faithful adaptation, check out bing crosbys 1949 animated version, the legend of sleepy hollow. In the legend of sleepy hollow, the relationship between man and nature is way more convincing than the one between katrina and ichabod. One of the bestknown literary pieces of american horror is the washington irving tale the legend of sleepy hollow. I, too, have longed for the jeff goldblum version on dvd. This take on the legend replaced ichabods nervousness and superstitious inclinations with good old 80sstyle skepticism.
When anderson fires him, he acquires the title role in a musical stage version of the elephant man. The legend of sleepy hollow mystery horror vhs tape. Jeffgoldblum, dickbutkus, paulsand, megfoster, johnsylvesterwhite. The show is based on the legend of sleepy hollow story by washington irving, about schoolmaster ichabod cranes encounter with a headless horseman. The legend of sleepy hollow is a 1980 television film on nbc filmed in utah, loosely based on washington irvings short story. The legend of sleepy hollow tv movie with jeff goldblum. Night of the headless horseman 1999 was really a banner year for us sleepy hollow fans the best since 1979, and the three versions launched in. I love this version of the legend of sleepy hollow. His narrative is simply the way that many different stories from all over the northern new york region were condensed into a single written piece, much the way that certain new jersey variations of the cropsey legends were condensed into the burning. The legend of sleepy hollow audiobook full cast audio drama. Executive producer charles sellier won an emmy award for his work on the movie. The best spooky laugh by crazy exschool teacher winthrop palmer character, and the best line, to current schoolmaster ichabod.
The legend of sleepy hollow dvd jeff goldblum is a must own for 80s family halloween movie fans. 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. As the prologue demonstrated, the legend of the headless horseman was popular in oral folklore long before irving wrote it down. The legend of sleepy hollow vhs walt disney mini classics headless horseman vtg. The legend of sleepy hollow academic dictionaries and. Jan 31, 2015 the legend of sleepy hollow 1979 jeff goldblum plays ichabod crane as a jimmy stewart character somewhat atypical as it is a halloween live action flick, mostly aimed at young teens. Crane disparages the legends, until one fateful ride home in the dark of night. With jeff goldblum, paul sand, meg foster, laura campbell. Here it isa recording of the original nbc broadcast of the film. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with jeff goldblum a nerdish ichabod. In 1922, the late, great will rogers played ichabod crane in a silent version of the story called the headless horseman.
The legend of sleepy hollow 1980 a tvmovie adaptation, starring jeff goldblum as ichabod crane and meg foster as katrina van tassel. Sleepy hollow 1999 movie clip the horsemans story by big daddy. With billy aaron brown, rebecca mozo, richard moll, arianne fraser. Much like christopher walken who knows a thing about headless horsemen, goldblum stopped playing characters damn near 40 years ago and just started being jeff goldblum in every role that hes cast in.