The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)

10/31/1980 (US) • 1h 44m

Horror, Comedy, TV Movie

Overview

A TV adaptation of Washington Irving's classic ghost story. 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. 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. Crane pooh-poohs the legends, until one fateful ride home in the dark of night.

Top Billed Cast

Jeff Goldblum

Ichabod Crane

Dick Butkus

Brom Bones

Meg Foster

Katrina Van Tassel

Paul Sand

Frederic Dutcher

Laura Campbell

Thelma Vanderhoof Dumke

James Griffith

Squire Van Tassel

Michael Ruud

Winthrop Palmer


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

remake

ghost story

based on short story

schoolmaster

vengeful spirit

colonial america

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