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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)

Poster for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Henning Schellerup
  • Profile picture of Jeff Goldblum
    Ichabod Crane Jeff Goldblum
  • Profile picture of Dick Butkus
    Brom Bones Dick Butkus
  • Profile picture of Meg Foster
    Katrina Van Tassel Meg Foster
  • Profile picture of Paul Sand
    Frederic Dutcher Paul Sand
  • Profile picture of James Griffith
    Squire Van Tassel James Griffith
  • Profile picture of H.E.D. Redford
    Karl H.E.D. Redford
  • Profile picture of John Sylvester White
    Fritz Vanderhoof John Sylvester White

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  • ghost story
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  • vengeful spirit
  • colonial america